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Black Cat Ice Cream is Des Moines’ best, according to our readers
When it comes to the best ice cream in Des Moines, the results are in, and the clear winner is…
The 3 best new restaurants in Des Moines, according to our readers
Calling all foodies in Des Moines! The results are in from our readers’ choice poll, and we have the inside scoop on the best new restaurants in town.
11 places to throw an adult birthday party in Des Moines
These 11 spots in Des Moines, Iowa are perfect places to throw an adult birthday party, because why do kids get to have all the fun?
4 free things to do for family fun in Des Moines
Here’s a curated list of destinations that promise fun-filled outings and enriching experiences, ensuring that your family’s time in Des Moines is as rewarding as it is cost-effective.
What’s your favorite Des Moines restaurant?
There’s always a new flavor waiting to be discovered in the heart of Iowa. That’s why we’re inviting you to vote for the best restaurants in Des Moines.
Des Moines has had one of the biggest mental health rebounds post-pandemic, according to study
According to a new study, residents in Des Moines, Iowa reported significant improvements in mental health since the pandemic. Here’ what you need to know.
New Pride mural in Des Moines to ‘roll out the welcome mat’ for LGBTQ+ community
A new mural has opened in Des Moines' East Village to emphasize the city welcomes the LGBTQ+ community. For weeks, four corners at the intersection of Grand Avenue and East Fifth Street in Des Moines’ East Village have been turning rainbow colors. On Tuesday, just...
Here’s your wallet’s guide to 4 great steaks in Des Moines
You can enjoy cheap steak at these Des Moines steakhouses.
West Des Moines teen arrested after making school shooting post
An 18-year-old West Des Moines resident was arrested after sharing a Snapchat post about shooting up a school the same day as a nearby school shooting in Perry. According to the criminal complaint, Lakeeve Fort made a post asking “Should I shoot up the school??” with...
How to celebrate Banned Books Week in Des Moines, Iowa City
Banned Books Week seems especially relevant in Iowa this year. Here are a couple events to help you celebrate this week, both free and open to all:
West Des Moines Honors The Long Family’s Contributions
For 34 years straight, Johnny and Barbara Long never missed a West Des Moines City Council meeting.
How Des Moines Metro Schools Are Applying Anti-LGBTQ Law
New laws passed by Republicans in the Iowa Legislature this year restrict bathroom access for transgender students, forcibly out students to their parents if they express a different gender identity or ask to go by a different name from the one on their birth...
Des Moines UPS Workers Prepare to Strike
UPS workers in Des Moines hosted a rally Friday morning to prepare and practice for the possibility of a strike later this summer.
Des Moines KFC/Taco Bell Dinged—Again—In Restaurant Inspection
State, city and county food inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past four weeks, including insects in customers’ food and filthy kitchens. One fast-food restaurant in Des Moines agreed to close, for the...
How Gas Prices Have Changed In Des Moines In The Last Week
How gas prices have changed in Des Moines in the last week.
Avenue Scholars Helping Des Moines Students Through College
“All of our students have hopes and dreams, but don’t understand how to get there. That’s what we do. We give them the support system and skills to work through life.”
Des Moines Will Host Job Fair For Formerly Incarcerated Workers
A job fair specifically for people who were formerly serving time in jail or prison is happening this week in central Iowa. The Reform Iowa Job Fair will be from 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. It is the first such job fair the...
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Des Moines, Iowa?
New Des Moines Health Conference Will Focus On Underserved Populations
Corey Dion Lewis’ familial background is one of the things that inspired him to get involved in the health and wellness field. “Chronic disease was normal for me growing up,” he said. “Seeing my family struggle with diabetes [and] at the time not really understanding...
Hannah Krause Sponsoring Reproductive Rights Event In Des Moines
Hannah Krause remembers how she felt on June 24. That was the day the US Supreme Court overturned a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and allowed individual states—or possibly Congress—to make those decisions for them. Krause, a Des Moines business owner...
Sand Tours, Touts Des Moines’ Facility Use Of Public Funds To Help Homeless
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand recently received a crash course on Primary Health Care's Homeless Support Services in Des Moines, and how state and federal funding keeps the program afloat. What makes Primary Health Care’s Homeless Support Services unique is that a...
A Nazi Drove Around Des Moines On 9/11 In Swastika-Decorated U-Haul Truck
A self-proclaimed Nazi drove around Des Moines on Sept. 11 in a U-Haul truck that he dubbed the “9/11 Hate Bus" with signage that blamed Jewish people for the terrorist attack. The truck had a Swastika flag specific to an Iowa Nazi group attached to the front of it...
Union, Bridgestone Reach Tentative Agreement To Avoid Strike At Des Moines Plant
Just minutes before their contract expired, United Steelworkers officials announced to workers they had a tentative agreement in place with Bridgestone in Des Moines, avoiding a strike for the moment. "We have a TA," the USW Local 310 page posted at 11:30 p.m....
Sean’s Guide To Eating Your Way Through The Des Moines Farmer’s Market
The Des Moines Downtown Farmers’ Market has nearly 300 vendors and is always worth a visit on Saturday mornings, especially if you’re extra hungry like I was on a recent trip. But instead of just filling my belly, I decided to do my best to find the best eats...
New Des Moines Taco Festival Organized By Different Groups Than Last Year’s
While last year’s disastrous Des Moines Taco & Margarita Festival left people feeling shellacked, the Iowa Cubs hope to leave a better taste in festival-goers' mouths after announcing their own Taco & Margarita Festival on Friday. The I-Cubs festival is slated...
Des Moines Latinos Call For Change After Fatal Shooting Near East High School
Leaders in the Des Moines Latino community called for more resources, more attention, and more support for the community during a Friday press conference to discuss a shooting that happened outside of East High School Monday afternoon. Six teenagers have been arrested...
Edna Griffin of Des Moines Took on Discrimination in the 1940s and won
The Edna Griffin Building in downtown Des Moines commemorates the Black woman who took a discrimination case to the Iowa Supreme Court and secured a significant victory under the then-hard-to-enforce 1884 Iowa Civil Rights Act. It all started in July 1948 when...
Tour a Part of Iowa’s Underground Railroad History at West Des Moines Museum
A cattle farm out in the Walnut Township, just west of the growing Des Moines, was the perfect place to break federal law in the 1800s. Especially with multiple out-buildings, a wooded area, and the power of being the land of a state legislator. The Jordan House,...
Padre Fabian Is A Pillar In Des Moines Latino Community
Padre Fabian Moncada impacts the lives of many from the pulpit of Our Lady Of The Americas, the iconic Catholic church on the east side of Des Moines. For decades, the parish has been considered a spiritual home for Latinos, and Padre Fabian, 49, has led the...