IMPACT Community Action Partnership and area fire departments have partnered to collect fans and window air conditioners for local families. The community is invited to donate new fans and/or window air conditioners in unopened boxes by dropping them off at any City of Des Moines, Urbandale, Altoona or Hartford fire station. Donations will be taken to IMPACT’s…

A black steel staircase winds up to mezzanine space near the lobby of ClaimDOC’s offices at 3200 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. The mezzanine, or loft, is where ClaimDOC records its podcasts. Hosts and guests of the podcasts sit behind a desk used by NBC during the 2020 Iowa caucuses, said Ben Krambeck, ClaimDOC…

The Iowa Nonprofit Alliance, a statewide association representing Iowa’s 23,000 nonprofit organizations, has hired its first full-time executive director, Alex Rice. Rice is a seventh-generation Iowan and West Des Moines native with experience in nonprofit leadership, international service, and youth programming. Her early career took her from France to West Africa, where she served in the Peace…

ICON Water Trails is hosting its first ICONic Riverfest, a regional volunteer cleanup event dedicated to improving the quality, safety and enjoyment of local water trails, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 11. Volunteers will remove debris and invasive species at designated sites throughout the ICON Regional Network. The day will begin with…

Orchestrate Hospitality has opened West Side Social, a new entertainment and dining venue in Pella. West Side Social Sports Grille and Game House offers full-service dining and events spaces, sports watching, pickleball courts, golf simulators, electronic darts and seasonal outdoor gathering areas, all housed within the 31,000-square-foot space. The venue is open Sunday through Thursday…