Morning Des Moines. What’s the best place to send your kid for SAT prep? I know there’s sylvan, but are there better?

Hey DSM folks!

I would love to get recommendations to the best place to go for laser hair removal in DSM/WDSM?

if you could also let me know how many sessions did it take and how does the cost look?

thank you so much!

I only lived in DSM for two years and have since moved to KC. But whenever I’m in the area, I make a point to stop by Manhattan Deli and get the Popper. Probably my favorite sandwich. (If anyone happens to know a sammy that comes close to it in KC, I would be forever in your debt)

Where and who are the free clinics in Des Moines who won’t judge me for showing up with an…umm…issue of the scrotum? I’m broke with no insurance but need a diagnosis so I can get the anti-fungals come next paycheck. Rather not fuck up a free clinic nurse’s whole day if a different free clinic is more open to genital healthcare.

It’s not an STD but is definitely involved in the parts in which STDs enjoy

anyone else downtown? the fire alarm in the 5th and walnut garage has been going off for 2 hrs now. i called the non emergency number like 45 minutes ago and they took down my name and number and hung up. is there anything else i can do ?

I’m gonna be moving into my first apartment soon and I was hoping to find a roommate to help with rent costs. How does one find a roommate? Des Moines is a big city (at least to me) and there’s gotta be someone I’d get along with (and they’d get along with me) that also wants a roommate right now, but I’m not sure how to find someone.

Also is there any places I need to avoid? Like I know some sides of Des Moines aren’t great, but are there some I should avoid at all costs?

I have a family member that recently became paralyzed from waist down. Coming home soon (was in hospital out of state). Looking to see if there are any organizations that have free/used equipment: shower chairs, toilet chairs, bed rails, etc. Overwhelmed and trying to see what assistance, if any, is here locally. Thanks.

A salesman just came up and asked if I own my house, I said no and I’m just renting. He asked if I could forward the message that this roofing job would be free due to the recent storm that we had, if my landlord agreed. From previous roofing experience throughout the Midwest I’m unsure if this is a scam and the man I talked to is a storm chaser or someone who prays on insurance companies taking the load of the cost minus the deductible. When I looked up the LLC I couldn’t find anything

If any of you have had your house or rental house worked on by this guy please let me know

I’m currently in the northwest dsm area if this helps

Im looking to see if anyone has had this done and what it ran them

As the title says, looking for affordable vet that does exotics (ferrets)

Anyone else notice their Italian sausage is a lot spicier than it used to be. I swear the last couple years it’s felt like they’ve increased the red pepper ratio in their sausage. I like spicy food don’t get me wrong, it’s just a lot spicier than I remember and it overpowers any dish we use it with.

Goober went missing near Valley Junction in West Des Moines. He's usually indoor only so we're quite worried, I've posted everywhere else I can think of, if you see him please message me. He's incredibly friendly and will approach most people. Loves food.

Howdy!

Was looking to see if anyone knows any repair shops that'll do game consoles. My dad has a ps4 and I'm pretty confident the HDMI port on it is cooked and was looking to see if there was any local options before seeing about sending it somewhere.

Thanks for any help!

Adel

• City Council meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. with agendas available by EOD Friday before the meeting. Agendas can be found here.
• Adel Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 14, 2024

Alleman

• City Council meets on the 2nd Monday of every month at 7 p.m. AND every 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m., which appears to be their Work Session meetings. Agendas can be found here.
• Alleman Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda – May 13, 2024

Altoona

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 6:30 p.m. Agendas can be found here.
• Altoona Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Public Hearing for Development Plan for Blue Ridge Plat 3

Ankeny

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 5:30 p.m. with agendas available by EOD Friday before the meeting. Agendas can be found here
• Ankeny Mayor and City Council
• You need to select Novus agenda and it takes you to a 3rd party website where you can then select the latest meeting type such as City Council, Action Planning, etc.
  • City Council meetings can be viewed via Zoom, but only during the meeting. The City does not post the video of the Council meetings on either their website or YouTube.
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Local Option Sales and Services Tax
    • Amending provisions pertaining to stormwater management fees.

Bondurant

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 6 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here
• Bondurant Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Approval of site plan for 2416 Robinson Avenue (LCI Distributing, LTD)
    • Approving the site plan extension request for 2465 Robinson Avenue, NE (Skol Trucking)

Carlisle

• City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month at 6:30 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here on the right side of the website.
• Carlisle Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 13, 2024

Clive

• City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month at 6 p.m. with the goal of having agendas posted no later than two business days prior to a meeting. Agenda Packets for 2024 can be found here and a collection of prior year agenda packets (2005+) and large construction set documents can be located here.
• Clive Mayor and City Council
• Latest City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 2, 2024

Cumming

• City Council meets on the 2nd Mondays of every month and sometimes on the 4th Monday if needed at 7 p.m. They updated their website so in the new way to find their current agenda/packets is either on the front page of the website either under latest news in the center or to the right under upcoming events.
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 13, 2024

Dallas Center

• City Council meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here
• Dallas Center Mayor and City
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Discussion to evaluate potential city administrator candidates

Dallas County

• Dallas County Board of Supervisors meet every Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. Upcoming Supervisor Agenda Packets can be found here and Supervisor meetings prior to upcoming meetings can be located here.
• They do not post contact information for their three board of supervisors - Someone who lives in Dallas County please contact the County to post this information because it’s antithetical to an “open” government.
• Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda – May 21, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGETING
• If you work for Dallas County or know someone who works there, please tell the administration to include Supervisor agenda packets on the website.

