Feb 15, 2012

I’ve held a good number of jobs, from bagging groceries at a local grocery store to selling commercial lending at one of the largest companies in the state. During my professional life there have only been a few positions where my employer truly considered creative feedback from employees. In fact, my longest tenured employer never really encouraged...

Nov 10, 2011

Last spring I featured a collaboration called The Haute Phoenix Project, which was an idea spawned by Drake University student Allison Maze for her senior capstone project. I loved writing the piece and researched Haute Phoenix more than I did the capstone project. Alas, things always come full circle as it has recently come to my attention that the capstone...

Jun 16, 2011

Please find the below Guest Post written by Stella Hart and Nicki Mittelbrun who are students at Drake University, studying Public Relations. _______________________________________________________________________ Looking for a date night that’s out of this world — but don’t know how to planet? Drake University’s Municipal Observatory astronomy...

May 26, 2011

We are very excited to announce the addition of two more rock stars, who happen to be senior bloggers, to the Des Moines is NOT Boring team. Both of the new additions bring blogging experience from their own blogs and allow us the opportunity to dig deeper into the Des Moines community. The additions joined our first DMINB author gathering this past Tuesday at...

May 18, 2011

We  are going to take a little break from our usual Wednesday feature, which usually focuses on one specific restaurant, to discuss a national feature that is focusing on two local restaurants. Well, the national feature is focusing more on two sandwiches, but you get the drift. ESPN – Yes the ESPN – is hosting a sandwich contest called the Fanwich that is...