June 2008
State of the ART Education
Core Magazine
When it started, he was just a boy in mud puddle. By the end, he was Nick, an adventurous child with a fondness for farm animals who lived in town with his grandmother.
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March 2008
Featured Neighborhood: Beaverdale
Core Magazine
Even as the city stretches farther into the farm fields and formerly rural communities, homes in Beaverdale -- one of Des Moines' most notable neighborhoods -- remain coveted properites.
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January 2008
The Attainable Time Machine
Core Magazine
Collecting and restoring vintage or "classic" cars has long been a mainstay hobby.
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East Village Books
Core Magazine
Look in the windows of East Village Books and you see what appears to be simply a bookstore.
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Grand Piano Bistro
Core Magazine
If you're in the mood for a melody -- and Lobster Dim Sum -- this is your place.
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June 2007
The Marketable Market
Core Magazine
What exactly is a "market," and what will they contribute to the city?
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February 2007
Kids in the City
Core Magazine
Raising children is perilous no matter where you choose to do it. Raise them in the suburbs and you wage a keeping-up-with-the Jones' battel where video iPods and Hollister hoodies are badges of honor.
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Get the (very) young to love it here
Des Moines Business Record
There's much ado about keeping our young people in Des Moines.
April 2006
Do Good Parents Have Favorites?
Los Angeles Family
It’s the age-old sibling debate – “You’re the favorite!” “No you’re the favorite!” Inevitably following is the parental intervention, “We don’t have a favorite.” But, is that always true?
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Big Apple Parents
Staten Island Parent
Hudson Valley Parent
January 2005
Demystifying Day Spas
Women's Lifestyle
As a gal born and raised in a city of 70,000, I turn timid the instant someone offers me a taste of big-city life. So when I unwrapped my birthday gift - a brochure for a half-day excursion at a ritzy day spa - I was a little nervous to find out what a "heavenly, stress reducing, body enhanced miracle" really was. Read on...
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The Register Herald (West Virginia)
December 2004
A New Lease on Lies
Nevada Woman
When considering your New Year's resolutions, would vowing to stop telling your spouse little white lies truly benefit your marriage or relationship? Read on...
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