2009
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2011 | Sep 14
Considering Security in an Urban Area
“Despite Iowa’s general reputation as a very rural state with a surplus of farming land, ...”
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2010 | Jul | Jun | May | Apr 26
Homebuyers Tax Credit Expires This Week!
“Thousands of Dollars Could Slip Through Your Fingers!
The heat is on for those who are ...”
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Drake Relays Sidewalk Art
“These were done by volunteers earlier today on Court Avenue.
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1 comments 16 05 01 | Mar | Feb | Jan 24 07
Average Rental Prices in December for Des Moines, IA.
“MyApartmentMap has just released compiled their average rental prices for Des Moines, IA apartments.
Average rental ...”
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2009 | Dec 21
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2010
“This was a big hit last year, so I thought I would share this cute ...”
08 | Nov 23 18 06
How do you rate downtown Des Moines?
“Operation Downtown is conducting a survey to assess employees' perceptions of downtown Des Moines. It ...”
01 | Oct 31 28
Des Moines Highlighted in Article from StarTribune
“In this week's posts for the StarTribune.com, a Minneapolis-St. Paul newspaper, the city of Des ...”
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Des Moines Picture of the Week
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Des Moines Picture of the Week
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Des Moines More Progressive than St. Louis
“That's what one blogger declared. Check out a couple of excerpts form a post this ...”
07 06 05 01 | Sep 30
John & Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park Documentary
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This video documentation of the six-month installation process of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park was produced ...”
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EMC Lights Up!
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City Sourced: Is Des Moines on the List?
“Have you ever seen a nasty pot hole or graffiti downtown and wished you could ...”
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West Riverside Drive Proposed Master Plan
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If You Live Downtown, NexGen is Your Answer
“When I lived in the burbs, I of course depended on Mediacomm and Qwest but ...”
| Aug 31 29
New Pictures of Downtown Des Moines in the Summer
“I've added some new photos to the gallery to show off downtown during the summer ...”
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Regret moving downtown? Not at all.
“When I first heard that my two roommates were planning to move downtown, I was ...”
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Questions About Des Moines Street Names
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Iowa State Fair Commercials
“Continuing on our State Fair theme, here are some of this year's commercials.
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Photos from the 2009 Iowa State Fair
“Here are some photos I took while attending the fair on Sunday.
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2009 Iowa State Fair Parade in Downtown Des Moines
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That's it! I hope you enjoy it.”
1 comments 12 11
Smaller Iowa County Now More Techno Enabled than the Most Populous County
“This week, it was announced that residents of Black Hawk County can now text their ...”
10 07
Me and My New Bike Hit the Downtown Trails
3 comments
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Des Moines Picture of the Week
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Will DSM Police Also Use Twitter and Facebook to Track Down Bike Thieves?
“I'm not saying that we have a problem with bike theft downtown, but if we ...”
1 comments 23 22 21 20 17
Skywalk Signage
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16 15 14
New to Downtown – Some Suggestions
“I moved downtown about a month ago, into the 10th Street Lofts. Although I work ...”
1 comments 13 10
John & Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park Update
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From the June 26th Press Release:
MAJORITY OF SCULPTURES INSTALLED AT JOHN AND MARY PAPPAJOHN ...”
09 07
Downtown Des Moines is Very Walkable
“Note: This post was originally published on August 22, 2008.
Since moving downtown, I find myself ...”
06 04 03 02 01
Explore Downtown on a Bike
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| Jun 30
Robert D Ray Asian Garden Video Tour
“Here's a video tour of the Robert D Ray Asian Gardens that I took yesterday ...”
1 comments 29 27 24 23
Downtown Business Opportunities: The Des Moines Sports & Education Complex
“Now that the Des Moines Building is up for sale again, here's what I think ...”
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Des Moines Picture of the Week
1 comments
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What Does MetroMointor Say About Des Moines?
“A reader of this blog pointed me to a new report published this week by ...”
2 comments 17 16 15 14 11 10 09
City Services via Twitter
“I saw this the other day, and thought if San Francisco is so hip to ...”
1 comments 08 03 02
Downtown Business Opportunities: Kaleidoscope Factory Outlet Mall
“I believe if this next business opportunity could be pulled off, there could a huge ...”
1 comments 01 | May 30
Pappajohn Sculpture Garden
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2009 Alice Rodine Volunteer Awards
“The 2009 Alice Rodine Volunteer Recognition Awards were announced recently. Each year, neighborhoods are asked ...”
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Downtown Business Opportunities: XY - Urban Male Essentials
“The next business opportunity we will be discussing is a retail establishment to serve the ...”
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Excerpts from City of Des Moines - Raising the Bar
“City of Des Moines residents received the cities annual report this past weekend in the ...”
