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Uptempo Music, where renters become buyers


Dave Kouri has built a steady business selling and renting instruments at Uptempo Music in Beaverdale.

He started the business eight years ago after he failed to find a suitable tenant for a building he …

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THE BIG QUESTION: What is the biggest challenge facing the arts community in Greater Des Moines?

Area leaders in the arts are quick to point out the good things in the community, citing things such as the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines and …

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Community foundation growth

Community foundations in Iowa have reported growth of more than $100 million in total assets between June 2010 and June 2011. The collective assets of Iowa community foundations grew to approximately $523.7 million in June …

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Korver to keynote annual youth banquet

Serve Our Youth Network (SOY) has invited Klayton Korver, former Drake men’s basketball standout and director of operations for the Kyle Korver Foundation.

and Seer Outfitters in Chicago, to speak at its sixth annual fund-raising …

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Release party

A release party for the Fall/Winter issue of  “See Des Moines: The Official Guide to Greater Des Moines” will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at The Depot at Fourth, 100 Fourth St. …

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Out of Body Worlds

The Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater said the traveling exhibition Body Worlds Vital will end Oct 31. The exhibit, which was sponsored by Iowa Health System and Kemin Industries Inc., has …

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Des Moines artists to paint armed forces mural

Des Moines artists Thomas Rosborough and William Barnes have been chosen by the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve to paint an 11-by-66-foot mural to be installed in the Armed Forces Reserve Center …

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Sign us up


It might seem a little weird to walk through the downtown skywalk system and see a sign for something that no longer exists.

But try to get to a building that’s been around for six …

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Great Ape Trust says loss of Townsend is no surprise

The Great Ape Trust is losing its funder, as Ted Townsend announced his financial support will end at the end of the year, but has been working to gain new funding, a spokesman said.

Al …

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I-Cubs, CISS partner to help homeless veterans

Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) has partnered with the Iowa Cubs in a project to show support for homeless veterans in Greater Des Moines. CISS is competing for a $50,000 grant by collecting volunteer-made …

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