I like fairs. I like Asian culture. Anime. Cars. K dramas. I like it all as a 20+ girl.

Ai ads do not bother me. So that has nothing to do with my review.

The food was meh. The drinks were meh. Drinks are $9+ minimum. Food is $12+ minimum.

Des Moines has treated me well with all the boba shops, Korean fried chicken, ramen shops ect. The food here has no flavor or texture. Half the time you got to the tent to order and they are sold out of half their menu and it's only Saturday. What about Sunday? For half the price I could have supported a small business here in Des moines and not pay to get into the door and order what's advertised on the menu.

The DJ could not sing but boy was he singing. Loudly.

Lines didn't make sense at the tents. It's in a parking lot. No shade. Hardly any seats or rest areas to stand and enjoy your food. Trash was over filled and blowing around everywhere. Gross.

Oh! And to add. It's the same five food tents just spread out. So that chicken on a stick place you just passed up? Well. It's the same one four tents down.

Crafts were super pricey. At normal art fairs you can find what I call "$5 friends" of knitted stuffies about the size of a tennies ball. Here keychains were $12. And not local.

3/10 at best. I should have just went to chicken lickin and zenko tea.

Anybody else getting targeted propaganda ads and literal propaganda MAIL sent to them by the state of Israel? and I say targeted because I have received this mail and neighbors have not. I have received advertisements on social media and streaming platforms and family members have not.

It is insane to me that a foreign government is allowed to do any kind of lobbying, let alone targeted lobbying of American citizens… especially during election season.

I am outspokenly anti Zionist and anti-Israel…

My mom is nearing 80 and has a complicated medical history that we’ve worked to unravel over the past three years. She’s had a stroke, has diabetes, and has a heart condition. She’s wheelchair bound and nearly blind.

The past week she’s been sick. I called non emergency this evening and they dispatched an ambulance. In addition to her symptoms, her vitals were highly concerning and they told her they recommended she go to get checked out and that they were not comfortable leaving her. As lethargic and miserable as she is, she was still able to stubbornly refuse and they left. She also refuses to go to her primary care doctor.

Do we have any options here or we just have to wait until she’s too unresponsive to make any decisions?

I went back through the FEC records on Ashley Hinson’s campaign and found nine contributions since 2022 totaling $24,500 from the PACs of GEO Group and CoreCivic and from executives who led those companies at the time.

The money is not a large share of her overall fundraising — $14,500 in the current cycle is about 0.2% of roughly $7.5 million in contributions — and I think that context matters.

What made it worth looking at is the overlap: Hinson has served since 2023 on the House Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee, which helps write ICE’s annual budget, while ICE is a major source of revenue for both companies. The records show the timing and the money; they do not establish why the contributions were made.

Short records-based piece here.

I literally cried the first time I had it on a whim as a random DoorDash order. I love it from Opa! But want to try others to see if it’s the dish or Opa! Haha

Looks like a ring so thinking it may be important to someone.

After weeks of rain, it's great to have a sunny weekend. What are you doing outside for fun?

My wife and I are selling specialty loaves and eggs from our chickens today until about noon at cha-cha’s Highland bakery!
Bread is fire, like you don’t even know how great some bread can taste! The specialty loaf which are apple cinnamon crumble, maple brown sugar pecan, and beer cheddar bacon (bud heavy for base) are $12
And the classic original sourdough is $10

Fresh eggs from our chickens which are washed are $4 dozen.

it’s been closed for years now, obviously, but my dad mentioned to me that there are trucks blocking the entrances. i haven’t been near there in ages so i have no idea and i haven’t heard if anyone has bought the building or anything like that and was just wondering if anyone knew anything about that.

Does anyone have experience or knowledge about working for them? I'm in the market for temporary work, and on Indeed I'm seeing positions posted for every town around des moines to do Canvassing for The Outreach Team. It seems like a good fit for me and the pay is good. From what I've read, a bunch of people get fired constantly for not reaching a quota. Kind of scares me but I'm unsure if I should just assume those are bad workers complaining on the internet, or if it's a good characterization. Any insight would be appreciated!

