Jenifer Brown, Iowa Realty

09/18/2026

Free cleanup gear from Lowe’s

🚨 FREE FLOOD CLEANUP BUCKETS THIS SATURDAY 🚨
Did you experience a wet basement or flooding from the recent rains? We are partnering with Lowe's Home Improvement to help you recover.

Join us for a free, drive-up cleanup kit giveaway this weekend!
📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM (or until supplies last)
📍 Polk County Emergency Operations Center, 1907 Carpenter Ave., Des Moines

Lowe’s Red Vest associates will distribute 200 Lowe’s buckets filled with supplies. Each bucket is packed with sponges, flashlights, bottled water, trash bags, goggles and hand sanitizer to help with recovery and cleanup.

🚗 Traffic Instructions: This is a drive-up event. Please enter the parking lot via Carpenter Avenue or northbound from 19th Street.

Thank you to Lowe's Home Improvement for their incredible donation and partnership to support the Des Moines and Polk County communities!

09/18/2026

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09/17/2026

The moment you’ve all been waiting for! The big reveal of my door!

Note how the color goes with my interior accent wall and the stained glass cling goes with my daughter’s painting 🥰

09/16/2026

I think a lot of people will be utilizing this month’s scrub event!

While some suburbs in the metro offer once-a-year curbside collection of large items in spring, Des Moines has a different tradition: SCRUB

09/16/2026

The city of Des Moines is offering a subsidy for homeowners to install a sump pump!

https://www.dsm.city/departments/public_works/subsidy_programs/private_property_protection.php?fbclid=IwdGRjcAUQRsNwZG9mBWZkaWQWUOPoyrktec4mmcq5dJtcDLvsteJN6GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7eMTmwDPffwSPDs-ctCncY-J32R0H2HehpahOuzaqu3MdyiPbqiA_81Cpzdw_aem_P5U9za-MuMQ3PbtpDRWy7A

Des Moines Private Property Protection Program offers subsidies to help property owners install backup valves and other defenses against sewer backups.

08/26/2026

Touch up paint pens for the win!

08/19/2026

Due to my wildly successful adventure with my deck, I have undertaken a new project: my front door. And my porch. And my shed. And my fence. And my landscaping.

07/23/2026

I think we should visit all of these spots in Iowa. How many have you seen?

I’ve been to Ledges and The Grotto.

https://familyvacationsus.com/these-11-iowa-landmarks-deserve-far-more-attention-than-they-get/?utm_source=iati&fbclid=IwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEesABhTgPOiaUEi1naAds0LNwf4mFXqS4Fbjj6bg0HlA5IfvGkQwufYAuFLps_aem_MBTG6g9MUzfiXT0CRUEIPQ

Iowa has a knack for hiding its best landmarks in plain sight, and these places prove that the state rewards those who look past the obvious.

07/19/2026

3 bed 3 bath townhome in Urbandale. $317,000. Great deal!