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Civic Music Association launches new website

The Civic Music Association has launched a new website, www.civicmusic.org, and is working to create a more visible social media presence and increase brand awareness. Season subscriptions and memberships are available for the 2011/12 season …

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Habitat Blitz Build slated for Arts Festival

The Des Moines Arts Festival is partnering with Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity and Hy-Vee Inc. to construct a 1,100-square-foot house in Western Gateway Park for a refugee family from Sudan. From June 24-26, …

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A helping (corporate) hand in disaster’s wake


It’s a given that human services organizations such as the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army will be among the first on the scene when disasters strike. But a number of Greater Des Moines …

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Filling the giving gap


Steve Zumbach has been in Des Moines for 35 years, and he has seen a lot of change for the better.

Zumbach, an attorney at Belin McCormick P.C. and chair of United Way of Central …

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Volkssport convention to include public walking tour

Approximately 1,000 exercise enthusiasts are expected to take part in the American Volkssport Convention June 18-26 in Des Moines. Volkssporting is a personal fitness and sports program offering non-competitive walking, biking, swimming, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing …

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House of Mercy receives $10,000 grant

Principal Financial Group Inc. has donated $10,000 to House of Mercy; the grant will be used to provide self-sufficiency and financial literacy programs for women and teenagers. House of Mercy provides essential services to women …

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Dress for Success suits up job seekers


A New York University student’s $5,000 inheritance 15 years ago will have an impact on disadvantaged women in Greater Des Moines.

Nancy Lublin, then a law student, used the money to start Dress for Success, …

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Local restaurants place high in national sandwich contest

Their marketing methods weren’t the same, but the end results were good for two Des Moines restaurants.

Two sandwiches named after former Drake University athletes finished in the top five in ESPN’s Fanwiches contest, which …

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‘Something special happening’


• Large downtown working population provides city with advantages, DCA leader says

He doesn’t yet have the complete numbers to back it up, but Glenn Lyons knows that downtown Des Moines has something going for …

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Coming of Age: 7 founders, 14 bars, 21 owners

• Full Court Press is gearing up for summer as other businesses reflect  on 10 years downtown

Starting with a Buzzard Billy’s restaurant on Court Avenue, Full Court Press’s seven founders have built the company …