De Soto

• City Council meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. with agendas posted to the City website by the EOD Friday before the meeting. Agendas can be found here.
• De Soto Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda – May 21, 2024
• Items of interest:
  • Public Hearing for the sale of city lots; 324 & 326 Walnut Street
  • Water and sewer rate amendments
  • Adopt a resolution placing a proposal before the voters to increase the membership of the Board of Supervisors in Dallas County from three to five
  • Set the date and time for a Public Hearing for the sale of city lot north of city hall; June 18, 2024 at 6:00pm.

Des Moines

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 5 p.m. with agendas being available by 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the meeting. Agendas can be found here. I will only do my top 5 as the media generally covers DSM Council meetings and the big topics.
• Des Moines Mayor and City Council
  • City Council does usually have Work Sessions on the morning of regular City Council meetings (Mondays) at 7:30 a.m.
• City Council Meeting Agenda – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Conversion of an existing office building at 601 Locust Street to a 221-unit multi-family residential building
    • Urbandale Avenue Resurfacing from 34th Street to Beaver Avenue
    • Euclid Avenue 3-Lane Conversion (2nd Avenue to Des Moines River Bridge)
    • Workforce Housing Tax Credit (WHTC) benefit applications
    • Memorandum of Understanding and Business Associate Agreement with United Way of the Midlands for non-emergency transportation services.
    • WORK SESSION IN MORNING at 7:30 a.m. - IMPACT Community Action Partnership Update, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Elkhart

• City Council meets on the 3rd Monday of every month at 6 p.m. Agendas can be found here and Agenda Packets can located here (it seems like agendas are posted at a separate time compared to the full agenda packet.
• Elkhart does not provide contact information for their Mayor or City Council. If you live in Elkhart, please contact the City to ask that they put this information up on their website.
• City Council Meeting Agenda – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • ADDING CHAPTER 47 TO PROVIDE PARK REGULATIONS

Granger

• City Council meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. Agendas can be found here.
• Granger Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 23, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • No agenda has been posted as of the time of this post.
• If you work for the City of Granger or know someone who works there, please tell the administration to include Council agenda packets on the website.

Grimes

• City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at 5:30 p.m. and they try to have agendas available to view for the public published 24 hours in advance of the meeting. They have dates listed on their website when they will not meet during the year listed here.
• Grimes Mayor and City Council
• agenda & meetings page/calendar this does include their upcoming and previous meetings with agendas/packets if you scroll up or down.
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 14, 2024

Indianola

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here.
• Indianola Mayor and City Council
  • City Council does have study sessions on topics that are before the regular City Council meeting at 6 p.m. and are open to the public.
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Approving the fee schedule
    • Hearing in accordance with Chapter 56, Section 56.05 of the City Code concerning seizure, impoundment and disposition of vicious animals.
• Joint City Council and Warren County Supervisors Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
• Items of interest:
  • Resolution authorizing the execution of a contract by and between the City of Indianola and Warren County
• City Council Study Session Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
• Items of interest:
  • Risk insurance renewals

Johnston

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here This takes you to a 3rd party website where there appears to be no separate web pages for each Council meeting.
• Johnston Mayor and City Council
  • City Council does have Work Sessions that are open to the public that occur before regular City Council meetings at 6 p.m.
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024 (On the desktop version, it is not a separate page from where the agendas are located so you have to click on meetings in the top right, find the Council meeting on the left, click view agenda, and then you can click on separate agenda items on the left to get more info)
  • Items of interest:
    • Council Work Session before City Council meeting - Discus Senate File 455 and the Applicable Text Amendments to the Johnston Code of Ordinances Which Originate From This Legislation
    • Updating the City of Johnston Policy on Special Events
    • Set a public hearing for June 3rd, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. to consider a text amendment to Section 176.13, Dwelling, Attached Two Unit (Twinhome), Section 177.03, Accessory Structure, Section 182.07, Screening, and Section 185.03, Building Materials, of the Johnston Zoning Code.
    • Resolution No. 24-115 - Approving a Moratorium on Enforcement of the Amended Fire Sprinkler Threshold Requirements of Section 159.10.7 and 155.04.2.N of the City of Johnston Code of Ordinances

Norwalk

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month at 6 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here
• Norwalk Mayor and City Council
• Tentative City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 16, 2024

Pleasant Hill

• City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at 6 p.m. Agenda Packets for previous meetings can be found here but you have to select the particular meeting from a list under City Council Agendas (Their archive is not updated properly so you may need to contact staff at the city to fix this or request different agenda documents). Agendas for the upcoming City Council meeting can be located here on the left hand side of the web page.
• Pleasant Hill Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda – May 14, 2024

Polk City

• City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at 6 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here
• Polk City Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 13, 2024

Polk County

• Polk County Board of Supervisors meet every other Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. The schedule for the rest of the year as well as agenda packets for upcoming and previous meetings can be found here They also typically have work sessions on Wednesday or Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
• Polk County Board of Supervisors (You have to click on each Supervisors “Bio” to get their contact information)
• Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Packet – May 21, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Resolution approving agreement with Des Moines University for provision of learning experiences.

