Des Moines Arts Festival Wins 22 Prestigious Awards from the International Festivals & Events Association

(Des Moines, IA) – The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) recognized the Des Moines Arts Festival for expert operations and outstanding creativity in the festivals and events industry last [...]

RELEASE: October 23 is deadline to request absentee ballots

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is reminding eligible Iowans who would like to receive their ballot via mail to request their absentee ballots before the October [...]

Urbandale Set to Unveil State-of-the-Art Trench Training Site

Urbandale, IA – The City of Urbandale is hosting a ribbon cutting for its new Trench Training Site, scheduled for Friday, October 6. This cutting-edge site advances training for emergency [...]

IOWA BICYCLE COALITION ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CORALVILLE, IA – The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is proud to announce the hiring of their new Executive Director Luke Hoffman. Luke comes to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition from Iowa Rivers [...]

State Historical Building fully reopens Oct. 14

DES MOINES – After more than five years of renovations, the State Historical Building of Iowa, Museum and Research Center will fully reopen Oct. 14 with a day-long schedule of programs [...]

DES MOINES (September 29, 2023) – UnityPoint Health, the Polk County Housing Trust Fund and numerous community supporters will gather to dedicate a State of Iowa historical marker honoring the [...]

DRAKE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL THEATRE STUDENTS PRESENT WINGS, A WORLD PREMIERE, OCTOBER 5-8, 2023

DES MOINES – Drake University Department of Theatre Arts students present the world premiere of WINGS, a new musical, written by Danny K. Bernstein and orchestrated by Nick Wilders. Bernstein [...]

The WDM Chamber Announces the 3rd Annual Raccoon River Rally Presented by Superstorm Restoration

WEST DES MONES, IA (September 26, 2023) – The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will host the 3rd Annual Raccoon River Rally presented by Superstorm Restoration on Saturday, October [...]

Iowa Wolves and Principal Financial Group® Announce 2023-24 Community Celebration Games

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves, the NBA G League affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Principal® are excited to continue their collaboration with the return of the [...]

DES MOINES MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT MANAGER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL AWARD

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 19, 2023 – Jesus Barahona, Manager of the McDonald’s restaurant at 1345 E. Euclid, has won a Ray Kroc Award, an accolade that recognizes the top performing McDonald’s [...]