Arts and Culture

Hubbell Realty Co. raised $8,465.38 with its Feisal Sayeed Memorial Golf Tournament and gave the money to two local charities. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa and YMCA of Greater Des Moines split …

The cities of Ankeny, Des Moines, Urbandale and West Des Moines have launched a website intended to showcase how recent city projects funded by the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program are helping …

A new regional trails map highlighting 18 routes in 11 Central Iowa counties is now available to local residents and visitors, thanks in part to local bicycling enthusiasts who helped determine the best loops. The …

Silent Rivers Inc., which does business as Silent Rivers Design + Build, is promoting a free neighborhood project that will include a night of art and music on July 18 behind Roosevelt Shopping Center on …

Nearly 400 medals were awarded at the Fifth Annual Mid-American Wine Competition at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny campus.

Professional wine judges from throughout the country judged the wines from 82 wineries …

Employees are 31 percent more likely to use vacation time in June through August than during any other time of the year, Small Biz Technology reported.

Citing the Replicon Productivity Index, which tracks trends and …

Aviva USA introduced on Thursday “Status for Youth,” a social media campaign that allows people to donate the Facebook statuses for a day to youth-focused charities. Adopt-A-Classroom, Covenant House, Help USA and The Boys and …

Participants in this year’s RAGBRAI bicycle ride across Iowa will be able to sample fare from Iowa’s farmers and livestock producers through a new initiative, Iowa Farmers Feed Us. At each stop, free food samples …

Laurie Berkner and her band, which specializes in children’s music, will perform as part of Orchard Place’s 125th anniversary celebration in the fall.

The band will play on Oct. 16 at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 …

Nearly two-thirds of the 500 advertising and marketing executives surveyed by The Creative Group said that employees who socialize with one another outside the office have more productive working relationships. Thirteen percent said socializing outside …