Urbandale

• City Council meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here on the right side of the website.
• Urbandale Mayor and City Council (On the left hand side of the webpage you have to select each person for their contact information)
  • City Council does have Work Sessions that are open to the public that occur before City Council Meetings at 5:30 p.m. City Council also has Lunch and Learn meetings that are open to the public electronically on select Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m. (The public may access the conversation in person at Urbandale City Council Chambers the day of the meeting).
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 21, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Public Hearing and Consideration of Bids - Lions Park Improvements Phase 2

Van Meter

• City Council meets on the 2nd Monday of every month at 7 p.m. Agendas can be found here
• Van Meter Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda – May 13, 2024

Warren County

• Warren County Board of Supervisors meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 9:30 a.m. Agendas can be found here
• Warren County Board of Supervisors
• Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda – May 7, 2024 They require you to download the agendas via PDF’s so there is no direct web link to the agendas

Waukee

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 5:30 p.m. Agendas can be found here AND the agenda packets can be located here
• Waukee Mayor and City Council
  • City Council will have Work Sessions and Special Meetings that usually occur on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month.
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Water, Irrigation, stormwater, solid waste, and natural gas rates
    • approval of a resolution approving revised site plan for Central Plaza II [1165 SE University Avenue]

West Des Moines

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 5:30 p.m. Upcoming Council Agenda Packets can be found here (to see the packet for a meeting, click on the meeting under “Events” and then select one of the packet choices) and Council meetings prior to upcoming meetings can be located here
• West Des Moines Mayor and City Council
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Establish Public Hearings - Revenue Purpose Statements Regarding Use of Revenues Derived from Proposed Electric and Natural Gas Franchise Fees
    • Modify Regulations Pertaining to the Sales and Storage of Fireworks

Windsor Heights

• City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month at 6 p.m. Agenda Packets can be found here
• Windsor Heights Mayor and City Council (You have to click on each person to get their contact information but you can fill out this form to send a message to the Mayor, the five city councilors, and the city administrator at once.
  • They do have recaps of their City Council meetings which are located here
• City Council Meeting Agenda Packet – May 20, 2024
  • Items of interest:
    • Amending Chapter 136, Governing Sidewalk Regulations
    • Amending Chapter 185, Governing Floodplain Management
    • Approve Resolution 2024-38 A Resolution Setting a Public Hearing on the Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract and Estimate of Costs for the Windsor Heights CEC Solar Project

Hi! I'm a booker for a alt/midwest emo group out of Milwaukee. They are going to be in Des Moines on 6/219. I found a good amount of venues to reach out to, but I like having at least one local on board before doing so. Any suggestions?

Thank ya so much!

Did anyone hear the large explosion this morning around 7:40 am? I am in Urbandale near Windsor Heights. I'm curious to what happened!

Hi all. My cousin just gave birth to a gorgeous girl this morning. While this was happening her dog, Ivy, was staying with family. Ivy escaped! Ivy is very skittish so please don’t chase her. There’s not much I expect after posting this other than if you see her let me know! Last seen in the urbandale area

Kim signed HF2605, which effectively kills the Iowa consumable hemp industry. I believe it's obvious by now that she does not care about the people in this state.

There is going to be a protest hosted at the Des Moines City Hall on Monday during the city council meeting. It will be a rally and noise demonstration to demand an unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank, divestment of city contracts to Israeli companies (Via Transportation), and ask for an expansion of the public transit service in Des Moines (DART).

The rally will be from 5pm till the end of the meeting.

5pm on May 20th at the Des Moines City Hall.

Looking to dip and burn this weekend

Any real Korean restaurant in Des Moines metro or at least someplace that makes decent kimchi?

Where’s the best prime rib in Des Moines?

Hi guys, I am planning on moving to Des Moines this summer to start med school. I was looking for apartment recommendations based on where you guys have lived. My budget is around $1500 for a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment. Looking for something with as many bells and whistles as possible, and furnished would be a plus, but not necessary. Looking for something within a 20 minute drive of DMUCOM. Will definitely look into any recommendations you guys can offer

What’s happening tonight other than the music festival in Clive?

Hey, everyone! I was curious if anyone has any recommendations for swim lessons for kindergarten aged kids in the Des Moines area. I see that the city has a program, but I imagine there is more. Mostly want to know if there is anywhere that people had a bad experience, so that I can avoid that.

Thanks!

This is a pretty specific question. I got the Adventureland season pass for this year, which includes 3 free guest passes. I feel like I saw something on the website a few weeks ago saying that I could not use these free guest passes on the first visit, but now I cannot find it on the website, so I am wondering if that policy is still in effect.

I would like to go with my wife on opening day Saturday if we can. Do any season pass holders or people with Adventureland insider info know whether I will be able to get her into the park on Saturday?