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YSS announces Rooftop Garden program

YSS will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to introduce Rooftop Gardens, a new initiative providing paid apprenticeship opportunities to youths who are at risk of experiencing homelessness. YSS Rooftop Gardens features six hydroponic farms …

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Urbandale Food Pantry hosts 5th annual bike ride to combat hunger in central Iowa

The Urbandale Food Pantry will host its 5th annual Pedal for the Pantry Bike Ride on Aug. 25 at 9 a.m. at Des Moines Water Works Park. Riders can select between four routes, all of …

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Inclusion Award applications now open; Inclusion Summit set for Nov. 8

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is seeking applications for the 2024 Inclusion Awards, which honor and celebrate employers who have championed diversity, equity and inclusion at their  organizations and in the community. This year’s awards …

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Young Professionals Connection hosting ‘Sips, Samples and Sights’ tour

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Young Professionals Connection will host its 11th annual “Sips, Samples and Sights” event from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 5 in partnership with the Iowa Architectural Foundation. The tour …

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Birdland Park awarded federal grant of over $5 million for improvements

The city of Des Moines has received a grant totaling nearly $5.3 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior as part of the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program. Birdland Park and Marina Masterplan Improvements …

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World Food and Music Festival set for Aug. 23-25

The 2024 World Food and Music Festival will be held at Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines from Aug. 23 to 25. The event will feature nearly 60 food vendors representing over 30 countries …

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Tours of Des Moines’ ‘Sanford House’ condos available on Aug. 18

The Iowa Architectural Foundation and Iowa Mid-Century Modern plan a mid-century condo tour on Des Moines’ west side on Aug. 18. Participants will tour the “Sanford House” condos at 3660 Grand Ave. and see six …

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Donors to Iowa Architectural Foundation education campaign will receive instructions to build Lego Des Moines skyline

The Iowa Architectural Foundation (IAF) has announced its “Build the Future!” fundraising campaign in which, for a limited time, each donor to the foundation’s Architecture in the Schools program will receive free instructions to build …

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Iowa communities invited to apply to Creative Places Accelerator

The Iowa Arts Council has announced that applications are open for the new Creative Places Accelerator, which will run from Oct. 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026. The Creative Places Accelerator is a program where …

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