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Table 128 restaurant relocating to Gray’s Landing development in Des Moines

Table 128, a restaurant that has operated in Clive since 2013, will relocate to a new mixed-use building in Des Moines’ Gray’s Landing later this year. The restaurant will be located in the southwest corner …

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Girls with Goals Grant applications now open

Applications for Women Lead Change’s Girls with Goals Grant are now open. The $500 grant supports nonprofit organizations across the state that work to empower girls between kindergarten and eighth grade. Grant recipients in 2020 …

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NOTEBOOK: Iowa has capacity to add craft beer breweries, expert says

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Bart Watson, chief economist for the Boulder, Colo.-based Brewers Association. Our conversation was prompted by Big Grove Brewery’s plans to open a brewpub in Des Moines.


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Annual Iowa Hunger Summit to be held virtually on Sept. 1

The World Food Prize Foundation announced that registration for the 15th Annual Iowa Hunger Summit is now open. Shifting from the traditional date, the free, daylong event will take place on Sept. 1 in a completely virtual …

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Capital Crossroads selects consultant to develop measurable DEI initiatives

Capital Crossroads and the DSM USA 4 Equity Collective have chosen a consultant to help the region develop measurable equity initiatives. According to a news release, Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrowhead Consulting LLC and its senior diversity, …

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Applications open for 175th Iowa statehood anniversary pop-up displays, marker grants

History is everywhere, often hidden under the surface of everyday life. Two new statewide initiatives will make it easier to recognize during Iowa’s 175th anniversary of statehood this year. The State Historical Society of Iowa …

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Altoona Enabling Garden to host Children’s Art in the Garden

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Polk County and the Altoona Enabling Garden will host Children’s Art in the Garden today from 6 to 8 p.m. New to the event this year are a music station …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Would you try mac and cheese ice cream? Now you can

I like mac and cheese. I like ice cream. The two together? As it turns out we now can experience just that with a cool, cheesy ice cream that hit stores last week. The limited …

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Adventureland raft had been repaired on day of deadly accident

Des Moines Register: The raft carrying Michael Jaramillo when an accident on Adventureland Park’s Raging River ride fatally injured him July 3 temporarily had been pulled from service earlier in the day because of a deflated …

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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation awards $196,000 in health grant funds statewide

Four Greater Des Moines nonprofits were among 10 grant recipients to receive funding in the most recent round of Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation’s Ignite and Innovation Grant program. In total, $196,356 was awarded to …