Pleasant Street Does Scotland
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Emily and Zach from Pleasant Street Blog recently returned from a trip to Scotland!
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Emily Gilbert (Pleasant Street)
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Pleasant 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 MoreLocal Sites to Check Out
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There's been quite a few local blogs popping up over the last couple of months. I thought I'd do a little rundown of the ones I think are worth checking out.
Read MoreLocals Only: Des Moines Weekend with Pleasant St.
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Emily of Pleasant St. hung out at some of her favorite local spots here in the City. Did you know a bar here in Des Moines has one of the world's largest selections of beer on tap? Learn all about it after the jump.
Read MoreLocals Only: Hotel Renovo with Pleasant St.
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Emily of Pleasant St. recently had a little staycation here in Des Moines with her husband, Zach. Read about their trip to Hotel Renovo after the jump.
Read MoreBookmarked
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A couple of years ago, right around Christmastime, I had a few days off from work and was mindlessly scrolling through Facebook. As much as I love social media, it tends to drain me if I'm on for too long. Raise your hand if you understand (I see that hand!)
But Facebook is also fun because you get into that habit of clicking around and magically finding out about something you didn't know anything about prior! On this day that happened: I discovered blogs. Unlike social media, blogs didn't drain me. If anything, I logged off feeling more inspired, which is something we look for online, but rarely end up finding.
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