Apr 19, 2013

So, you may have noticed we have a few new images in our header rotation at the top of our pages. What do you think? They are pretty great aren’t they. Jordan Walker, who works with Jake Boyd Photography, took each of the images. Our city is pretty beautiful, yet Jordan and Jake have done it justice with their editing work. The images are in...

Apr 16, 2013

A few generations ago, everyone in my family were farmers. They plowed the prairie and worked the land and wore overalls, and wiped the sweat off their brow, and gazed proudly into the setting sun over the fertile fields, and it was all very dignified, with a majestic John Williams score playing in the background. Then we had this little thing happen called the...

Apr 10, 2013

They say you can’t beat fun at the ‘ol ball park. Iowa Cubs Chairman Michael Gartner is banking on that. Literally. April 12 is the 2013 season home opener for the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A team for the Chicago Cubs, playing in the Pacific Coast League. Home is the 12,000-seat Principal Park featuring 45 skyboxes, a picnic area and a mezzanine level. The Cub...

Apr 3, 2013

I know this website is called Des Moines is NOT Boring, but the past couple weeks went by tortuously slow. If you’ve been unfortunate to get “what’s going around” you know. I think I had a cross between the flu and Coal Miner’s Lung. I’m better now, thank you very much. An improvement in my health and well-being coincided with a really nice day...

Mar 27, 2013

It’s finally getting warmer, which means it’s time for long bike rides. The extensive Central Iowa trail system consists of 676 miles of interconnected trails so I have a lot of exploring to do. I went on my first long bike ride recently. I was so impressed by the bike trails in Des Moines. The trails were marked well and were well-maintained and were a lot...