During the winter, and all inclement weather the skywalks downtown are fantastic. It’s great to be able to walk through all of downtown without ever stepping foot outside.
This weekend my Grandma realized that we people aren’t the only ones that have figured this out. Either that, or the diabetes walk is even bigger than originally [...]
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Downtown Skywalks
Have Fun Shoveling
More winter weather on the way. In honor of another chance for the people that don’t yet live downtown to break out their shovels–a few of my nominee’s for best winter pictures.
Winter Pictures
Did you get any great pictures of Des Moines after this recent rain/ice/snow storm? I’d like to post them here, so send them in.
With the ice sticking to the trees before it snowed everything was almost surreal looking. I’ll add a few pics each day this week, there should be some great ones out there.
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Botanical Center
I can remember going to the Botanical Center as a kid. The banana trees were what I always remembered because I’d never seen that before!
These days when it’s warmer than winter, but not yet spring make a trip to the Botanical Center a great way to spend some time.
My brother got married and took pictures [...]
Best Picture Contest
This might just be my favorite picture I’ve seen of Downtown Des Moines yet. Do you have a favorite? Send it my way (Josh) at (DownTownDesMoinesBlog) dot (Com). I’ll feature the good ones here, and let the world know what a great photographer you are!
Credit on this one goes to Jo [...]



