Hinterland is here. This is one of my favorite Midwestern events. It only started three years ago, but already feels distinct and special. Max Jury kicks things off Saturday morning and I was able to talk with him briefly about his journey.
Read MoreErika Veurink recently started a super charming series entitled "Love Letters."
Each post contains a handwritten note detailing the reasons she appreciates a local Midwestern gem. Over to your left is her "love letter" to Eden.
Read MorePleasant St. is a lifestyle journal run by Des Moines native, Emily Gilbert. She uses the site to document downtown life with her husband. But is life really as pleasant as it looks?
Read MoreWhat's up, folks?
As you know, I took a break over the summer. I wanted to really hone in on what kind of content I wanted to be creating for the site. It's so easy to get caught up in interviewing folks and lose sight of why you're even interviewing them! Simply put: I needed to refocus on what this space is all about.
Read MoreAs Des Moines experiences tremendous growth, my eyes tend to wander behind the scenes, in search of those who are working to facilitate the growth. Amedeo Rossi is one of those people. I talked with him last year and have been sitting on this interview for awhile, but it feels like a good time to post it with the music festivals coming up this summer.
Ameodeo runs Vaudeville Mews and the Lift, helped found Des Moines Music Coalition, and was also one of the organizers of 80/35 Music Festival. I left our meeting feeling inspired and I think you'll leave this article feeling inspired, too.
Read MoreSammy Walsh is the founder of My Midwest is Showing, a Milwaukee-based site that features interviews with Midwest folk. Sound familiar? Sammy's site and my own share many similarities and it just goes to show that the Midwest is just as cool as you think. Read my interview with her below and (if you missed it) you can read her interview with me right here.
Read MoreThis video is going to change my life.
I know: weird statement, Evan. What do you mean by that?
Read MoreFor whatever reason, New York has always remained in my line of vision and someday I hope to live there. Who doesn't have that dream? Midwest to Manhattan is an ongoing series here on the site, dedicated to folks with connections to both the Midwest and Manhattan.
This month, I wrote about my recent trip to the City and now I'm republishing a portion of an essay written by Sammy over on My Midwest is Showing. This is a stellar piece of writing, folks! Enjoy.
Read MoreTwo years ago, I featured Emily Lang and Kristopher Rollins of RunDSM here on the site. They couple teaches here in Des Moines and uses spoken word/poetry to give students a voice and a platform. You can read that feature by clicking here.
Over the last few months, I've heard from quite a few readers about how much their story impacted them, so I decided to check in and see how things are going. This time around I was even able to talk with some of their students.
Special thanks to Jami Milne for allowing me to use her portraits.
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