Des Moines is NOT Boring I’ve lived in Iowa my entire life. I’ve been places and traveled abroad, yet my husband and I decided to raise our kids where we grew up for many reasons. For one, I love that we have four distinct seasons. Granted during the m... »
Big Creek Lake, one of central Iowa’s top fun spots, has some problems. Occasionally, high fecal bacteria counts bring warnings that swimming is unsafe. Lately, the beach even turned up toxic algae blooms. So local natural resources workers came up wit... »
2012 looks like a dry year on average — not much snow and rain — if one takes to heart the predictions of The Old Farmer's Almanac, and who doesn't? A warmer winter will lead to cooler spring and summer, then a warmer fall.advertisment »
