Arts and Culture

Main Street Iowa recognized 13 projects during its annual awards celebration Friday evening. The awards honor efforts to revitalize downtown districts and outstanding accomplishments, activities and people who are making a difference in their communities. …

After helping to launch the opening of the Lauridsen Skatepark on the downtown riverfront last year, the Dew Tour pro skateboard competition has announced it will return to Des Moines and the skatepark this year. …

Applications for One Iowa’s LGBTQ Leadership Institute close on Sunday, May 1. The institute is a four-month program designed to prepare Iowa’s next generation of LGBTQ leaders, and helps people plan for and reach goals …

In its second year on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, tickets for the TruBank Des Moines Challenge presented by Discraft are now on sale. The sports event will take place at Pickard Park in Indianola …

Investigate Midwest, a nonprofit newsroom based in Champaign, Ill., has acquired IowaWatch, the organizations announced. As part of Investigate Midwest, IowaWatch (The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism) will cease operations as a nonprofit and evolve into …

Catch Des Moines has been recognized at the 2022 Iowa Tourism Awards for Outstanding Event for bringing the Dew Tour to Des Moines. The Dew Tour was named Outstanding Event, being described as one of …