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Downtown Business Opportunities: Des Moines Metro Design Center
“The next business opportunity we will be discussing is something is more in line with ...”
1 comments 21 20 19 18 17
Downtown Map Googlized
“I was playing around this weekend and learned out to take an image and make ...”
14 13 12 11
Des Moines Picture of the Week
1 comments
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New Way to Browse Des Moines Pictures
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Des Moines Picture of the Week
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Opening Weekend of Farmer's Market 2009
“Yesterday I got to attend the opening weekend of the Farmer's Market. I didn't make ...”
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New Des Moines Tourism Video Available
“Check out the latest video to promote the greater Des Moines area.
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Celebrate Earth Day in Downtown Des Moines
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Downtown Business Spotlight: Fong's Pizza
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Downtown and Homeless, an Inspiring Mess!
“We're ones to explore, get out, find out what's in our neighborhood, around us, meet ...”
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Looking Back on the 1960's
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Des Moines Ranked #10 in Quality of Life Study for Mid-Size Cities
“Today, MSNBC.com had an article about downsizing your life from a major metro metropolitan city ...”
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Tuesday Night's #dmtweetup was a Huge Success
“With the first ever tweet up held in a private residence, the #dmtweetup that was ...”
04 03
A Blast from the Past: Escape to Des Moines
“Popi, 37, the orangutan who appeared as Clint Eastwood’s pet, Clyde, in the 1980 movie ...”
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Des Moines Picture of the Week
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A Blast from the Past: The Early Cinema in Des Moines
“It’s 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 1913. Mary Johnson, 21 years old, the most popular ...”
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A Blast from the Past: Jordan House
“One would not usually associate a civil war battle having been waged hardly 5 miles ...”
1 comments 09
Des Moines Picture of the Week
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08 06
Building Spotlight: American Republic Insurance
“The American Republic Insurance building located at the corner of 6th Avenue and Watson Powell ...”
2 comments 05
Alternative Transportation Possiblities
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04 03
A Blast from the Past: The Book Theif
“He didn’t learn his lesson. Stephen Blumberg was convicted of burglary again in Des ...”
1 comments 02 01 | Jan 29
Hints of Skywalk Expansion
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Downtown Public Restrooms
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A Blast from the Past: A Piece of Des Moines Pie
“It started out on Merle Hay Road. One of those rare restaurants that ...”
6 comments 26 24
Des Moines Has Really Taken to Twitter
“I think that over past year Des Moines, like the rest of the world, has ...”
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A Blast from the Past: Des Moines Riots of 1911
“When mobs and riots involve thousands of people such as have occurred in Paris, ...”
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Downtown Tram System Discussed
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More Rental Housing Options Coming Downtown for 2009
“Recently Hubbell Realty announced that they will be renovating two former warehouses to bring 149 ...”
1 comments 09 08
The Amazing Place - Des Moines
“This is a video that was recently published on YouTube. It appears to be shot ...”
07 06 05 04
Local Downtown Photographers & Flickr Members Meet Up
“Yesterday morning I was lucky enough to join a group of local downtown photographers from ...”
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2008 “A year to remember!” | Dec 31
The End of 2008
“Enjoy a collection of pictures that I have taken since moving to downtown in March ...”
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Downtown Skywalk Year-End Thoughts
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Happy Holidays!
“I hope you enjoy this collection of Holiday inspired photos and music. I also wanted ...”
24 23
How About LED Light Poles Downtown?
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Des Moines Picture of the Week
1 comments
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2008 Downtown Openings & Closings
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Showing Pride in Des Moines
“I recently ran across a YouTube Video that a guy named Adam put together back ...”
18 17
What Would The Holidays Be Without the Internet?
“I thought I would share this cute little holiday video that helps us realize what ...”
16 15 14
If You Work Downtown, Why Don't You Live Downtown?
“A lot of recent studies show that a short commute is a major key to ...”
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Some Holiday Cheer!
“This video contains some pictures that I have taken of the holiday lights and snow ...”
05 04
We Can Dream, Can't We
1 comments
03 02
Darkness in a City of Lights
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01 | Nov 30 29
Creative Ads Downtown
1 comments
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Winter Ice Skating Season Opens on Friday
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Some Monday Morning Humor
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Nathan Wright of Lava Row from Ignite Des Moines shares 20 Things Des Moines ...”
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Vintage Post Cards
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Using Location-Aware Gadgets
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Buy Into the Circle
1 comments
09 08 07
First Snow Fall of the Season
2 comments
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Famous Des Moines Citizens: Edna Griffin
1 comments
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From the Newest Issue of DSM Magazine
1 comments
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Today's Election Day! Get Out and Vote!
1 comments
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A Collection of both Current & Historical Election Maps
“As we prepare for the big day tomorrow, I've complied a few interactive maps that ...”
