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Yahoo
26-04-2025
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- Yahoo
New park comes to Highland Park neighborhood in 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa — A new park going up in the Highland Park neighborhood this year combines fun and function. Originally known as the East 9th Street Basin Park, the park has been renamed the Kathryn Kreig Park. Kreig worked with the City of Des Moines for more than 40 years. During her time she established Beggar's Night and ran several camps and programs. The park is located at 3825 East 9th Street and is split into two parts, a basin area and a park section. City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation estimates more than 2,900 people will make use of the park's amenities. Minden marks one year since EF-3 tornado The basin was put in as part of a stormwater improvement system to help manage pooling water in the area. Construction on the basin is wrapping up now, with focus switching to the park. Amenities will include a full-sized basketball court, which can be adapted for Futsal use. Plans also include a 1/4-mile walking loop, playground equipment, and an open-air shelter. Signage placed throughout the park will delve into Kreig's work and explain the basin system. One resident says the park is a welcome addition to the changing neighborhood. 'When we first moved in, it was mainly the older generations. All their kids had grown and moved away, and then now the youngers are all moving in, which is nice to see,' said Kenda Moore. 'I think it'll be good for the neighborhood. There's really nothing else like this over here for the kids to go enjoy.' Portions of the walking loop are complete and open to the public. Construction is underway and set to finish in the fall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Des Moines latest city to permanently move night of trick-or-treating
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines residents will no longer be trick-or-treating on Beggar's Night. The Des Moines City Council on Monday will approve moving trick-or-treating to the night of Halloween. For decades, residents have celebrated the spooky holiday on Beggar's Night, the night before Halloween. In 2024 Des Moines residents went trick-or-treating on Halloween night for the first time in over 80 years after severe weather postponed the regularly scheduled Beggar's Night. Iowa hires Ben McCollum as next head men's basketball coach The move comes after the city sent out a survey to residents asking for their opinion on the best night to go trick-or-treating. According to city documents, the majority of residents said in the survey that they want to celebrate on Halloween night. Multiple other metro cities, like Urbandale and Clive, have moved trick-or-treating to Halloween night. City documents say moving Des Moines' night of trick-or-treating to Halloween will hopefully lesson the confusion and inconsistency around when trick-or-treating will take place for those in metro communities. The change begins this year in Des Moines with trick-or-treating scheduled for Friday, October 31. Metro News: Des Moines latest city to permanently move night of trick-or-treating Former Ames nurse practitioner sentenced to prison for sex trafficking multiple young victims Fire engulfs, destroys Indianola home overnight DSM man receives 30-year prison sentence for shooting at deputies Des Moines police seek help in fatal hit-and-run crash Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
