Politico article on Des Moines

[theiacowtipper]

A great article on the rebirth of our state's capital. Interesting read.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/how-des-moines-iowa-got-cool-213552?o=0

 

[Huey Grey]

It's pronounced, "Des Moines."

 

[The Tradition]

Apparently, it has a history more like "Dull Moines"...

 

[Zooropa_NCR]

DSM is def better now than say 15 years ago.

The problem I had with the city was the same freaking people go to all the events. While it'll never be a big city, it was the worst market for single young professionals.

The best part is the city getting bigger bands and shows to come thru because of the arena.

The article makes it sound like you have so many options to choose from. It's still a chain restaurant town, and nearly all the local stuff fits on one square block downtown.

But the people are nice

 

[ottumwan in tx]

Last couple times i went home to iowa i visited des moines seems way bigger and more traffic than just a few years ago

 

[DavidHawk324]

I just moved here a few months ago after living in bigger cities. I found the downtown area to be extremely nice, especially when the weather is warm. My one disappointment, which was reflected a bit in the article, was it seems like all of this niceness (riverfront, sculpture garden, EV) isn't fully utilized. At least when I walked around in late summer after work, there still weren't very many people out. I'm hoping that with all of the new apartment buildings being built downtown and the hy-vee that there will be more activity on the street and a bit more buzz taking advantage of these great amenities.

 

[Trevor4Iowa]

The article overstated the restsurant options. It's a good enough town, but not as good as the article claims.

 

[like-woahh]

I just moved here a few months ago after living in bigger cities. I found the downtown area to be extremely nice, especially when the weather is warm. My one disappointment, which was reflected a bit in the article, was it seems like all of this niceness (riverfront, sculpture garden, EV) isn't fully utilized. At least when I walked around in late summer after work, there still weren't very many people out. I'm hoping that with all of the new apartment buildings being built downtown and the hy-vee that there will be more activity on the street and a bit more buzz taking advantage of these great amenities.

That's the beauty of it. A lot of niceness without a lot of derps filling it up. It's my favorite part about living here.