I don’t know if you’ve caught wind of the news, but Des Moines is feeling the love from Forbes Magazine.  They recently ranked Des Moines #4 in their list of the best places for business and career.
Take that (enter big city around us here!)
Here’s a few links for reading.
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/1/07bestplaces_Des-Moines-IA_2856.html
http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/04/05/best-cities-business-biz-07bestplaces-cz_kb_0405bestplacesintro.html
 I’ll be the first to say that [...]

The Des Moines Register now has a weekly feature every Saturday that I’m sure the great folks that frequent this site would enjoy. They have quite a large article, with many pictures, featuring someone that lives downtown. They’ll talk about where they live, what they do, what they enjoy and the like.
These artitcles [...]

Something I have learned in these past few months, something that I had never noticed in my previous 20+ years here in Des Moines was how much history were in the buildings downtown.  These buildings have been here much longer than I have, and much longer than most of us have been, but I had [...]

 
I’m sure every one of you that missed the big parade is green with envy over those that made it…….wah wah wahhh!
Here’s some of the highlights to what just might be the best parade that Des Moines, especially downtown, sees each year.

The more time I spend researching, experiencing and observing the changes going on downtown I am amazed.  When I graduated from high school in 1998 I thought Des Moines was DOA.
In the last 10 years the changes have been amazing.  There is a huge shift to move entertainment, eating, cultural experience and even living to [...]

If you haven’t picked up a copy of this week’s Juice, or you haven’t been to their site yet–do it!  This week they feature a bunch of new nightlife upgrades coming to downtown Des Moines.
You can read the article by clicking here.
I’m really excited about all the changes coming.  These places, and the ones that [...]

Last night, Tuesday Feb. 27 KCCI ran the first part in a special series about living downtown.  I was impressed.
They spoke with three people that have made the move downtown, and let each of them talk about why they did it, and what they love about living downtown.  They even spoke with the man that [...]

 
The Liberty Building, as I am sure you’ve heard has undergone quite a few renovations as of late.  Now you can workout on the main level at GYM/FX, have your office here, or ride the elevator to the top and live at 418 Liberty.

I went through the model units at 418 Liberty on Sunday.  I [...]

If you haven’t taken time to visit the East Village I highly recommend it.  I see this place as a little eclectic center full of shopping, restaurants and lofts.
What makes the East Village unique is that all the shops are something that you don’t find everywhere else.  I can’t be positive about this, but I [...]

 
I had the opportunity to tour the model unit of the great project The Brownstones on Grand.  What a cool development!

The Brownstones are very unique in that they are designed like the Brownstones out east, much more like a row home or a townhouse than a condo.  This is a very unique project, in that [...]