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Alzheimer’s Association encourages residents to Walk to End Alzheimer’s individually

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Des Moines-area residents to participate in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Aug. 29 as individuals or small groups on the sidewalks, tracks and trails in their community. …

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AT&T, Veridian donate $40,000 to Community Action Partnership for post-storm support

In response to the severe storms that pummeled Iowa on Aug. 10 and left many Iowans managing significant storm damage, loss of electricity and needing shelter, AT&T and Veridian Credit Union have teamed up on …

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Proteus names marketing and communications coordinator

Proteus Inc. has hired Josefina Lopez Valdivia as the organization’s first marketing and communications coordinator. The nonprofit organization provides agricultural workers and their families in Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana with affordable health care, education assistance and job …

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Restaurant Week 2020 is here

Now more than ever, dsm is excited to present the 13th annual Restaurant Week, 10 days of meals and deals starting today, Friday, Aug. 21. 

As events and activities throughout the city have been forced to …

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Ballet Des Moines announces virtual fall season

Ballet Des Moines has announced its virtual fall lineup, with organizers saying they are committed to keeping the arts alive in the community. The 2020-21 season includes collaborations with some of Des Moines’ world-class musicians: a world …

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Habitat for Humanity’s 2020 Women Build kicks off

The Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity this month began its 2020 Women Build, which this year honors the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women voting rights. “The women …

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Des Moines volunteers see firsthand the destruction at Cedar Rapids apartments: ‘They were failed’

Photos of the Cedar Terrace Apartments show the extent of the destruction winds brought on Aug. 10, shattering windows, ripping off balconies and leaving families’ apartments exposed to elements and heat a week after the …

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Accelerating entrepreneurs of color in Iowa

When an entrepreneur of color begins the groundwork for a new business, what help is there to lift them up? At our July 15 Newsroom 515 event, four panelists described how these entrepreneurs face barriers …

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Oakridge fundraiser goes virtual in 2020

This year’s Jazz, Jewels and Jeans fundraiser for the Oakridge Neighborhood is going virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said. The fundraiser, which usually features a jazz band, food and live and silent auctions, …

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Guest Q&A: The business of art during a global pandemic

A local Central Iowa couple, James and Bridget Neely, opened their arts and entertainment business — Bottle & Bottega Des Moines by Painting with a Twist (“Bottle & Bottega”) — in the heart of downtown …