by Jo Hil
I know the big events are tomorrow when all the great athletes are out there battling it out for first place, but once again, I choose to do the other day.    I was a little disappointed in the turn out for the Youth Triathlon.   The kids we saw were giving their all, and [...]

And that’s not from the frozen pizza ovens, (Des Moines is the #1 frozen pizza captial of the world), there’s tons going on!
Des Moines Register highlights
 

Here we are back with part 4 of our series answering questions, exposing myths, and providing insight to what moving to downtown Des Moines is all about.
If you missed any of the previous entries here are links just for you:
Part 1–The Lifestyle is everything!
Part 2–Is downtown living more expensive than the burbs?
Part 3–Kids!
 
 

Do pets doom [...]

 
As you can see Gray’s Lake is being prepared for a huge ($700,000 prize) event coming up this weekend, the Hy-Vee Triathlon.  If you’ve never seen a triathlon live, or have never seen Gray’s Lake turned into a giant swimming pool for the best athletes in the world–might be worth the time to head over [...]

Remember this?

I am pleased to announce the mystery has been solved.  I’m going to reveal it here, but be sure you check this out–looks pretty cool!

Want to see some of the best architecture downtown Des Moines has to offer?
Des Moines Register Link 
Hightlights from The Des Moines Register:
Participants may take three downtown tours: West, North and East. Each route describes Des Moines’ architectural history, styles, and elements, as well as intriguing tidbits about the buildings that shape the skyline.
The tours are organized by [...]

Have you noticed all the work going on at the Capitol?  As you can see, it’s finally yielding some great results!

Attention all of you that currently reside downtown.  I am putting together a questionaire so that we can establish what people living downtown love best about it.
What are your favorite things, like restaurants, events, etc.  Those of you that have subscribed to the newsletter will receive an email, as well as those who have been [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard of the Hy-Vee Triathlon heading our way on June 17.  This one has the LARGEST PRIZE in the history of the sport.  Not a bad catch Des Moines.
One of the readers to this site emailed me something I’d like to make you aware of.
FYI…I got a letter from Hy-Vee yesterday informing [...]

by Jo Hill
(downtown Des Moines favorite Grandmother!!!)

As I walked home from the Village Market I hear music. The sound was carrying all around downtown so I headed toward the beat.   Behind the Embassy Suites they were setting up booths and checking out the sound system.  No wonder I could hear it for blocks,  look at [...]