The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce it has received a grant award of $2,500 from Variety – the Children’s Charity for art education for at-risk youth. Variety’s award will help sustain this program as it continues to respond to the growing need for impactful arts education for
Read More →Awards season just got more exciting for students in Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Two of Drake’s student publications earned top national honors over the weekend, while students and faculty in the public relations program earned regional in-state awards. Drake’s student-produced publications won three Pacemaker awards, the nation’s
Read More →On Oct. 20, members of the American Planning Association Iowa chapter awarded the City of Johnston an Environmental Planning Award for its Watershed Assessment and Stormwater Management and Action Plan which has significantly improved stormwater management and water quality in our community. City planners spent the past six years working
Read More →Iowa’s League of United Latin American Citizens has given grant money to the Polk County Health Department in a partnership to educate the Latino community about HIV/AIDS and to promote testing. This month marks National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day. As part of this day, Iowa LULAC gave the money to
Read More →Following 16 years of doing business in the Greater Des Moines Metro and beyond Robb Spearman has announced he is selling RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts to four partners who have made up the leadership team of RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts over the past 18 months. The new owners will be
Read More →Gov. Terry Branstad will host a proclamation signing to honor Marshalltown native and Hollywood legend Jean Seberg, whose family and friends will be present at the ceremony on Friday, Oct., 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the State Capitol Building. October 21 marks the 60th anniversary of Seberg’s discovery after a much-publicized
Read More →Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher on Monday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has assigned defenseman Mike Reilly to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Reilly, 23 (7/13/93), did not play Saturday after skating 14:09 in the season opener at St. Louis on Oct. 13.
Read More →Officials from Iowa’s Blank Park Zoo announced today that Ayana, a 6-year-old eastern black rhino, has given birth to an 80-pound female calf. “This is an extremely significant event – not only in Blank Park Zoo’s 50 year history, but also for this critically endangered animal species,” said Mark Vukovich,
Read More →100+ Women Who Care donated $10,275 to Shoes that Fit at the organization’s quarterly meeting in August. This local organization will use the funds to purchase new, size-specific shoes, boots and winter coats for Des Moines area children in need. This organization has worked with 32 local elementary schools for the
Read More →The 2nd annual “Brazilian 2wins Christmas” kicks off the holiday season at Hoyt Sherman Place on Thursday, Dec. 1. High energy music group the Brazilian 2wins takes you on a magical journey through the holiday season. This concert for all ages will feature unique concert renditions with tons of special
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