July 26, 2011 ~ Willowsong Midwifery Care is announcing the development of a birth center in the Sherman Hill neighborhood of Des Moines, IA. Scheduled to open in early summer of 2012, Willowsong will be expanding to provide a new level of exceptional healthcare to women of all ages under the name Healing Passages Birth […]
Cohousing Pioneer to Speak in Des Moines
July 8, 2011 by
June 20, 2011 – Cohousing Pioneer to Speak in Des Moines: “Cohousing, Community and the Value of Custom Neighborhoods” Thursday, July 14, 2011 – 7:00 pm Windsor Heights Community Center Colby Park 6900 School Street (69th Street south of University Avenue) Des Moines, IA $10 Admission Charles Durrett, an award-winning architect and leader in the […]
Green & Main Sustainable Renovation Workshop #4
May 23, 2011 by
Green & Main Sustainable Renovation Workshop #4: Workshop to be held in the Historic Sherman Hill Neighborhood May 23, 2011 – As part of the ongoing Green & Main educational efforts, the fourth workshop in a series of six will take place on Friday, June 3, 2011. The fourth workshop will cover plumbing, electrical, mechanical […]
Green & Main Sustainable Renovation Workshop #3
April 29, 2011 by
Green & Main Sustainable Renovation Workshop #3: Workshop to be held in the Historic Sherman Hill Neighborhood April 29, 2011 – As part of the ongoing Green & Main educational efforts, the third workshop in a series of six will take place on Friday, May 6, 2011. The third workshop will cover Foundations, Framing and […]
Green & Main Sustainable Renovation Workshop #2
March 9, 2011 by
As part of the ongoing Green & Main educational efforts, the second workshop in a series of six will take place on Friday, March 11, 2011. The second workshop will cover Planning and Design, Historic Preservation Considerations and Financing. The Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) is providing the educational component of the series.
Green & Main Developer Chaden Halfhill to Present at National Conference
February 28, 2011 by
February 28, 2011 – Local developer Chaden Halfhill will be presenting Indigo Dawn, LLC’s Green & Main initiative on a national stage Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the Better Buildings: Better Business Conference in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Halfhill will have the opportunity to represent the Des Moines building community and share his experience on the […]
Green & Main Becomes the First Iowa Project Selected for SITES
November 29, 2010 by
DES MOINES, IOWA | NOVEMBER 29, 2010 CONTACT: Sara Crouse, 515-661-5557, info@indigo-dawn.com The Green & Main Pilot Project has been selected to participate in a new program, the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™), testing the nation’s first rating system for green landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Green & Main will join more than 150 other projects […]
SCAVO Open Arts Group completes community artwork
November 2, 2010 by
DES MOINES, IOWA | NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CONTACT: Sara Crouse, 515-661-5557, info@indigo-dawn.com Take a look around the Historic Sherman Hill Neighborhood and you’ll see a colorful new addition to a once drab building. The SCAVO Alternative High School students recently installed a set of seven panels illustrating the goals of the Green & Main Pilot […]
Indigo Dawn Celebrates Launch of Pilot Project
September 23, 2010 by
DES MOINES, IOWA | SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 CONTACT: Sara Crouse, 515-661-5557, info@indigo-dawn.com Indigo Dawn invites you to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Green & Main project located at 800 19th Street in the Historic Sherman Hill neighborhood of Des Moines on Thursday, September 23. The project will renovate the H & H Grocery Store […]
