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Kiwanis to flip pancakes for Miracle League in Oct. 15 fund-raiser at State Fairgrounds


This year’s Kiwanis Pancake Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, will benefit the Kiwanis Miracle League, a program that enables children with special needs to play baseball.

Kiwanis members will serve an all-you-care-to-eat menu of …

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Tallgrass Grocery offers local food year-round


Tallgrass Grocery Co-op opened its doors Sept. 15 to provide Des Moines with healthful, local food at affordable prices.

The store sells local produce, fresh bread, milk, cheese and meats. It also partners with larger …

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Food festival to feature live cooking challenge

The U.S. Cellular World Food Festival will celebrate its seventh year on Oct. 7-9 in the East Village in downtown Des Moines. The festival will showcase a diverse range of cuisines from 31 locally owned …

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Facebook contest will decide Iowa Travel Guide cover

What will the cover of the 2012 Iowa Travel Guide look like? This year, Facebook followers will have the power to decide.

The Iowa Tourism Office has launched a contest on its Facebook page that …

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Closer Look: Vicki Comegys

What time does your day start?

My day starts sometime between 7 and 8:30, depending on what’s going on, what’s happening.

You start early. Does that mean you are a native Iowan?

I am. Farm …

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YPC to hold annual Nonprofit Forum tonight

The Young Professionals Connection (YPC) will hold its Nonprofit Forum tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. at Jasper Winery, 2400 George Flagg Parkway. The event will feature 40 nonprofit booths.

The forum is designed to …

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Egypt exhibit next for ScienceCenter

Real mummies and hands-on archeological activities will be part of the next major traveling exhibit this fall at the Science Center of Iowa (SCI). Museum officials announced this morning that “Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern …

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MDA fund-raiser set for Oct. 8

The Muscular Dystrophy Association will hold its fall fund-raiser starting at 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 at The Concrete Co., 5128 N.W. Beaver Drive, Johnston. Food and drinks will be served for a $5 fee. …

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$10 million in endowment funds awarded

Community foundations across the state will receive approximately $10 million in funding through the 2011 County Endowment Fund Program, announced Gov. Terry Branstad and officials from the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Council …

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Restaurant Week served up yummy receipts

Greater Des Moines’ fourth annual Restaurant Week brought in an estimated $277,000, an increase of $152,000 over last year, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau said. Of the 36 participating restaurants, submitted dinner …