dsm Jan/Feb 2026

Fields of aloha

  Is this heaven? No, it’s Hawaii. Contributing writer Mary Jane Miller explores fields ...

Planting the seeds of America’s story

Workers harvest cucumbers in Muscatine in July 1959. Photo: State Historical Society of Iowa ...

Step right up

No need to wait for spring blooms. Enjoy your fresh landscaping before the planting ...

Mighty muffins

  Photo: Courtesy Batch Balanced When dsm contributor Karla Walsh profiled Batch Balanced owner ...

Drink your dinner

  Writer: Mathany Ahmed Photographer: Duane Tinkey Kitchen ingredients have always been a staple ...

Court Avenue to Kosovo

A ski resort in the Sharr Mountains near Kosovo’s border with North Macedonia. Writer ...

Jan/Feb: Out and about

Blurred boundaries Since 1950, the Des Moines Art Center’s annual Iowa Artist series has ...

Familiar buzz, fresh crew

Luis Garcia bought the historic Roosevelt Barber Shop three years ago, carrying the legacy ...

Principal’s art program

Jason Woodside created “Gradient, Downwards” during a Principal residency in 2019, when he spray-painted ...

Dear reader, be mine

Need a date this Valentine’s Day? Shelf Love DSM can hook you up. Writer: ...

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