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Editor’s Note: Common Threads

If you’ve ever seen the 2003 cinematic masterpiece that is “Love Actually,” you’ll remember ...

On the Cover – Inclusion 2025

On the cover: The local artist Ben Millett designed “Spinning Into Control” in 2019 ...

Connecting the dots: Iowa’s national Braille champion

Writer: Abbey Tauchen Fewer than 10% of the 1.3 million blind people in the ...

Threads of Pride

Writer: Michael Morain Photographer: Duane Tinkey Decades ago, before dating apps enabled people to ...

Meet the musician making it happen

Lorena Eclatt, known onstage as Lani, moved to Des Moines as a child with ...

Cookbook review: ‘Smitten Kitchen Keepers’

Slow-Roasted Chicken with Schmaltzy Croutons (Photo: Haley Scarpino) By Haley Scarpino “Smitten Kitchen Keepers: ...

Off the sidelines

Some athletes travel over an hour and a half away to play basketball with ...

The best way to spend $100 at the Cheese Shop

By Wini Moranville When I walked into The Cheese Shop of Des Moines to ...

Yas, king

Dix Artiste, a king from Philadelphia, traveled to Des Moines for the annual awards. ...

From conviction to compassion

Karin and Joseph Johnson and their son Bradford. Photo: Duane Tinkey Writer: Andrea Love ...