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12 eco-friendly products you never knew existed

A step-by-step guide to your next resignation

DCA makes DSM the place to be

Don't just sit there! Sit there just long enough to read up on what's going on in the metro—at the Des Moines Art Center, downtown, and at new dives on the outskirts. Check out a few great websites full of things to do around the city, and find out where you can cheer on Des Moines' own sports teams.

Work—you love it, you hate it, or you don't think much about it once the paycheck rolls in. We have a collection of suggestions for the working world—job benefits, step-by-step coaching on how to quit, and one group that will help you make friends along the way—all topped off with reader rants about crazy coworkers.

Movie-quality love is in the air, locally made cake is on the table, and 515's best sangria recipe is in the glass. Click through to find movie dates worth re-creating, read about Des Moines' baking entrepreneurs, and learn how to mix up our favorite sangria recipes. Do it all in style with tips from our vintage fashion video.

If you know what's good for you, you'll stay in touch with your emotions, have a good laugh as often as possible, and load up on lesser-known eco-friendly products available just around the corner. Feeling revved up? Grab a few must-have tools for your home and become the handyman/woman you know you are.