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Kenneth Quinn, 76, plans to retire as president of the World Food Prize Foundation on Jan. 3 after 20 years on the job. The former ambassador to Cambodia has held the World Food Prize post since 1999. …
The Des Moines City Council learned today that residents are plenty pleased with their city, just less so than in previous years. Results of a survey that has been conducted annually since 2004 gave the …
Former astronaut Peggy Whitson, a space and science consultant, will be the afternoon keynote speaker for the governor’s 2019 Future Ready Iowa Summit titled “STEM Education + Workplace Partnerships.” The statewide event on April 30 …
Host: ChildServe About: Designers, artists and other creative professionals debut their bubble wrap creations as part of a themed runway show production and a gallery of stationary designs. Attendees are treated to a delicious meal …
Bloomberg Businessweek interviewed nine transgender individuals for this week’s Equality Issue. All of the people Bloomberg spoke to struggled in a work environment that wasn’t necessarily ready for them, Bloomberg wrote, but many of them had …
The Des Moines Social Club is seeking nine artists to design and build custom mini golf holes for an outdoor course open to the public during Art Week, June 21-29. Selected artists will receive materials and …
It seems like everyone around me is getting younger, and now it looks like the super-rich are no exception. Millennials now make up nearly half of the U.S. households with assets worth more than $25 …
Iowa Public Radio: It appears a bill that would legalize and tax sports betting in Iowa may ban bets on games involving college and university teams from Iowa. Rep. Vicki Lensing, D-Iowa City, said there were …
Seven hundred participants registered to attend the annual Human Rights Symposium downtown, which was held Wednesday by the Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission, the commission announced. This year’s symposium, the 33rd annual event, was …
Organizations in Des Moines and Polk County have been awarded $3.5 million from a total of $9.5 million in federal funds to support homelessness initiatives through the Continuum of Care program, according to a release …
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