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Live Like a Local List – Countdown to NYC 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
As I am preparing to go to New York I am making my lists of places to go, do, see, etc. The thing I enjoying doing the most when I visit someplace is living like a local. Go and see and do the things ...
FlashDineDSM III 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Candles. White clothed tables. Food and wine. Descending on a Des Moines landmark a la flash mob. Yep, it’s time for FlashDineDSM III. What started off as a very local take on Diner en Blanc—the now f...
“Funny You Should Ask”: Local book takes on the History of American Sitcoms 23 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
It’s not every day you know someone who’s impacting how Americans view the entertainment they grew up with. Scott Lewellen has done that through his 2013 release of “Funny You Should Ask: Oral Histor...
New York State of Mind 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
New York Fashion Week is only THREE weeks away. To say I am excited is an understatement. I have already realized my mind is constantly thinking about Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week (#NYFW, #MBFW...
5 Years: What a Long Grammatically Challenged Trip It’s Been 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Well, I find it completely ironic and unplanned that as I start writing this celebratory post about our last 5 years I’m listening to an Oasis song “Champagne Supernova,” which I believe was created b...
Restaurant Week Dishes Up Dollars 16 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, Des Moines Business Record and dsm Magazine invite residents and visitors to catch Des Moines’ sixth annual Restaurant Week this Friday, August 1...
Market Fresh Grille: Mimosas at the Grocery Store 15 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Some people are just suckers for free samples. The sole demonstrator. Just standing there at that little table. The sight of fresh jalapeno hummus and accompanying cracker, enticing like a bug zapp...
Heard it Through the Grapevine: Iowa Wine Tour 14 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
When we moved to Iowa, I was happily surprised to find a living and breathing wine culture. The whole “wine country” experience is something close to my heart. My husband and I did, after all, get mar...
I Survived the Iowa State Fair 14 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
“You’ve never been to the fair before have you?” Those were the words that I heard on Saturday morning as I told a friend that I’d “see him soon” at the Iowa State Fair. It was obvious that I had no i...
Where the Buffalo Roam: Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge 13 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
People from outside of Iowa often say that “Iowa is flat,” and that we don’t have any interesting, distinctive geographic terrain like other parts of the country – no mountains, no ocean, nothing to s...
