October 31, 2007 in court ave, farmers market
by Jo Hill
There was no doubt it was a fall market as everywhere you looked, there were pumpkins, squash, and gourds. We of, course, had to eat before leaving and also picked up some groceries at River Bend.
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October 31, 2007 in court ave, farmers market
by Jo Hill
Summer must be over. Last Saturday was the last Farmer’s Market for the 2007 summer, and as usual many, many people attended. But it seemed like there were more dogs then usual. Or maybe I just saw more I thought were cute.
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October 29, 2007 in court ave, legend's, restaurants
I’m hearing nothing negative about Legend’s downtown–people love it. I did receive this however, has anyone else noticed this, or is it a one time thing?
We love Legends
But—–Saturday, a group of eight went to an early lunch at Legends. We were all in agreement this is one of our favorite places on [...]
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October 15, 2007 in court ave, court ave lofts, marketplace lofts
I’ve heard this same thing from many, many people. I decided to share it here and see if only the people contacting me are having trouble, or if the issue is more widespread.
Several people have contacted me about how impossible it is to get a return call, email, visit etc. from the property managers [...]
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October 10, 2007 in court ave, mid-week vids
A few things stand out to this video. Number one, drinking too much in public may lead to humiliation later and number two, who cares when you’re having this much fun?
Here’s the comments on the video by the person that posted it.
Some of my friends were enjoying our little outing to Court Ave here [...]
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October 8, 2007 in court ave, des moines register, dos rios, eating, restaurants
Also missed in the shuffle of this busy weekend that just past was the opening of downtown Des Moines’ newest restaurant. The place is called Dos Rios, and you can find it right by Spaghetti Works on Court Ave.
I’d like to add the new construction looks great! This place is a very nice [...]
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September 25, 2007 in court ave, farmers market, photo
Some interesting things seen on Saturday–a big thanks to Jo Hill for these pictures.
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August 22, 2007 in court ave
In my reading this week I saw that two great items are heading to Court Avenue. The first is a Pub Crawl to raise money for a good cause.Â
The Historic Court District Association and the Des Moines Music Coalition will host a downtown pub crawl Friday, Sept. 7 to raise proceeds for the Central Iowa [...]
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July 11, 2007 in court ave, events, farmers market
by Jo Hill
We go to the farmer’s market most every Saturday, and we always get popcorn for Tammy. Always. This Saturday we did buy Peaches and Cream Sweet Corn, and a loaf
of garlic cheddar bread.
We laughed about taking pictures every Saturday, and someone said–It is OK to take
picture of anything new. And [...]
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July 10, 2007 in best of, concerts, court ave, east village, lifestyle, living downtown, nightlife
Already on to part 3! If you missed parts 1, or 2, I’ve linked them for your review.
Where is the best place to hang out downtown?
Buzzard’s patio or The Continental
A room with a view!
IMAX Theater
Court Ave (heard this a lot)
The Lift
Anywhere downtown, especially my loft!
The Royal Mile
El Bait Shop
inPlay (yes, I’m still a kid!)
On [...]
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