DART will provide free bus rides to warming centers and overnight shelters in Polk County through Monday, as central Iowa experiences brutally cold temperatures. “Riders should tell bus drivers when they board that they want to go to the warming center or shelter,” the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) said in a written […]
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All-weather snow sports hill coming to Des Moines in 2023
If you can’t get enough snowy activities, you’ll want to plan a visit to Sleepy Hollow Sports Park in 2023. Polk County Conservation announced Thursday morning that it will be installing an “all-season turf surface” on the tubing hill at Sleepy Hollow that will allow for winter sports such as tubing, snowboarding, and skiing to […]
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Stone Park in Des Moines is slated for updates, and residents are invited to submit their input
Stone Park on SE 5th Street in Des Moines is getting a much-deserved face lift, and the City of Des Moines wants resident input on the project. The now 15.5-acre park was acquired by the city in 1925, when the park was only eight acres. It remained largely unchanged until 1949 when Des Moines resident […]
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Art supports climate justice at the Iowa Environmental Council’s inaugural Green Gala
The Iowa Environmental Council’s (IEC) Green Gala & Art Auction filled Mainframe Studio’s Big Room on Friday, Nov. 10, with guests dressed in shades of green to support a greener future. As people sipped their wine over tunes from DJ Jaide Knight, eyes canvassed pieces of art that were to be auctioned. The main event […]
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‘I am my sister’s keeper’: Trans femmes in Central Iowa share home and resources through the Trans Housing Project
Zoie Taylor has owned two houses, across the street from one another in her Des Moines neighborhood, for a while now. They’re hers outright, mortgages paid off. And for a while, she rented them out in the typical fashion. Until she met Em Cariglino. When Cariglino moved into the three-bedroom house across the street from […]
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Des Moines-based BLK & Bold coffee collabs with Marvel Studios, Target on ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ packaging
Black coffee just got Blacker with a promotional partnership alongside one of the biggest movie releases of the year. Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever product collection features Des Moines’ own BLK & Bold coffee, founded by Rod Johnson and Parnell Cezar — two best friends from Gary, Indiana who moved to Des Moines to […]
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Protesters disrupt carbon capture conference in Des Moines, face close call with SUV
About 100 people marched from Cowles Commons through the streets of Des Moines to the Iowa Events Center on Wednesday to protest the National Carbon Capture Conference and Expo. The expo featured speakers from Summit Carbon Solutions, Wolf Carbon Solutions, and Navigator CO2: the three companies who have submitted proposals and/or applied for permits to […]
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Happy bonobos make great research subjects at Des Moines’ world-renowned Ape Initiative
Des Moines is known for a few things: the Traveler’s Insurance sign, Slipknot and, I suppose, the Iowa state government. But in zoologist circles globally, Des Moines is famously the home of the only facility dedicated to the research and conservation of bonobos. Ape Initiative is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited nonprofit […]
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Eat Greater Des Moines’ food rescue app has attracted hundreds of volunteers — now it needs more food to move
Eat Greater Des Moines partnered with grocery stores, gas stations and the community to make sure unwanted food in Central Iowa doesn’t have to go to waste. Their food rescue app launched back in June, and in its first four months, has successfully helped increase food assistance while decreasing local food waste, Eat Greater Des […]
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DART goes fare-free to get voters to the polls on Tuesday
The cost of a bus trip won’t keep anyone in Des Moines from voting on Tuesday. “All DART Local, Express, On Demand, and On Call services are FREE on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 to help support our community to get out and vote,” the Des Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) said in a […]
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Central Iowa Give Guide 2022
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”202476″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]Supporting community is a shared effort. Luckily, there are many different ways to plug in! You might volunteer your time: building homes, serving food, helping animals, cleaning public spaces. Maybe you’re able to commit to shopping locally and directly supporting your town’s economy. Or perhaps you choose to support causes you believe […]
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Where to go in Polk County to cast a ballot in the final weekend of early voting
It’s the final weekend to vote early in the Nov. 8 general election. The Polk County Auditor’s Election Office (120 2nd Ave, Suite A, in Des Moines) will be open on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to accommodate people wanting to cast their ballots. The office will be open for in-person voting Friday […]
