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The 100th Birthday Tribute to James Galanos honors the designer's legacy, offering attendees a secure environment, educational opportunities, and a chance to view iconic dresses sourced from reowned museums

A retirement reception to celebrate the career of Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the DMACC Urban Campus, Building 7.

Local creatives have the chance to get thousands in grant money to turn their creative visions into a reality.

On the same day Ako Abdul-Samad announced he won't seek re-election, Rob Johnson filed a document creating a campaign committee.

Abdul-Samad, a Democrat from Des Moines, said after 18 years in the Iowa Legislature it's time to make room for a new generation.

"Because of health reasons, because of personal reasons, because I'm now at a point that I know that it's time for someone younger to step in — I'm stepping down," Des Moines state Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad said. This will be his last legislative session after nearly 20 years in office.

"Let us be," one of the victim's father's said about vandalism to his son's and his friend's gravesites. "We're going through enough.

Bozena Gasior and her son Milosz are “Defying Autism with Music.”

OLDSMAR — Milosz Gasior poised his hands above the piano, then brought them down with a flourish to hammer the opening bars of the theme song to “The Phantom of the Opera.” His mother, Bozena Gasior, stood beside him brimming with pride. Milosz doesn’t talk much, but is deeply expressive when he plays the piano. A graduate of the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School in St. ...

State Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines, speaks at a demonstration in February 2017 in Cedar Rapids in support of policing …