Lifestyle
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5 Iowa arena football and indoor football teams to watch this summer
If you’re looking for some summer football, check out these five Iowa arena football and indoor football teams. It’s not the exact same game as you see in the fall. But with its shorter field, fast-paced action, and ability to run up the score quickly, arena football and indoor football are great ways to get…
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Watch the 3 Iowa minor league baseball teams in 2024
Watch an Iowa minor league baseball team in a city near you. Baseball season is upon us, and while Iowa has no Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in residence (unless it’s the day they’re playing at the Field of Dreams), we’ve got three minor league baseball (MiLB) teams to watch—all unionized since 2023! Check out…
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Check out these 7 semi-pro Iowa baseball teams in 2024
Check out a semi-pro Iowa baseball game this summer. There’s nothing better than catching a baseball game in the summertime. But if you’re only catching the minor league Iowa teams, you’re missing out on some great talent: The smaller teams, many of them summer collegiate leagues, have also seen lots of former players go on…
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Celebrate with these 14 free Juneteenth events in Iowa in 2024
Juneteenth is officially a Monday this year, but events have already started in some places, with many this weekend, and others throughout the month. Check out the list below to find an event near you:
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22 LGBTQ+ Pride events in Iowa (3 brand new!) in 2024
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. If you’re looking for Pride events in Iowa in 2024, here are 22 of them. The first Pride was in 1970, on the one-year commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising, which happened outside of the Stonewall Inn—a bar in New York City—on June 28, 1969. To be sure, LGBTQ+ activists had…
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12 Iowa towns that are constantly mispronounced
How many of these town names do you really know? If you’re wondering how European immigrants came up with some of these Iowa town names in the 19th century, and then proceeded to pronounce them the craziest ways you can imagine, read on. Read: Iowa Weird: The History Behind These Iowa Towns’ Color-Themed Names Buena…
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What is May’s Flower Moon, and what else you’ll see this summer in Iowa
The Flower Moon isn’t just a natural event; it’s a celebration of life and the bounty of the Heartland. Here’s what Iowans need to know.
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He tried to scam her. He didn’t know her husband was a journalist
A Central Iowa woman almost fell for a believable scam about missing jury duty. If you get the same phone call, here’s how to tell it’s a scam. When she went to check her voicemail, Adriana Torres Martínez freaked out. It was “in regards to some legal documentation that I would need to go over…
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4 reasons why the WNBA should expand to Iowa
The WNBA is ready to expand, and it should expand to Iowa—giving us our first professional team. The WNBA starts up this weekend, and it’s arguably getting the most attention since its founding in 1997. Everybody knows that’s largely due to Iowa Hawkeye Caitlin Clark, who broke nearly every record and won nearly every individual…
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Where to buy farm-fresh eggs in Eastern Iowa
Check out eight spots all around Eastern Iowa where you can pick up a dozen (or more!) farm-fresh eggs to enjoy any way you like. You can taste the difference.
