dsm Jul/Aug 2026

On the Cover – dsm Jul/Aug 2026

On the cover: A local Sphynx cat named Baldwin sports a lever-ring necklace and ...

Editor’s note: Fodder for thought

If you ever get a chance to perform with the Des Moines Symphony, do ...

Jul/Aug: Out and about

Inkfluencers You know the basic story: Fifty-six colonial bigwigs unanimously adopted the Declaration of ...

A quiet revolution

Writer: Michael Morain This summer Americans are celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary with all ...

Feeding people through faith

Kathy Coady. Photo: Duane Tinkey Writer: Lisa Rossi Kathy Coady is the chief development ...

A business takes shape

Blair Lakis makes play dough in her home kitchen, with ingredients easily found in ...

EVOO-lution

  Bespoke olive oils are having a moment right now. Devotees are expounding on ...

Season Preview

A temporary set of giant dominos, shown here in New York, is coming to ...

dsm Restaurant Week 2026

  Pictured above: Purveyor Photographer: Duane Tinkey It’s that time of year: You’re sick ...

Waveland: 125 years of ups and downs

The city’s oldest golf course has welcomed (and challenged) generations of golfers over the ...