by Jo Hill
 
Now, I am excited!!!!

Oh, I loved the Triathlon, and was out watching and taking pictures, and  I will be at the Art Festival; which is being called the biggest event in Des Moines.  But for myself and a number of people downtown, the biggest thing is we have a grocery store.  A real grocery store [...]

 
The River Bend Trading Company is finally opening on Thursday, from 10AM to 9PM.  This is the long awaited Court Avenue grocery store.
This opening brings the downtown grocery store total to 3, which is a huge improvement from the beginning of the year.  One of the huge complaints downtown residents have had was the lack [...]

Big opening in perhaps one of the most exciting buildings in the city.  Be sure you go by and check it out!!

Memorial Day weekend seems to be trending away from the “Memorial” part and moving quickly toward the “3 day weekend party” part.  It’s great to get some time off, get some sun, and celebrate what a great place we live BUT—-

Seriously, Vanilla Ice is coming to town, what else could you possibly want?  He’s not [...]

 
Wow, here it is. The new Grocery Store the people that live downtown have been asking for. As you can see right next door to Judge Roy Beans on Court Ave.
This store may be great, and I’m sure it will be a great addition to everything Court Avenue already has. But [...]