Co-Working Townhall Meeting at Impromptu Studios

Impromptu Studio is hosting a "Townhall" meeting Wednesday March 25th at 7pm.

The Townhall meeting is aimed at three types of people and part of the meeting will address each:

• Those who want to learn more about coworking and Impromptu Studio.


• Those who interested in finding out what big announcements, including upcoming events, and changes Impromptu Studio has in store for it’s community.


• Those who are interested in lending a helping hand to make Impromptu Studio better than they found it.

The Townhall is a meeting where you can bring your questions and suggestions about coworking or Impromptu Studio. This is an open invitation to shape the way Des Moines works!

For those that are curious about who you might see at the Townhall…. some of the speakers that will be either talking about coworking, Impromptu Studio, or making an announcement include:
Brian Anderson of CoLab in Ames
Member, Andy Brudtkuhl of 48Web
Scott Kubie of Market Street Media Foundry
Member, Doug Mitchell of CreateWowMedia
Nathan T. Wright of Lava Row

We hope to see you there! During the Townhall meeting we will also be collecting video testimonials in our green screen room.

For more information contact Abbie Shipton aeshipton@gmail.com
(515) 868 - 0060 - Located at 300 Southwest Fifth StreetSuite 220 - Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Community Activist Bob Mickle Dies

Our friend and neighbor Robert Mickle, a passionate and tireless voice for the people of Des Moines, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. During his 43 years in Des Moines, Mickle, 84, was a strong community activist, first launching the Central Iowa Regional Planning Commission in 1968 and then serving in numerous city positions and volunteer roles.

He was planning director for the city of Des Moines from 1972 to 1982 and a private consultant on urban planning issues for the city and its suburbs until 1986. After "retiring" from city planning, Mickle continued to work as an avid volunteer. He most recently served as a board member of the Sherman Hill Neighborhood Association, president of Des Moines Neighbors and a planning consultant for the Iowa Council for International Understanding (ICIU) and the state in a joint cultural, government and small business exchange program between Des Moines and Cherkasy, Ukraine.

As the original director of the Neighborhood Investment Corp., Mickle helped develop and preserve the Sherman Hill and East Village districts. The Robert W. Mickle Neighborhood Resource Center in Sherman Hill was named in his honor.

According to an article on the Sherman Hill Association's Web site, in an acceptance speech after receiving the lifetime achievement award at ICIU's 30th anniversary dinner, Mickle said, "The most important lesson I've learned in life is that you must live up to your potential; always strive for excellence. And the second most important lesson is that you must give back and give generously."

Mickle grew up in Boone during the Great Depression and served in World War II as a Navy gunner. After the war, he moved his family to New York, where he owned a dairy farm and worked as a private planning consultant for 25 years before returning to Des Moines.
He is survived by his wife, Nelda, and numerous family members.

A funeral for family only will take place tomorrow in Boone. A community celebration will take place at the Mickle Center in Des Moines at a later date. A blog will be live later this afternoon for people to post comments and pictures; a link will be available at

www.dmneighbors.org.