Pulling Up a Chair with Jake Kim

Writer: Karla Walsh Photographer: Duane Tinkey During a seven-course dinner last year at DMACC’s ...

According to Plan

Linda Tong, the 24-year-old owner and CEO of Linda Tong Planners, sells illustrated planners, ...

Neighborhoods on the Rise

Numerous exterior home renovations are boosting the curb appeal of homes in the Drake ...

Urban Dreams to Expand Food Pantry

Writer: Missy Keenan Thanks to a recent $212,500 grant from the Food Bank of ...

Meet Laila Naseri

Laila Naseri is a refugee who was forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban ...

New Exhibit to Help Ukrainians in Iowa

“Lysychansk Gymnasium” (2022) by Scott Charles Ross, 42 x 42 inches. Lysychansk is a ...

Give Smarter Through Donor-Advised Funds

By Steve Dinnen DAFs, Jordan Richardson (pictured) reminds us, are the GOAT. In English, ...

Lauridsens are Lead Donors for New Hope Campus

From left: Leon Negen, president and CEO of Hope Ministries, and Nix and Virginia ...

The Beauty of Bad Days

Des Moines mom Emily Lawson and her daughter Izzy love creating art in a ...

Under Pressure

In the forefront, a drying rack of ceramic armadillos at Central Academy’s pottery studio. ...