Remodeled bar brings new cliental to University Library Cafe in Des Moines, Iowa. Full Court Press, a local company, took on the project of transforming the place to a neighborhood bar. Manager Tyler Uetz, and bartender Alex Etgeton share their experiences.

The Fraternal Order of the Eagles hosts a bingo tournament every Sunday afternoon at their Des Moines chapter headquarters.  Admission is $20 for a chance to win the $500 jackpot. Bingo is open to the public and starts at 2 p.m. with food and drink available.

Des Moines Derby Dames and Crash Test Dolls face off against Circle City Derby Girls on February 25, 2012 at 7 Flags Events Center in Clive, Iowa. Players and volunteers reveal what they love most about Des Moines roller derby.

By Tim Weideman Supporters rallied for their candidates Saturday night across the street from Drake University before the Iowa Republican Debate. Numbers were clearly in Ron Paul supporters’ favor but an unexpected opponent made a vocal appearance Occupy Iowa protesters stood along the opposite...

Nov. 16, 2011 Des Moines, IA — Becca Mataloni, a Drake University journalism student, will live blog the event on Thursday. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Pomerantz Stage in the Olmsted Center. It will last approximately 45 minutes. The blog will go live about 9:45 a.m. with color and commentary....

From Wall Street to Des Moines, the 99% are Moving By Michael Rutledge | Drake University Senior Des Moines, Iowa (October 25) Who are the 99%?  For the amount of press they receive the 99% are still largely indefinable.  A hodgepodge of groups who seemed to have banned together out of convenience...

Michele Bachmann Avoids Controversy by Avoiding Politics By Michael Rutledge | Drake University Senior Osceola, Iowa (October 23, 2011) Fifty miles south of Des Moines, tucked snugly in a cornfield beside U.S. Highway 69, rests the one-room Calvary Bible Church.  The Osceola church was the latest stop...

Op-Ed Blog by Kylie Rush “With great power comes great responsibility,” as Spiderman’s uncle once said. As college students, how much power can we really have? Every day we go to classes that are practically determined for us with our graduation requirements. We eat the food prepared for us according...

By Ann Schnoebelen To me, the environment seemed to be part inspiring locker room speech, part Sesame Street episode and part sorority recruitment. The Obama For America-Iowa team convention on Drake’s campus last weekend was my first real inside look at how a campaign works. I really didn’t know...

We’re out to expose the hometown secrets of the Iowa Caucuses. Other people cover the candidates, but we’re covering the characters. We want to share who Iowans really are and how they think. Our funding and staff come from Drake University in Iowa’s capital city Des Moines, giving us a unique...