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Principal Charity Classic raises $6.7M despite being canceled due to COVID-19

The Principal Charity Classic announced Tuesday that its 2020 tournament raised a record $6.7 million in support of Iowa kids despite the event being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Organizers sustained support from thousands …

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Big Ten announces return of college football

KCCI-TV: The Iowa Hawkeyes will play football in 2020. The Big Ten Conference announced today that each university voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of Oct. 23-24. The conference said the decision …

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Tour new downtown condo on foot, area’s trails and bridges on your bike

Hubbell Realty Co. and Edison Condos are hosting a tour of the new downtown Des Moines condominium project at 5 p.m. Thursday at 400 S.W. Seventh St. An 8-mile bike tour of the downtown area’s …

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Downtown walking tour to take place Friday

The Iowa Architectural Foundation’s live Architecture on the Move downtown Des Moines walking tour had to be postponed last week due to inclement weather. You can still sign up for the rescheduled date this Friday, …

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Judges announced for inaugural 2021 dsm Home Design Awards

dsm Magazine has selected seven local expert judges to determine the finalists and winners of the first-ever dsm Home Design Awards, a new annual feature recognizing and showcasing Greater Des Moines’ best interior designers, architects, landscape architecture, craftspeople …

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Capital City Pride joins more than 30 national Pride organizations for Pride Stride Virtual Run

Capital City Pride in Des Moines will join more than 30 other LGBTQ+ Pride organizations to host the National Pride Stride Virtual Run, a virtual 5K/10K event commemorating National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. …

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Casey’s announcing campaign to fight food insecurity

Casey’s General Stores Inc. has announced it will donate 10 million meals to school-aged children and their families who are suffering from food insecurity. In a news release, the convenience store company said it has …

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21-Day Equity Challenge brings community together for shared equity, inclusion education

Little did planners know when they began organizing the 21-Day Equity Challenge that the issue of equity and inclusion would be at the center of a national discussion.

The challenge, a joint initiative between the …

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Iowa Able Foundation receives $350,000 grant for assistive technology program

Iowa Able Foundation announced it was awarded a $350,000 federal grant to support the organization’s accessible lending and education program for assistive technology. The one-year grant from the Administration for Community Living provides support to assistive …

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Report: Public art, other amenities would attract more visitors to Ankeny

Among the public art features proposed for a portion of the High Trestle Trail that goes through Ankeny is a trestle-like structure by Adam Frelin. The structure would be about 15 feet tall and made …