FOOD & DRINK
Downtown Hy-Vee, city reach agreement for store hours
DES MOINES, Iowa — The downtown Hy-Vee and the city of Des Moines have reached an agreement on when the grocery store will be open. In February Hy-Vee announced it would be scaling back their hours of operation. The grocery store chain said in a statement at the time that the reason for the change […]
Potential buyer eyeing former Spaghetti Works site
A new business could open in the former Spaghetti Works building on Court Avenue later this summer, the president of the Omaha, Neb.-based restaurant company said. Shelly Stokes said Spaghetti Works is selling the space and has a potential buyer who has submitted a contract and is doing their due diligence. She would not identify who the potential buyer is.
Gusto Pizza Bar, Ingersoll Avenue mainstay, has tossed its last batch of pizza dough
Gusto Pizza Bar, the longtime pizza restaurant in Des Moines, closed its doors on Thursday, co-owner Tony Lemmo told the Des Moines Register. “We have truly put our hearts and just about every ounce of energy into this location,” Lemmo told the Register. “It’s time to spend more time with my family, garden and of course, Aposto,” his Italian restaurant in Sherman Hill. ...
How this Bondurant pie baker starts her mornings
In 2020, when everything was locked down due to the pandemic, Laura Lacina was at home in Bondurant with her kids. All day.Driving the news: When she needed time for herself, she baked pies.Those pies were shared on social media with friends and family, but people started asking to buy pies.The requests led her to start a home bakery business and, in 2022, her own Bondurant storefront: Home Slice Handmade Pies.The intrigue: Lacina's love for baking is recent. Before 2020, when her now-husband asked if she wanted any baking items on their wedding registry, she declined.But now she says "It's...
Pleasant Hill officer steps in to help residents, save baby owl injured during tornado
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — A typical day for Pleasant Hill Police Ofc. Mason Roberts is actually a typical night. That’s because Roberts works the graveyard shift, which, of course, doesn’t usually involve an actual graveyard. But last Friday, it did. Around 9 p.m., an EF-2 tornado tore...
Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market to Begin This Weekend
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market starts Saturday morning. This year's downtown farmers' market will include a new area, a section of Water Street between Walnut Street and Court Avenue. The farmers' market runs from 7am to noon Saturdays and will feature 53 new vendors this year. The market will be open every Saturday through October 26th.
Farmer Wants a Wife's Emerson Sears talks about hometown visit ahead of next episode
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Emerson Sears, who's on the show Farmer Wants a Wife, joined Iowa's News Now to talk about one of the farmers traveling to Elkhart, Iowa to meet her family. She also talks about how she got the idea to join the show...
Climbing Kites THC seltzers get mass distribution statewide
Climbing Kites, Lua and Big Grove's popular THC/CBD seltzer, is becoming as much of a household name in Des Moines as Easy Eddy or Blonde Fatale.Why it matters: The drink's popularity is a sign of the growing demand for cannabis products in a state that bans recreational marijuana.Driving the news: Climbing Kites, which started last year, is now offered through Iowa Beverage, a major Molson Coors distributor that sells in over 50 counties."It's the Busch Light of THC and CBD beverages in our area," says Jeff Bruning, co-owner of Full Court Press, which operates popular eateries like Fong's, Lucky Horse...
Veterinarian supplier moves to Grimes, doubles in size
An international distributor of veterinarian supplies has moved its Des Moines metro offices from Urbandale to Grimes, doubling its size in the process. Covetrus new offices will be at 400 S.E. 41st St. in Grimes, where it is leasing space in a new facility owned by R&R Realty Group of West Des Moines.
Wallace Centers of Iowa's new chef serves 5-course meal worth your money
This week I attended the first scheduled five-course tasting dinner series introducing Saralyn Smith, the Wallace Centers of Iowa's new chef. Why it matters: The farm-to-table meal was elegant, delicious and at a price ($75) that is more affordable than some other fine dining experiences in the metro like Oak Park or Ruth's Chris Steak House.
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