Apr 19, 2013

If there were not enough startup and entrepreneurial events in the past week, the good news is we’ll have a brand new edition of Dsm Startup Drinks coming up.  Last month, the event was able to take advantage of setting up in Valley Junction at the Longest Yard.  Now it’s heading back to downtown’s technology corridor, more commonly...

Feb 15, 2013

When it seemed like there was little room for additional micro-breweries in the market, Peace Tree somehow figure a way to win a lot of us over. Just a few years ago, the stock-up of Coors, Bud, and Miller Lite started getting smaller in the beer aisle and for most beer drinkers that’s been a good thing. Through the transition, it’s almost seemed...

Jan 11, 2013

This event is pretty simple for anyone looking to stop out once a month and catch the entrepreneurial vibe in Des Moines.  The final Dsm Startup Drinks of 2012, hosted at Saturday Manufacturing, closed out the year strong by showing there’s a lot more people ready to dive in and find out what’s going on while enjoying a few brews. Held on the 4th...

Dec 15, 2011

I have been working on my year end lists (Next week!  Exclamation points! Shut up, I’m excited!) and I realized that I don’t listen to near enough hip-hop.  There have been some amazing albums from a diverse group of artists.  I have enjoyed albums from legendary wordsmiths like Talib Kweli, acts at newcomers like Big K.R.I.T, a mix tape or two from some...

Dec 8, 2011

December is that time of year when people are busy. This can result in a multitude of attitudes: happiness, cheer, stress, rudeness. I think you really see this all if you work in retail. People from all walks of life are thrown into your life for maybe only a few minutes, but you experience every single attitude and emotion that people have whether good or...