Jan 31, 2012

Jet Set Studio recently announced that the largest video game tournament in Iowa will be hosted in downtown Des Moines on March 17-18, 2012. The Iowa Pro Gaming Challenge (#TIPGC on Twitter) is a regional video game event.  It has been established as an annual destination for gamers all around the country.  For the third annual event this year, TIPGC 2012 will...

Jan 19, 2012

I’ve lived in Iowa my entire life. I’ve been places and traveled abroad, yet my husband and I decided to raise our kids where we grew up for many reasons. For one, I love that we have four distinct seasons. Granted during the middle of a typical winter, I get disgruntled with the freezing temperatures and seemingly permanent snowed-covered ground. I...

Dec 9, 2011

Some residents that live near the Des Moines International Airport said that the planes can be loud at times.  That alone should be sufficient enough evidence for us to all agree that the airport needs to be closed for business immediately.  It does not matter that it provides direct job opportunities to our region, brings new people to our city 12 months out...

Nov 29, 2011

Winter can take a toll on a person.  The shoveling, the extra time it takes to get anywhere, the schleeping through the muck, the shoveling…  But once upon a time, winter did not seem like the ideal time to tour Florida’s many condo projects, but a magical wonderland to explore.  This winter, I am on a quest to embrace winter – reconnect with the...

Aug 16, 2011

You know the folks at the Urban Assault Ride love Des Moines, right?  They brought their super-fun, obstacle course, bike-riding party to Des Moines last year and our city hosted the largest inaugural UAR in history!  The UAR peeps love Des Moines is NOT Boring and are offering our readers an exclusive $20.00 off registration coupon.  Now they’re...

Aug 9, 2011

You don’t have to be an avid cyclist to get excited about what I consider to be one of the best national events to come to our fine city in a long time.  The Urban Assault Ride will “assault” the streets of Des Moines on Sunday, August 28, 2011, starting at Mullet’s, 1300 SE 1st in Des Moines.  You may recall me writing about my husband...