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Prom 2024 photos: See the best dresses and tuxedos worn by central Iowa high schoolers
Spring is here and it's prom season in central Iowa. Hundreds of teenagers will be wearing their best tuxedos and dresses in the coming weeks, hoping to enjoy a night that's always been a staple of the high school experience. Check below to see galleries from Des Moines Register photographers...
Popular Des Moines breakfast restaurant hoping to appeal to college students at new location in Ames
AMES, Iowa — Mullets, the popular Des Moines restaurant, will beopening its newest location in Ames this summer. Jordan and Miranda Cook are the new owners of the building that used to be the West Towne Pub. "The area is amazing. It's right off of Highway 30. There's a...
Dominic Iannerelli's Prime & Providence puts final touches on West Des Moines steakhouse
Construction workers at Prime & Providence, the new steakhouse from chef and co-owner Dominic Iannarelli opening in West Des Moines, already installed the buttery leather booths, the modern light fixtures overhead, and the rentable lockers that will store bottles of whiskey and wine at the front. But perhaps most exciting...
An actor from Iowa is in the Tony-winning Michael Jackson musical coming to Des Moines
A cast member in the award-winning Michael Jackson musical headed to Des Moines at the end of April grew up in Iowa. Josh A. Dawson, who lived in Cedar Rapids from nearly birth until high school, plays two roles, Quincy Jones and Tito Jackson, in the Tony-winning production “MJ.” The musical comes to the Des Moines Civic Center from April 30 through May 5.
Western Iowa Bulldog Named "Most Beautiful"
(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- A bulldog from Oakland in Pottawattamie County, Iowa has been crowned the winner of Drake University's annual Most Beautiful Bulldog Contest. The dog, named "Pumpkin," will serve as the year-long mascot for the Drake Relays. The event this week in Des Moines, Iowa, is expected to attract the nation's top athletes in track and field. Many of the athletes are expected to compete in the Olympics.
Inter-Urban Trail in Des Moines reopens after brief closure
DES MOINES, Iowa — A popular trail in Des Moines is back open. The Inter-Urban Trail was temporarily closed over the weekend because a downed tree was blocking the path just west of 30th Street, including part of the trail that runs through Beaverdale Park. This content is imported...
Three-time James Beard Foundation semifinalist Matt Steigerwald leaves Wilson's Orchard
Less than two weeks after Ciderhouse Restaurant opened at Wilson's Orchard's new facilities in Cumming, culinary director and executive chef Matt Steigerwald decided to part ways with the company. “After 7 great years with Wilson’s — opening the Iowa City restaurant and now the long-awaited Des Moines property — I’ve...
New book digs into stories from Des Moines' Woodland Cemetery
A new book highlights the intriguing lives and interments of more than 120 people buried at Des Moines' Woodland Cemetery.Why it matters: The 176-year-old cemetery is a part of the historic fabric of the metro.The stories bring insight into what makes us DSM, authors Mary Christopher and Mike Rowley tell Axios.State of play: "Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines" was researched and written by metro volunteers, who donated more than 2,000 hours for the project.All book proceeds go toward cemetery restoration.The intrigue: The book's articles are short and focus on forgotten events, unique people or unusual memorials.Some stories are about the...
2024's 'Beautiful Bulldog' crowned, kicking off Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa — New royalty was crowned in Des Moines on Sunday afternoon. The 45th 'Beautiful Bulldog' was crowned at Drake University. An English bulldog named Pumpkin took the crown at the pageant at the Knapp Center. She very gracefully took her throne during the festivities. Pumpkin, who...
Country singer Maren Morris brings 2024 tour to Iowa in July. Get tickets.
Maren Morris is transforming Vibrant Music Hall into her “church” come July. The country singer is brining her “RSVP Redux Tour” to the Live Nation-owned performance venue in Waukee on July 26. Some of Morris’ Billboard chart toppers include “The Middle,” featuring Zedd and electronic duo...
Maren Morris to perform at Waukee's Vibrant Music Hall
WAUKEE, Iowa — Maren Morris is bringing her "RSVP Redux" tour to Iowa this summer, the singer announced on social media Friday. The Grammy Award-winning singer will perform with special guest Betty Who on Friday, July 26. The 7 p.m. show at Vibrant Music Hall will mark her second stop in Iowa in two years following her Grandstand performance at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.
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