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BOS helping students travel to culinary competition

Two teams of students from the Des Moines Schools’ Central Campus Culinary Program are hoping to raise $15,000 to help them travel to a national culinary competition in Orlando, Fla., this summer.

The students are …

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Largest events in the metro area, week of May 14

Event Arrival Departure Attendees Venue City   Co-Ed State Track Meet 5/17/2012 5/19/2012 60,000 Drake Stadium Des Moines   Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series 5/20/2012 5/20/2012 55,000 Iowa Speedway Newton   Graham Tire 150…
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Farmers’ Market returns to downtown tomorrow

The Downtown Farmers’ Market in Des Moines opens its season tommorrow, featuring more than 280 vendors from the community selling everything from food to local art and crafts.

The market, located in the Court District, …

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Des Moines natives team up for two nights at Shleslow

Max Wellman has teamed up with fellow Des Moines native Sam Wells for a two-night concert in July with the Belin Quartet.

The Civic Music Association said Wellman has been working with Wells to create …

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Speaker discusses U.S.-Muslim relations

The U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy will host Aakif Ahmad, vice president and co-founder of Convergence, who will speak about Pakistan and his work with the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative.

Ahmad will focus on citizen-to-citizen engagement …

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Playhouse receives Community Foundation’s Better Together Award

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines honored the Des Moines Community Playhouse with its 2012 Better Together Award during its annual luncheon today at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown.

The Playhouse received a $2,500 …

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Italian restaurant hoping to open in Des Moines

Chicago-based Italian fast-food company Go Roma is looking for franchise development opportunities in Des Moines as it plans to expand throughout the upper Midwest.

The company currently has six locations in the Chicago area and …

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KIOA introduces summer concert event

KIOA radio announced plans for Party in the Park, a new summer concert event to be held at Water Works Park on July 29. Headlining the Sunday concert will be Joan Jett and the Blackhearts …

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United Way helps low-income Central Iowans file tax returns

United Way of Central Iowa filed 3,517 tax returns for lower-income Central Iowans as a part of it’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, a 22 percent increase from 2011.

The program’s 170 volunteers helped …

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Flower Power 5K to take place June 23

The Friends of the Des Moines Botanical Center are hosting the fifth annual Flower Power 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk on June 23.

The event begins at 8 a.m. at the Des Moines Botanical and …