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Iowa’s Best Ice Cream Shop Has Multiple Locations & Trucks
It's always a good day for ice cream, especially at the best ice cream shop in Iowa! According to a new list from Love Food, that shop is a place called The Outside Scoop!. According to the official website, the Outside Scoop first got its start back in 2010. The shop is known for its delicious homemade ice cream that's made with local ingredients. The site reads:
Allegiant launches summer seasonal routes with more nonstop flights from Des Moines
Want to start your summer off by going to a place you have never been? Allegiant just made it easier to travel out of Des Moines without any layovers this summer. The airline agency announced it will expand its list of destinations for flights out of the Des Moines International Airport. The schedule is seasonal and for a limited time based on high-summer travel rates. Some flights, which bring back past seasonal destinations, are as low as $70.
Which Iowa restaurant was named one of the most beautiful in America? Hint: It's in Des Moines
Since 1990, People Magazine has published its Most Beautiful issue, recognizing celebrities from actress Michelle Pfeiffer to launch the program to this year’s cover star Sofia Vergara. The magazine also named “The 50 Most Beautiful Restaurants in America,” and one from Iowa made the list. In honor...
The hottest new restaurants from Table 128 to Prime & Providence in Des Moines, May 2024
Des Moines area restaurant fans love to know what's new, what's hot and what favorite chef just launched a second effort that should be tried. With that, the Des Moines Register updates its hot list, a look at some of the newest restaurants that diners can't get enough of. Here's...
Downtown Des Moines coffee shop Northern Vessel hit by a car for the second time in a year
A popular coffee shop in downtown Des Moines was hit by a car early Wednesday morning. Northern Vessel, 1201 Keosauqua Way, isn't just known for its coffee anymore, but for being struck on two separate occasions, one in August 2023, and one around 2 a.m. Wednesday. "We're going to get...
Ankeny student receives diabetic alert dog: ‘He so quickly became a part of our family’
ANKENY, Iowa – The school year is quickly coming to an end. For one student and his new friend, the lessons this year could be life-saving. The workload is winding down in Mr. Cooper’s world culture class at Northview Middle School, but it’s just the beginning of a new friendship between Hunter Bishop and “Chuckles.” […]
Hy-Vee closings hit working-class neighborhoods hard
It certainly made the news. Last week, the Hy-Vee grocery store chain announced it is closing stores in three eastern Iowa communities and recently reduced operating hours at a fourth store in Des Moines. Waterloo’s Logan Avenue store will shut down June 23. The supermarket chain says all employees will be offered jobs at other […] The post Hy-Vee closings hit working-class neighborhoods hard appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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