It’s a familiar sight in an Iowa beer cooler: squat brown bottles, leaves imprinted in the glass, each with an orange bottle cap and a whimsically illustrated label. But after 12 years of brewing craft beer — and two years weathering a global pandemic — Peace Tree Brewing Company owner and CEO Megan McKay decided […]
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Des Moines’ Mary Kline-Misol offers a meditation on the Earth
“How is it possible that the most intellectual creature to ever walk the planet Earth is destroying its only home?” —Dame Jane Morris Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist The arts often provide songs of the soul, expressions of inner muses. Visceral responses become the first dominos in a reactionary chain triggered by the intersections of artist […]
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Iowa Supreme Court puts Abby Finkenauer back on the June primary ballot
Abby Finkenauer will appear on the ballot in the June Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, thanks to a decision handed down by the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday. The court voted 7-0 to reverse a Polk County District Court ruling that upheld objections brought by two Republicans to three signatures on Finkenauer’s nomination petition. Without […]
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‘The bestselling show happens to be female-produced’: Comedian Coral Thede brings a kick-ass time to Teehee’s every month
Coral Thede’s house is as bright and welcoming as she is. The walls of her office space are a galaxy of pink, gold and blue. They provide a gentle background for the instruments, costumes and books strewn about in the signature chaos of a creative person. Her kitchen, familiar to those who tune into her […]
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Weekender DSM! Chelsea Handler, Lemon Trail Ride, Chicago
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly curated compendium Looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s some tips from our staff writers! Lily and Courtney give a double shout to the Lemon Trail Ride at Exile, “because,” Lily notes, “beers and bikes are the stuff of spring.” […]
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Iowa Supreme Court to decide by Friday if Abby Finkenauer will be on the primary ballot
“If you strip away the noise and the admittedly high stakes, this is ultimately a narrow question of statutory interpretation,” Assistant Solicitor General Sam Langholz said at the beginning of oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon. “Does a signature on a nominating petition missing a date get to be counted?” The […]
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As Iowa skate culture swells, Skate DSM is giving away 500 skateboards and helmets to local kids
Students pre-K through 8th grade can nab a free, brand-new skateboard and helmet through a new initiative from Skate DSM. “One of the biggest goals of Skate DSM is to really get more kids on skateboards,” said organization president Norm Sterzenbach. “The Get on Board Project is literally getting more kids on skateboards.” The Get […]
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Judge removes Abby Finkenauer from Democratic primary ballot, after Republicans challenge three signatures on nominating petition
Late Sunday night, a Polk County judge ordered Abby Finkenauer’s name “not be included on the primary ballot for the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate.” Judge Scott Beattie ruled that three people who signed Finkenauer’s nomination petition had not properly filled in the date when they added their signatures, and the lack of those three […]
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Before I-235, Des Moines’ Center Street district was a bastion of Black commerce and culture
By the time its final section opened to traffic in late 1968, I-235 was already part of the fabric of Des Moines. Cutting across the city and running just north of downtown, it’s the most traveled roadway in Iowa. But like many stretches of highway built through cities, the construction of I-235 did damage that […]
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Little Village Central Iowa Issue 001: April 2022
Read issue 001 » Welcome to issue 001, Little Village’s very first Central Iowa magazine! In these pages, LV investigates the history of Des Moines’ Center Street district, a hub of Black business, music, dance and life in an era of pervasive housing discrimination. Also inside: How Coral Thede managed to establish a successful women-led […]
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DART offers $1 bus fare to combat rising gas prices
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) announced Thursday in a news release they are changing their bus fare price to $1 on the MyDART app from April 4 to May 31. The normal price of bus fare is $1.75. DART officials are hoping the 75-cent savings will ease transportation costs on the community. […]
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DSM Weekender: Bad Bad Hats, Poetry Terrariums, Wolf Alice
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly curated compendium Looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s some tips from our staff writers! Lily is psyched for the Bad Bad Hats show, noting that the Minneapolis band “plays fresh feel-good music that is perfect for welcoming spring.” And […]
