Turning Over a New Leaf

Historic preservation consultant Kelli Lydon serves on the Greenleaf Center’s board. Writer: Megan Bannister ...

Bridging the Gap

Laura Formanek. Photo: Duane Tinkey Writer: Dan Ray This time next year, the Iowa ...

Love letters? Des Moines does, too.

Writer: Jennifer Wilson We humans were never born to read. To do so, in ...

Clay It Forward

The wheel deal: Nathan Spalding leads monthly pottery classes. Writer: Mathany Ahmed Photos: Jami ...

Local club pitches in for charitable investments

Contributors Breakfast Club members Dan Seemuth, left, and Mark Riley. By Steve Dinnen Members ...

Des Moines Symphony’s new work offers ‘unstoppable momentum’

Wang Lu’s “Surge” opens this weekend’s concerts at the Des Moines Civic Center. Photo: ...

Local Rotary club visits its partners in Uganda

This month a Rotary group from Des Moines visited the clinic they support in ...

A Photographer’s Recipe for Success

Local artist Sara Johansen doused a photo of her daughter, Adeline, in “film soup” ...

Lovin’ Life with Biophilic Design

Bring the outside in with a little help from the Trendy Gardener. Photo: Magali ...

Big City Style

Andrew Raphael brings New York style to the East Village. Writer: Bryce Jones Photos: ...