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Speedway fund raiser lets donors drive on track

The Iowa Speedway in Newton is combining with Combat Hunger for a fund-raising effort on Saturday.

With a minimum $10 donation, anyone age 18 or older can drive their vehicle around the 7/8-mile racetrack from …

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Arts Festival vies for AmericanStyle Top 10

The Des Moines Arts Festival is competing with more than 100 arts festivals from around the country for the No.1 spot in AmericanStyle magazine’s Top 10 readers’ poll. Online voting that ends Nov. 19 will …

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Trader Joe’s opening draws dozens

About 100 shoppers were on hand this morning as Traders Joe’s opened for business for the first time at the Galleria in West Des Moines. Many of the early arrivals waited in their cars for …

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Community Foundation donates $50,000 for skate park design

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines announced Thursday that it will donate a leadership grant of $50,000 to fund the conceptual design for a skate park in Des Moines.

The city of Des Moines …

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Greater Des Moines one of ‘best’ destinations

Des Moines and West Des Moines combined to be named the No. 6 best city to move to according to a recent Yahoo.com article.

Yahoo used a list of factors from cost of living to …

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Hospitality “friends’ are honored

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) celebrated its 102nd anniversary on Wednesday by recognizing eight local businesses and organizations. At its annual dinner, which was held at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown, …

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Civic Center names new board members

Eight new members have been named to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines’ board of directors. Eric Crowell with Iowa Health – Des Moines, Steve Gaer with the city of West Des Moines, Laure …

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Greater Des Moines tourists spent $1.5 billion last year

The number of visitors to Greater Des Moines in 2009 remained strong, but the dollars spent by those visitors dropped slightly, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau said. The metro area hosted more …

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New school aims to give students a chance


As Des Moines’ first public charter school gets ready to take another step toward opening its doors, a group of 100 students might just find their own Superman.

The documentary “Waiting for Superman,” which follows …

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Community Foundation receives $40,000 gift

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has received a $40,000 gift from Kyle Krause, Community Foundation board chair and Kum & Go L.C. president and CEO, and his wife, Sharon Krause, through the Better …