After being ordered to halt work last year, the Des Moines Art Center says it will begin the controversial removal of the Greenwood Park installation ...

Des Moines Parks and rec director Ben Page says birdland pool is Closing it after the 2025 swimming season would save 200 thousand dollars in the operating budget and 2 to 3 million dollars in ...

As part of our Black History Month coverage, we recently spotlighted several local activists whose contributions influenced ...

The 80/35 music festival, the two-day festival that over the years has attracted musicians to Des Moines ranging from Lizzo ...

In 2009, John and Mary Pappajohn, a Des Moines venture capitalist and his wife, provided funding for and donated more than 30 sculptures to the Des Moines Art Center. Their donation transformed an ...

Seaman, 51, spent the last 25 years with West Des Moines’ parks and recreation department. He will officially step into the new management role Dec. 11 with the immediate goal of defining how ...

A Des Moines leader has one goal for his community center — to house city resources under a single roof. Lou Parks, founder and executive director of the nonprofit All About Kids, is opening the ...

Despite chilly Midwestern winters, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden remains a year-round top attraction thanks to the site's domed conservatory, which is kept consistently balmy to nurture ...

Bald Eagles like living downtown, too! Join Des Moines Parks & Recreation on Bald Eagle Day, Feb. 8, at the South East 6th Street Bridge at 10 a.m. to learn about the patriotic creatures and ...

Once the installation is gone, the land will be back under the management of the Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department. The art installation at Greenwood Pond: Double Site is slated to be ...