Des Moines News:

Help Des Moines plan a new accessible playground and sprayground for Gray's Lake Park!  Learn More.

A new DISPENSARY is coming soon at the Avenues of Ingersoll and Grand at 2817 Ingersoll

College students or new college students have until August 31st to  APPLY FOR THE IOWA LATINO HERITAGE FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP

Dinks Pickleball is coming to Merle Hay Mall and it will have 13 pickleball courts…

Blank Park Zoo is welcoming Ghee and Pickles, the mulefoot pigs to Kids Kingdom  

The 2023 Best Fair Food is the Deep-Fried Bacon Brisket Mac-n-Cheese at Grilled Cheese! You’ll find it by the big slide. I was at the fair yesterday and this is what some folks had to say about the sandwich.

I mostly love to eat food like the Deep-fried Bacon brisket Mac-n-Cheese, and the Iowa Twinkie. Then I just roam around checking out the big slide, people watch on the Grand Concourse, or at the beer tent, walk by the butter cow and Caitlin Clark. Oh, since I grew my own pumpkin patch, I needed to check out the giant pumpkins.

Speaking of the Iowa State Fair: 

 There is still much more to see this weekend. I talk to some other people about what they’re doing at the fair.

New Fair Food to try this year:

• Grinder Ball – The Bacon Box

• Iowa Twinkie – Whatcha Smokin’ BBQ & Brew

• Deep-Fried Bacon Brisket Mac-n-Cheese Grilled Cheese

Artists to see at the Iowa State Fair GrandStand:

• Ludacris

• The Chicks

• Jason Aldean

Free Shows:

• Ingrid Andress

• Claire Rosinkranz

• Asleep at the Wheel

• Country Gold - LeRoy Van Dyke, Mandy Barnett, David Frizzell

• CAIN

Other Events this Weekend

The DSM Art Center is having a 75th Anniversary Community Lawn Party from 11am - 3pm Saturday.

FuseDSM's Annual Golf Tournament at Terrace Hills Golf Course

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Walker Johnston Park

Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre Presents: Shrek the Musical at Stoner Theater - Des Moines Civic Center

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