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Iowa & Des Moines Blogs. Add Yours Here!

As a follow up to Cara Hall’s article in Juice (and on dmjuice.com) titled Get Blogging Already, I decided to create this post to help our readers find more Des Moines blogs and other bloggers in Iowa.  If you live in Iowa and would like your blog added here, either add it to our comments […]

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admin | August 1st, 2008 | Continued

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Meet Des Moines’ UFC Fighter - Kevin Burns

Kevin Burns looks like the average “Joe”…dresses like the average “Joe”…holds a full-time job like the average “Joe”.  However, Kevin “The Fire” Burns is not so average…he is a professional MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter, living and working in greater Des Moines.  I had the opportunity to interview Kevin this week, and here is what I learned… 
Kevin “The Fire” Burns had his […]

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admin | June 30th, 2008 | Continued

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Will Iowa Go Green? Eco-Friendly Businesses

Iowa businesses seem to be catching on to the green movement.  Everywhere I go, it seems like local companies are trying to promote how green they have become.  Are you seeing and hearing it too?
For example, how many times a day are you bombarded with a radio advertisement for a site called Iowa Go Green, […]

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admin | June 3rd, 2008 | Continued

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Des Moines + Women’s Clothing = K.Renee

Women, do you want to be pampered when you shop? If you live in central Iowa, you need to check out K.Renee in West Des Moines.  This women’s clothing boutique was originally located in Ames, and opened in WDM almost 10 years ago.  Their store is at 2700 University Avenue, in Governor Square and they truly […]

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admin | May 2nd, 2008 | Continued

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Eddie, David, Alex & Wolfgang | Van Halen Rocks Des Moines

Just returned from the Van Halen concert in Des Moines. It was a full house, and Van Halen did not disappoint. Incredible to see the gang on stage again, and Wolfgang held his own with some of the greatest rockers of all time. Hard to believe it all started about 30 years […]

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admin | February 7th, 2008 | Continued

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iDesMoines.com went live on June 11, 2007.  Created by Internet marketing guru Jeff Carey, the blog focuses on what businesses, organizations, and individuals in and around Des Moines are doing right and wrong, online and offline.
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Lo Lo Jones Makes the Finals for the 100 M Hurdles

Lo Lo Jones ran track for Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa.  She landed a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team for the 100 m hurdles. In between, she has overcome many obstacles.  Lo Lo ran her heart out in Beijing and made the finals for the 100 meter hurdles.
As the race began, […]

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20Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Shawn Johnson Wins the Gold

Wow…what a performance for Shawn Johnson on the balance beam.  She did a fantastic job and her smile says it all!  Finally a gold medal for Shawn, making all the hard work pay off. 
I was relieved she did not have to perform first on the beam–as she did in the floor routine.  I felt her floor routine […]

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19Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Which Des Moines Websites Do You Visit?

As previously reported on iDesMoines.com, the Des Moines Register (dmregister.com) and State Of Iowa website (iowa.gov) are two of the most searched and visited local websites. In addition to those, there are plenty of other local businesses and organizations that get their fair share of traffic/visits here in the metro. Based on data from Google, here are […]

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12Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Olympics…Des Moines Natives Going for the Gold

Des Moines, Iowa is going to be represented in Beijing.  We have two athletes going for the gold:  Shawn Johnson a current Valley Student…Lolo Jones a former Roosevelt athlete.  Johnson is a talented gymnast and Jones is competing in 100 m hurdles. 
Shawn Johnson is a West Des Moines native.  In my opinion, Johnson is a shoe-in to win the […]

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6Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Salon Resources | Equipment, Furniture, Software

Owning a beauty salon or barber shop can be a fickle entrepreneurial endeavor these days.
 
Luckily for business owners seeking avenues out of the red, local owned Iowa Beauty distributes hundreds of low-priced beauty products, including salon equipment and beauty salon furniture imported from several European distributors.
 
Iowa Beauty’s success can be directly attributed to its enormous […]

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22Jul2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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2008 Iowa State Fair | What You Should Know.

Summer is flying by and the temperature is heating up…along with the increasing temps and humidity comes the 2008 Iowa State Fair.  The State Fair begins on August 7th until the 17th.  The Theme:  U gotta Love It!
Some of the everyday events at the fair include activities like:  the “Extreme Canines Stunt Dog Show”, the “Bill Riley’s Talent Show”, “Perry’s Petting Zoo”, […]

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11Jul2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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2008 Hy-Vee Triathlon | Link To Photos

The 2008 Hy-Vee Triathlon starts today in West Des Moines.  It consists of a 40k bike ride, 10k run and 1,500 meter swim.  The swimming event was originally scheduled to take place at Gray’s Lake in Des Moines.  Due to the flooding, it was moved to Blue Heron Lake (that was only decided this week…as […]

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21Jun2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Cedar Rapids Floods 2008

I happened to watch the TODAY show on Friday.  There was a video clip from Cedar Rapids regarding the floods.  It showed a lady and her nine children interviewed by Matt Lauer.   The family was evacuated from their house, the water was up to the roof, the mother got out with 5 baskets of “stuff” and had recently lost her […]

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14Jun2008 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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