The big downtown convention hotel that is slated to be built soon and connected to the Iowa Events Center was approved for an additional $10-million guarantee by the Des Moines City Council last week. This is on top of the $14.2 million already committed by the city in the form
Read More →West End Architectural Salvage is opening a second location at the West Glen Town Center in West Des Moines. The unique retailer of architectural salvage objects and re-purposed furniture is known for its custom-designed conversation pieces and interior designs. The store will attempt to duplicate the same look, feel and
Read More →Get ready to get comfy in Altoona. There’s a new movie theater in town, and it’s offering the best of the big screen while including the comforts of home. Cinemark has opened its new XD (extreme digital) venue with a 12-theater venue offering its new “luxury lounger,” an electric recliner
Read More →Hubbell’s agreement with the city to purchase the former grounds of the downtown YMCA has been extended until September. The agreement was previously set to expire on Jan. 29. Both the city and Hubbell are hoping to build a 10-story building at the former downtown YMCA site. Des Moines home
Read More →In May of 2016, just as we’re switching off the space heaters, a new Iowa Quilt Museum should be set to open. Winterset’s newest “attraction” will be downtown on the square, if all goes as planned. The $439,000 project was recently greenlighted for a grant in the amount of $57,725
Read More →You can’t keep a good building down. Preliminary works have begun for construction and renovation activities at the site of the former downtown Younkers building. According to city documents, Blackbird Investments is spearheading the projected $20 million effort to restore the west portion of the old department store originally known
Read More →Demolition is underway at the city-owned downtown property along Seventh and Grand. By the looks of things, it will soon be complete. Changes to Seventh and Grand plans Nothing is set in stone yet, but the city council agreed to preliminary terms putting Principal Financial on pace to build a
Read More →Jordan Creek Town Center is set to lose one of its original tenants later this month when Ann Taylor closes its doors on Jan. 23. Reportedly, the lease is expiring for the women’s clothing store, and the parties mutual agreed not to renew. Loft ups its image Loft, a sister
Read More →Fridley Theatres, a Des Moines-based company, announced plans to build a 12-screen theater in Waukee. The theater will be called The Palms in Waukee, and it is expected to open on the northwest corner of Northeast Westgate Drive and Hickman Road in the spring of 2017. Construction is expected to
Read More →Zombie Burger announced plans to open a restaurant in the Northview Centre II at 1550 N. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny sometime before May 2016. The 2,400-square-foot space will seat 60 people inside and 40 on a seasonal patio. It will offer the traditional Zombie Burger menu, which includes burgers, appetizers,
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