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Virtual event planned to celebrate renovation of Griffin building

A virtual celebration of the renovation of the Enda M. Griffin Building in downtown Des Moines will be held at 4 p.m. June 13. The celebration, sponsored by the Iowa Architectural Foundation, includes a virtual …

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Des Moines Community Playhouse offers online theater classes

The Des Moines Community Playhouse is offering online classes scheduled for 45 minutes or longer to students in kindergarten through ninth grade, all summer, the organization announced this week. Class sizes are limited; a complete …

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Fareway donates $250,000 to DMACC for Boone student activity center

Boone-based Fareway Stores Inc. on Tuesday presented a $250,000 donation to the DMACC Foundation to be used for the new DMACC Boone Campus Student Activity Center. Fareway will be the exclusive sponsor of the new …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: America’s journalists pepper-sprayed, arrested as they cover unrest

Journalists covering the unrest across the United States are increasingly coming into harm’s way, even after identifying themselves as members of the press.

In Des Moines, a Des Moines Register reporter was pepper-sprayed in the …

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NOTEBOOK: Construction crew unearths streetcar tracks

A construction crew working on the Ingersoll Avenue street project uncovered part of the trolley tracks that once were actively used on the street (left). In the undated photo at right, a construction crew is …

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World Food Prize laureate to be announced June 11

The World Food Prize is scheduled to announce the winner of its $250,000 laureate prize on June 11. The announcement is planned for 9 a.m. CDT on the World Food Prize’s website, www.worldfoodprize.org/live. Commonly called the “Nobel Prize …

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$750,000 restoration, expansion project proposed for Des Moines’ Asian gardens

An architectural rendering of proposed improvements to the entryway of the Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens on the east bank of the Des Moines River. Architectural rendering by OPN Architects

A proposed $750,000 restoration of the …

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Des Moines Community Playhouse adds live theater drive-in performances

The Des Moines Community Playhouse added 15 Live Theatre Drive-In performances, after the original announced performances of “Love Letters,” “Rounding Third” and “The Roommate” sold out in five days. Tickets for the added performances are …

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Delivery of message varying, protesters call for action to ensure that black lives matter

A police officer kneels to listen to a protester near Merle Hay mall on Sunday night. See a full photo gallery. Photo by Joe Crimmings

Des Moines, like many cities across the country, has seen both …

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NOTEBOOK: Opinion: Leadership means taking a stand

A former colleague of mine from Minneapolis named Mel who lives in an area that was looted and burned following the death of George Floyd wrote about what we can and must do: “Start those …