After a brief hiatus, we’re back in business.  Keep your eyes open for several articles about everything from Brenton Plaza, to our series about what downtown residents love–maybe even a few surprises in there as well!

Every year the July 4 festivities get off with a bang as the Des Moines Symphony puts on “Yankee Doodle Pops” on the Capitol lawn. The event, held each year on July 3, sees tens of thousands of people decend on downtown for a patriotic show, followed by fireworks.

Here’s a few pictures of [...]

Enjoy July 4, a day all American’s should celebrate. In our 231 years of existence over 1,000,000 people have given their lives for us to be free….That’s more than 2 people for every one person living in the Des Moines area.
Take the day and celebrate what it means to be free. All of [...]