Aug 18, 2009

I know I have spoken about the Des Moines Social Club (DMSC) before in other posts, but I have never dedicated the time needed to truly express how much this group is working to ensure Des Moines is not boring. DMSC was started by Zachary Mannheimer and Matthew McIver, NY City transplants who came to Des Moines to help change the city (No lie). ...

Aug 14, 2009

Please find the Friday Guest Blog below. This was written by Shawn Harrington While on a recent trip to Omaha with co-workers, we were all sure to make one stop before heading back home.  Of course, we could not get back on the highway heading back to Iowa without visiting the Bass Pro Shop that we were passing.  With the recent development in Altoona, it...

Jul 10, 2009

I have dedicated this Blog to featuring aspects of Des Moines that are not boring, and I feel I have made a pretty strong case towards that end. I will continue to feature those aspects in the future because I know there are still people out there that consider Des Moines boring. But, for today I am going to take the opportunity to touch on a topic I cannot get...

Jul 3, 2009

Shawn has been very busy planning the Do More Village for 80/35 this weekend and has not had time to prepare his usual Friday Guest Blog. So, in place of our usual Friday treat, I thought I would post this picture that I found in the Des Moines Register…if for no other reason than it made me laugh really, really hard. Look at the kid on the buckled over...

Jun 18, 2009

Summer is here, officially, as of this week!  Not that anyone has forgotten with the current temperatures exceeding the 90 degree threshold. One great way to get out and enjoy the summer weather, even during 90 degree temps and humidity, is to listen to live music. It’s true, a great way to just forget about the temperature is to listen to the beats from...