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Why Des Moines’ music scene could be big this fall

Axios Des Moines: Global supply-and-demand problems are extending to the music industry and even our favorite artists are being turned away from big-city venues as entertainers reschedule postponed shows from last year. If coveted weekend spots …

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Pradhan, Cutler honored with West Des Moines Chamber citizen awards

Sanjita Pradhan has been named the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Citizen of the Year. The chamber also named Scott Cutler as the Emerging Citizen of the Year. Pradhan, the director of diversity …

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Mainframe makeover expected to begin in June

Work is expected to begin this month on a colorful mural that will transform the exterior of Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in downtown Des Moines. Rendering by Molly Spain

Work on a 360-degree mural …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Tensions growing between motorized bicyclists and those who use pedal power

A few years ago, as my husband and I struggled to ride our bicycles up a hill on Decorah’s Trout Run Trail, we watched a woman (older than the two of us) scoot up the …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Tensions growing between motorized bicyclists and those who use pedal power

A few years ago, as my husband and I struggled to ride our bicycles up a hill on Decorah’s Trout Run Trail, we watched a woman (older than the two of us) scoot up the …

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Volunteer Iowa announces $12.2M in funding for new program year

Volunteer Iowa has approved federal and state AmeriCorps funding that will leverage private and local funding for a total of $12.2 million in support of more than 700 AmeriCorps State members for the 2021-22 program …

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BLK & Bold signs new partnership with the National Basketball Association, which pledges to meet coffee startup’s social impact mission

BLK & Bold Chief Marketing Officer Rod Johnson, left, and CEO Pernell Cezar, next to the Warm Up roast in Eastern and Western Conference packaging. Photo provided by BLK & Bold

Tonight, Rod Johnson’s team, the …

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Can Play Sports to host open house at Valley Community Center on June 3

Can Play Sports will host an open house on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Valley Community Center in West Des Moines. While Can Play will have a permanent home at the MidAmerican Energy …

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‘It was time for me to move on’

On Sept. 2, 2020, Laurie Schipper addressed a two-page letter to Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence board members. “It has been a challenging and reactive time with so many opportunities to make transformative changes,” it …

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Drive-in movie venue at Valley West Mall opens on Sunday

A new drive-in movie venue opens at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines on Sunday with a showing of “Field of Dreams,” the baseball classic filmed in Dyersville, Iowa.

Actor Dwier Brown, who played …