Once ranked the fourth best place to live in the United States, Des Moines has fallen again on the list. This time all the way from number 19 to number 55 on U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best ...

Once ranked the fourth best place to live in the United States, Des Moines has fallen to number 19 on U.S. News & World Report's 2023 Best Places to Live list. To compile its annual Best Places to ...

FALL OF 2026. WELL, AND HEY, DES MOINES IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GIRLS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW FORBES STUDY. FORBES LOOKED AT SEVERAL FACTORS LIKE INCOME AND COST OF LIVING ...

Des Moines has been named one of the top five small U.S. cities for young graduates to live in, according to data from Pheabs.com. The study evaluated more than 600 cities with populations under ...

When Lefty’s Live Music opened its doors in spring 2015, it filled a gap in Des Moines’ music scene with a space dedicated to all genres, all artists and all fans. Founded by Anne Mathey and Erik ...

GRIND FOR LIFE TOOK OVER LAURIDSEN SKATE PARK SATURDAY MORNING. IT IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING AND MOST PARTICIPATED SKATEBOARDING SERIES IN RECENT HISTORY. PARTICIPATE MAY BE THE KEY WORD BECAUSE ...

Wooly’s, a live music venue on East Locust in downtown Des Moines, has been a cornerstone of the Des Moines’ live music scene for 12 years and has directly contributed to the cultural fabric that has ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa native who studies the cultural roots of music and plays blues guitar has come home to help bring more live music to this Midwestern city. To do that, Fritz Junker won ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — After ten years of business a Des Moines live music hall announced that they would be closing with the new year. Lefty’s Live Music announced via Facebook on Thursday that, “As our ...

Des Moines residents may experience a disparity in how quickly firefighters respond to both medical and fire calls depending on where they live in the city, a new report shows. In some locations, ...