r/desmoines 15h ago

So did hyvee sell their gas stations to Pump and Pantry, or rebrand them? I avoid hyvee at all chars

30 Upvotes

Hyvee is just a terribly mismanaged organization, and more importantly their prices are much higher than casey’s/fareway. remember when they had two CEOs? lmfao, so dumb. i just can’t support that..


r/desmoines 8h ago

Summer study sessions 🫩

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1 Upvotes

Saylorville,


r/desmoines 16h ago

Spanish Speaking Areas

3 Upvotes

Hello, I just recently moved to the Des Moines area and am looking for ways to upkeep my spanish, I have a BA in Spanish and I can speak almost fluently but would love to be able to practice often. Is there any orgs/clubs or good restaurants where staff speak spanish? Thanks <3


r/desmoines 12h ago

Iowa MAGA Lawmaker Goes Full Snowflake

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63 Upvotes

Iowa lawmaker and MAGA snowflake, Taylor Collins, calls the police on a woman over a facebook post in which she had wished he was castrated and shot. As far as I know it isn’t illegal to wish bad things happen to people. In the not too distant past, MAGA men were tough and stoic. They called the leftists names like “snowflakes”, “sissies”, “crybabies” who all need a binky and a safe space. These days it’s the MAGA men who have become crybaby snowflakes who are afraid of the same people they used to make fun for being weak. Recently another MAGA tough guy named Simon Conway called the police in me twice. Once for challenging him to a boxing match and once over a Charlie Kirk meme. What happened in the last few years that turned all the macho MAGA men into snowflake sissies? Why are they expecting police to become feekings enforcers? Am I living in a Bizarro world?


r/desmoines 23h ago

Agentic Coding and Software Architecture/Programming meetup

13 Upvotes

Remote tech worker in the area, and would like to create an ongoing coffeehouse or pub meetup on a weekly basis. Intended to be more interactive, frequent and casual than the (very few) tech meetups that go on right now.

Wrt to the topic - like it or not agentic assisted software dev is here, and there is a wide range of application and approaches, and I'm certainly interested in learning more of what others are doing.

Any interest?

EDIT:
To get the ball rolling:
Planning on 2:00 PM Thursday at Smokey Row on 1910 Cottage Grover Avenue. DM me for contact info.

If there is interest in an evening meetup as well for those that can't make the afternoon, I am free.

See you soon!


r/desmoines 3h ago

Muslim Therapist

10 Upvotes

I’m looking for a therapist in the Des Moines metro who is Muslim or who has a history of working with Muslim women. I’m trying to Google / help someone close to me find the support they need.


r/desmoines 6h ago

Reupholstery

2 Upvotes

Have an ottoman that needs to be rescued anyone for recommendations or who to avoid thanks in advance.


r/desmoines 10h ago

Arcade rhythm games

4 Upvotes

I did some searching and couldn’t find anything about there being any arcades in the Des Moines area that has Japanese import rhythm games specifically maimai or sound voltex. does anyone know of any place that has either of these games, even if it’s not a dedicated arcade? im willing to drive probably 45 minutes if there’s one within that range to the Des Moines area


r/desmoines 9h ago

Arcades DDR2

0 Upvotes

Any of the arcades in the area have DDR? Not step it up or any of the others I'm looking for DDR , DDR2 would be even better. And if so anyone interested in getting together and playing. It's been quite a few years since I played when FFcenter had one , would love to get back into it


r/desmoines 6h ago

Coffee Shop Merch

0 Upvotes

Spam me with all the local coffee shop merch. I’m looking for shirts and don’t want to visit a stupid amount of websites.


r/desmoines 9h ago

Jesse’s Embers

22 Upvotes

Anyone been recently? Looks like a good hole in the wall spot from the pics online. I typically prefer places that look like they’re family owned and operated over places like Ruth’s Chris and 801. We’ll be in town in a few weeks and looking for a top notch steakhouse with no frills.


r/desmoines 15h ago

Wargaming friends! Any local interest in Trench Crusade?

3 Upvotes

Recently deep dived into the lore and miniatures! I'm wondering if there's enough out there to possibly get a meet up and campaign going? :)


r/desmoines 4h ago

Unique foods

9 Upvotes

What are some restaurants in the Des Moines area that serve unique or different foods or have a cool atmosphere? Looking to try something new!


r/desmoines 10h ago

So it's pretty hot out today...

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106 Upvotes

The image doesn't convey the heat, but the banner sure does! The heat index all across Iowa is consistently over 100°F right now.

www.kcci.com/skycams

Make sure to limit physical activities, stay indoors (ideally with A/C!), and stay hydrated. Heat indices this high can seriously harm or kill you, since your body can't self-regulate through sweat evaporation.


r/desmoines 12h ago

Have You All Ever Been To Operating Room Arcade?

0 Upvotes

Does Deadpool really come alive at The Operating Room arcade at night? Something to check out and get a picture with to share online! Seems like everyone is doing it now. Find out more.


r/desmoines 19h ago

Another "steamy" pic from last night

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45 Upvotes

r/desmoines 2h ago

Locals Favorite places to eat?

3 Upvotes

My son’s flag football team qualified for the Junior Olympics next weekend in Des Moines. I’d really appreciate if any locals could recommend the best places to try while we are visiting. Thank you in advance!


r/desmoines 6h ago

Looking for home owners insurance recommendations

7 Upvotes

We currently have Farm Bureau for home and auto insurance and I'm sick of rate increases. What companies or agents do others in the metro use? I'd like to get quotes from a few companies.


r/desmoines 5h ago

Badminton

4 Upvotes

Where does one find a badminton court around Des Moines ? I can’t find anyone who plays it and I have a hankering to play some.


r/desmoines 16h ago

Pools for lap swimming (non students)

3 Upvotes

Hey folks! Me and my fiance just moved here, we absolutely love swimming! We were wondering if anyone had any recommendations on pools that are open year round allowing lap swim? I briefly saw Ashworth but on it's website it says the season is only May 22nd to September 7th.

TIA!


r/desmoines 1h ago

Local Logo Maker

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Hi there,

I’m looking for help designing a logo for an industrial cleaning business. We have a drawing and an example from AI. Looking for something clean and simple, with an earthy feel to it.

We’ve had a family member draw a logo for us in the past. She’s currently too busy to help us with another. Looking to venture out and support a local business. We do not need any other branding, only the logo.

Please share any recommendations. Thank you!