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Luke Bryan Makes Surprise Appearance At Local Iowa Restaurant
It's not every day a big-time celebrity makes a surprise visit to Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. Before his concert in Des Moines, Iowa, country singer Luke Bryan grabbed some food at a local Iowa restaurant and surprised customers and employees. That's my kind of night!. Buzzard Billy's is located...
Mega Millions Tickets in Iowa Will Get More Expensive in 2025
One of the most popular lottery games in Iowa, and around the country, will be getting a major overhaul with new game features, odds, as well as a prince increase come spring 2025. The Mega Millions game is popular for obvious reasons. It affords players a chance at untold riches....
Trick-or-treat at local Ingersoll shops
If you're looking for a unique trick-or-treating experience this year — don your costumes and stop by Ingersoll's local businesses.Driving the news: The Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand is hosting a family-friendly trick-or-treating event with local businesses along the corridor.Shops between 28th-31st Streets, as well as 36th and Ingersoll will be passing out candy to visitors.Zoom in: Some participating shops include Crème, Chain and Spoke, Chocolaterie Stam, Despensary, DZO Korean BBQ and Star Bar.If you go: 4-5:30pm on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Hoyt Sherman Place adds self-guided electronic tour option
DES MOINES, Iowa – You can now get a new view of Des Moines’ historic Hoyt Sherman Place. The non-profit is introducing self-guided electronic tours as a way to allow guests to explore each room in the venue in a unique way. Visitors can select paintings, sculptures, and furniture and learn in-depth information about each. […]
Ankeny and Waukee are getting new bubble tea shops
Zenko Tea, a locally-owned bubble tea business, is more than doubling its regional presence with three new locations across the Des Moines metro.The latest: The shop took over the former Gossip Tea Coffee locations in Waukee and Ankeny last month.It also plans on opening an unspecified Ingersoll location next spring.How it started: Back in 2021, Phuong Thai and her husband, Chau Vu, opened their first bubble tea shop by Merle Hay Mall.Despite challenges from the pandemic, the couple found success and opened a second store in West Des Moines near Jordan Creek Town Center in 2023.State of play: In just four years they'll have five locations after the Ingersoll shop opens.The menu: Zenko serves a wide selection of milk teas, juices and smoothies with topping choices like traditional boba, as well as jellies, caramel flan, cheese foam and tiramisu foam.They also serve Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa dá), as well as cute, homemade macarons from Rosechu.Linh's thought bubble: If you want to try bubble tea for the first time, my favorite is wintermelon milk tea!If you go: 11am-8pm every day; 1482 SE University Ave. in Waukee and 1510 S. Ankeny Blvd., #101, Ankeny.
The Iowa State Fair Butter Cow is Headed to Washington D.C.
From the nation's heartland to our nation's capital. Iowa's butter cow is headed to Washington D.C.!. The Des Moines Register reports that after decades of fame at the Iowa State Fair, a butter cow sculpted by Sarah Pratt of Cumming, Iowa will be displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. It will be part of a yearlong exhibit called "The State Fair and American Craft."
Iowa travelers on record pace for guns confiscated by TSA in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on Tuesday that the number of guns detected at the Des Moines International Airport has nearly doubled the total found in 2023. According to the TSA, in 2023 there were seven firearms detected at the airport. As of September 30 there have been 13 firearms […]
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