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Downtown's Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery
1 comments
01 | Oct 31 30
For Beggar's Night, Some Halloween Humor
1 comments
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Downtown Property Spotlight: Gateway Lofts
2 comments
28 27
Possible New Housing Coming to Downtown
“Today I was reading a post on AbsoluteDSM.com about development projects seeking Iowa's Housing Tax ...”
26 25
Share This Post - Site Usability
1 comments
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Downtown Des Moines Parks - Nollen Plaza
3 comments
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Just Some Cool Time Lapse Photography in Downtown Des Moines
“ Running No-Where(A Time Lapse/Slow Motion mix) from HedsIc on Vimeo.
and another artistic video with over ...”
1 comments 22
Nighttime Photography Downtown
“Continuing in the theme of this weeklong photography showcase, I'd like to show off some ...”
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A Look Back at Downtown in 1958
1 comments
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Downtown Fall Photos
“As promised, here are some downtown fall photos that I took this past weekend. Enjoy!
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1 comments 19 18 17 16
Three Des Moines Buildings Made Final Endangered Buildings' List
“The list for Des Moines' most endangered buildings is in and three of the seven ...”
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PodCars Instead of Light Rail?
1 comments
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Finding a Taxi Cab in Downtown Des Moines
2 comments
A Sample Sculpture Garden
1 comments
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Community Urban Garden being Planned
2 comments
10 09
Halloween or Beggar's Night in Des Moines
3 comments
08 07
ZoomProspector Focus on Des Moines
1 comments
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Voting in Downtown Des Moines
3 comments
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Free Wi-Fi in Downtown Des Moines
1 comments
04 03 02 01 | Sep 30
Another White Wall
1 comments
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Flying In & Out of Des Moines International
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Des Moines Books Now on Google Book Search
1 comments
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Take a Look at Des Moines at ActiveDiner.com
2 comments
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1.5 Million Square Feet of Space Coming Soon
4 comments
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Get Off Your Soapbox
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Downtown Property Spotlight: 111 City Lofts
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Viewing Downtown Des Moines Even Better
2 comments
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Des Moines Top 10 Tallest Buildings Profiled
1 comments
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Our History in Pictures
2 comments
Short History of the Des Moines Skyline
7 comments
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Experience Downtown Architecture
1 comments
Downtown Horse & Carriage Rides
9 comments
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Des Moines in Pictures
1 comments
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Out With the Old, In With the New
1 comments
Nomade Temporarily Disappears
3 comments
| Aug 31
Downtown Walking Tours
2 comments
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Light Rail Study for Downtown
3 comments
Gardening in the City
1 comments
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Staying Fit Downtown
2 comments
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Skywalk Tour Video
“This morning I decided to take a 10 minute stroll through the skywalk. I took ...”
4 comments 23 22
Explore Downtown on a Bike
1 comments
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New Video - Compete in Des Moines
“Here's a new video from the "Des Moines. Do More." campaign.
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3 comments 20 19 18 17
Downtown Des Moines is Very Walkable
“Since moving downtown in March, I find myself walking 300% more than I ever walked ...”
1 comments
Loft, Condo or Flat...
“Having recently just traveled to the New England area of the country, and seeing different ...”
08 06
2008 Iowa State Fair Parade
“Tonight I got to go downstairs, out my front door and around the corner to ...”
5 comments 05 03
Social Networking for Des Moines
1 comments
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Des Moines is the place for Insurance Jobs
“I recently found this article and thought about how great Des Moines was for working ...”
It's become a Saturday Morning Ritual
“Since moving downtown this past spring, it has become a ritual for me every Saturday ...”
3 comments 01
Des Moines defined in the Urban Dictionary
1 comments
| Jul 31
Caught this on YouTube
“I happened to find another cool video on YouTube about some residents of downtown who ...”
3 comments 30
Are You Hungry?
“I know I have to eat, sometimes too much, but it's a necessity of life. ...”
Do More in Des Moines
“I happened to be surfing YouTube the other day and to my amazement ran across ...”
3 comments 28 24
Our Skywalk System
2 comments
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Grocery Shopping Downtown
“So one of the biggest things that people warned me about when I told them ...”
1 comments 22
Purchasing a Liberty Condo
1 comments
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My Decision to Move Downtown
“In January, my current relationship at the time ended and I was in the need ...”
| Jun 29
Another Successful Year for the Des Moines Arts Festival
“Another year for the Des Moines Art Festival has come to a close. This year's ...”
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Some Video Tours of Downtown
“Here are few YouTube videos that I found that offer a tour of downtown.
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1 comments 13
The Real World...Des Moines
“Just a funny clip I found on YouTube.
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1 comments | May 29
Des Moines No. 9 Among ‘Best’ Cities
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