Are you one of the thousands of people looking for something to do this December? As if shopping (I thought Santa took care of that?), parties, dinners, decorating and everything else we load our calendars with isn’t enough. For those of you looking for more here’s a taste of what downtown has to [...]
The Iowa Energy had their home opener last night over at Wells Fargo Arena. If you’re keeping track, that now gives downtown Des Moines residents pro baseball (I-Cubs), pro basketball (Energy), pro hockey (Stars) and coming soon, Arena Football. All in all it’s quite exciting for downtown Des Moines.
Here’s what the Register had [...]
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by Jo Hil
I know the big events are tomorrow when all the great athletes are out there battling it out for first place, but once again, I choose to do the other day.   I was a little disappointed in the turn out for the Youth Triathlon.  The kids we saw were giving their all, and [...]
I am really excited about going to more Cubs games this summer. What great entertainment within walking distance of home!
Wow, I hope to see more weekends like this for downtown. Well, more like this on an amounto of things to do scale. I didn’t attend any of these, but there were 10’s of thousands that did.
I-Cubs first home stand
Kenny Chesney concert at Wells Fargo Arena Friday night
Rod Stewart concert at Wells Fargo [...]
The girls state tourney came to it’s big conclusion last night, which of course was a bit of a let down for me. The Roughriders got beat by a better team, and Sioux City North brought the first girls state title from any school back to that city.
It amazes me that Roosevelt’s coach, Tig Johnson, [...]
Downtown from the Wells Fargo Arena today, Roosevelt Girls defeat the same team they whipped last year in the title game, Cedar Rapids Washington, to advance to the title game.
Last year they won 53-28, so at least this year’s game was close……..
Actually I was kinda worried about this one, I knew CRW would want revenge, [...]
From the Wells Fargo Arena this morning, Roosevelt Girls cruise v IA City High.
Repeat on the way?
I caught Keith Murphy on the news tonight talking about a potential deal that would bring a NBA Development League team to Des Moines.
If you don’t know the D-League is just like the minor leagues for baseball. This team would be to an NBA team what the I-Cubs are to the Chicago Cubs, and [...]
