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Since reopening for the summer on May 20, the University of Iowa Food Pantry has distributed 12,228.5 pounds of food — up from the 1,905.5 pounds distributed in total during the 2019 summer, the Daily Iowan …
Former Des Moines councilman Tom Vlassis has died, KCCI reported Saturday. He was 84 years old. The Des Moines native had a degree in pharmacy from Drake University and owned multiple pharmacies across the metro with partners. …
The present year and its events could emerge as one of the biggest leadership laboratories of our times for civil rights and Black Iowans, and Iowa’s leadership programs are gearing up to facilitate pivotal programming …
Mainframe Studios, which provides affordable workspaces for artists and low-cost office space for nonprofit arts groups, is rebooting its open studio event First Friday on Aug. 7 with a special benefit art exhibition titled “Art …
Bruce Buchanan, pictured, president and CEO of Compass Clinical Associates in Urbandale, died of natural causes at his home in Des Moines on Monday. Buchanan, a licensed social worker, was a nationally recognized trainer and lecturer in …
Sanjita Pradhan, the program director of talent and development at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, has been awarded the Certified Diversity Professional certification from the Institute for Diversity Certification. According to a news release, Pradhan’s …
The Central Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals recently announced its 2020 Philanthropy Day award winners. Among the group of community leaders chosen was Joyce Chapman, a past Sages Over 70 honoree, for Outstanding Volunteer …
The 111th Drake Relays delayed by COVID-19 this spring has been officially postponed to April 21-24, 2021, organizers announced this week. The event was first postponed March 18 as the pandemic forced dozens of events …
A RISE AmeriCorp volunteer assists in packing food for delivery to EMBARC community members. EMBARC, RISE AmeriCorp and the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs launched crisis help lines in 11 languages to offer accurate COVID-19 …
Sunday marks 30 years since the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.
Modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADA was intended to give people with disabilities equal opportunity, full participation, …
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