Jun 16, 2011

Do you like beer? What about films? If so, then I have the perfect event for you. New Belgium Brewing (those fine folks who make Fat Tire Amber Ale among other tasty beverages)  is bringing their Clips of Faith and Beer Film Tour to Des Moines tomorrow night at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park at 8 p.m. The event showcases independent short films by New...

Jun 8, 2011

The Americana Restaurant & Lounge was really the only place in consideration for dinner this past Saturday. My wife and I were looking for a spot downtown where we hadn’t eaten before to meet a couple of our friends for dinner. Of course, Americana is really the only location to fit these qualifications, but it was also the only place I could consider...

Feb 25, 2011

Dos Rios, Hessen Haus, Java Joe’s, Fong’s Pizza, Vaudeville Mews, Royal Mile, Science Center, The Lift, and now add one more to that list…the Des Moines Social Club.  The Social Clubs organizational mission works to combine the numerous aspects of artistic culture in Des Moines all under one roof, and recently announced a new interim home in...

Nov 11, 2010

This was originally posted on the Catchfire Media blog: I’m excited to share with you that the Catchfire Media team has officially moved into our new office at 1312 Locust in the Western Gateway area of downtown Des Moines. The Western Gateway is a thriving area downtown, and we are very happy to have found our home here. The best part about the Gateway area...

Nov 3, 2009

I am pretty fond of Des Moines, which is very obvious. I have dedicated a few posts a week to this Blog to let everyone know that Des Moines Is Not Boring, which was previously debatable. My efforts started a little over a year ago at a time when Des Moines was just turning the preverbal corner, if you will. It was a time when investments into downtown and the...