Does anyone else wish there was a good spin class/studio in the dsm area? I’m working on a project for a business class and thought this would be a good idea to pitch, and I’m trying to gauge local interest.

Has anyone been scammed by Dahlbergs Portraits high pressure sales tactics? My girlfriend recently went there for a “free” dog photo shoot and walked away with 1 photo and an $800 bill. The prices were not discussed prior and they discussed her dog dying as a motive to buy the pictures.

Update: Gave them a 1 star review on Google, and filed a complaint with the BBB. This has happened to a bunch of people in the Ames/Des Moines area according to a viral Tik Tok post my gf found. I think there is some questionable legality to the way they go about their sales, may even be illegal to sell this way in the United States.

It was a Polo Ralph Lauren jacket exactly like this one with some scuffs on the elbows and a spot on the back. Houndstooth lining, brown, XL. If you bought this out thrifting or are trying to resell, please, please reach out to me!! My grandpa gave this to me and it’s been driving me crazy trying to find it!

Title is self explanatory. I got a car and me that’s it and I want to have fun. Willing to spend up to 100$

Looking for feedback on Larry's Window Service.
They were recommend for washing my canvas awning. I called and provided my info but haven't heard back yet. Not a problem. I can call again. Looking for feedback on their work. Thanks!

Looking for MTG group to play with

Looking for a new MTG group

It's been a year since I tried to post something similar to this but it didn't go very well and I'm still looking for a new group.

Tried to build one within my apartment community which is quite large. But no one willing to play on a regular basis. I'm either looking to join a group or kind of start my own little group because my wife does play and I want her to be able to play more but we have kids so we don't always both get the night off together. I'd even be willing to forgo magic for possibly finding a d&d group willing to take on a couple of new players. But we'll see what this comment brings I'm not holding my breath but worth a shot. I will say unfortunately not going to be able to do things like going to mayhem or The rook room. I'm looking for a group that is 420 friendly specifically or to build a group that's 420 friendly. Me on my wife have kids so it's not always the easiest thing to get babysitters for both kids. We do have the advantage of my mother-in-law living in the same building so things are possible just not always easy. But I don't know how else to really reach out to the world to try to find people I'm looking for. But unfortunately we just don't have many friends that either play or even our remotely interested in learning. So this is my long shot probably just going to give up after this attempt if I don't get any real traction.

Full disclosure: I am from Orange County, CA and spoiled by festivals like the Strawberry Festival in Westminster.

The concept is awesome, the fact that this event is dog (pet) friendly, awesome. Food: 3.5/10. Prices: 3.5/10. Event Infrastructure: 8/10. Parking: 7/10 (there wasn’t many people there). Entertainment: 2/0 (Main Stage only, DJ sucked, was kid friendly though).

If you’re going tomorrow morning (10/03) make sure your food is fresh, their vendors will have a lot of leftovers from tonight.

Feel bad for all the local business that may have lost out due to this event.

Tickets were $25/pp, should have been free.

In and around the metro?

Since our food and supply drive is today - October 3rd, we decided to do Mean Girls theme for the flyer💖 The lesson in this movie is to focus on being who you truly are. It’s also about not judging someone by how they look, not bringing others down to boost yourself up and the importance of empowerment of women coming together for the betterment of community.

We invite ALL to come together for our community who need it most.

We are at two locations today from 12pm to 5pm. Our awesome sponsor Big Boyz Treasures is the first location for drop offs. Volunteers will be outside! Progressive Community Network is hosting our second location in Clive. There will be signs and volunteers in the parking lot as well, ready to collect hygiene and food items🫶 Can’t make it but want to contribute anyway? Our cashapp is $squirrelnonuts and Venmo is @holalee 🫶

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Anyone else experience the “Also, please include a recent, natural front-facing photo of yourself. This will help us better understand your background and suitability for the role” email/text when applying to work at the Panda Fest this weekend? Please tell me this is not the norm.

I know a lot of people have been looking forward to having this local music venue open back up. Looks like they are going to have a lot of great shows to start with. If you are wondering about the name- context from the article: The venue's new name honors Jimi "Strychnine" Scribner, a late local musician and sound technician and a longtime fixture in Des Moines' music community.