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WesleyLife to split Principal grant

A $20,000 grant to WesleyLife from Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc. will be split equally between the Wesley Adult Day Center expansion project and the Volunteer Services Money Management program, which promotes independent living for …

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DART adjusts D-Line schedule, route for Yankee Doodle Pops

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) announced that its free D-Line shuttle will run on a detoured route all day Friday due to multiple road closures, and operate until 11 p.m. to accommodate …

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Cohousing leader to speak on community building

Building community will be the topic of architect Charles Durrett’s presentation during a July 14 event at the Windsor Heights Community Center, 6900 School St. in Windsor Heights. Intended to help community leaders, neighborhood associations, …

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Event treats veterans, military to I-Cubs game

Iowa Beverage Systems and the Iowa Cubs have partnered to host up to 5,000 military veterans, active-duty service members and their families at an I-Cubs game on July 1. The event is part of the …

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Arts Festival to begin Friday

Des Moines Arts Festival participants can take advantage of valet parking for their bicycles or their vehicles during this year’s festival, which begins Friday in Western Gateway Park. More than 200,000 people are expected to …

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Secretary of State Clinton will host World Food Prize announcement

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the 2011 World Food Prize laureate announcement ceremony Tuesday at the U.S. State Department. Former ambassador Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation, will announce …

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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 …