City of Des Moines Breaks New Ground with ‘City Currents’ Magazine

In a dramatic departure from the traditional paper newsletter, the City of Des Moines announced Monday (Feb. 4) the introduction of its own glossy-format magazine, called “City Currents.” The four-color... [Read more]

January Sets Traffic Record For The Waterland Blog: Over 14,800 Readers!

We’d like to take a moment to send a huge shout-out to all our Readers for another record month here at The Waterland Blog – over 14,800 Unique Visitors (according to Sitemeter) for the month of... [Read more]

October Sets Traffic Record For The Waterland Blog: Over 11,000 Readers!

We’d like to take a moment to send a huge shout-out to all our Readers for a record month here at The Waterland Blog – over 11,000 Unique Visitors for the month of October, a record! We also had... [Read more]

Run A Business? Meet Fellow Biz Folks At Monthly Meeting Oct. 26th

The Des Moines Business Committee is seeking locally-based businesspeople to attend their monthly meetings, the next one set for Tuesday, Oct. 26th from 8am – 9am at Bjorneby’s CARSTAR, located... [Read more]

“Rec ‘N Roll” Launches New Era Of Communication For City Parks Dept.

Des Moines Parks, Recreation and Senior Services entered a new era of communication on March 2nd with the launch of the ‘Rec ‘n Roll’ marketing campaign, which includes a new monthly electronic newsletter,... [Read more]

Des Moines Farmers Market Seeking Sponsors For 2010 Season

by Janet Grella The Waterland Blog recently sat down with Wayne Corey, President of the Des Moines Farmers Market (DMFM) Board, a non-profit, all volunteer position. As part of his role as President of... [Read more]

CONTEST: Find Our Publisher On A Metro Bus, Win $50 Gift Certificate!

Sometimes one can’t help but be self-indulgent, so please indulge us as we announce a new contest that may seem, well…very self-indulgent. You see, recently Des Moines’ own Highline Community... [Read more]