Urbandale

The Fire Hub restaurant, a casino spinoff, feeds its customers and funds food pantry

What happens when you have too much food on one hand and people without enough food on the other. For FireKeepers the answer was a restaurant and food pantry combo.

Urbandale resident starts drive to get Dog Park for Battle Creek

Residents hope to raise $40,000 to open a Dog Park in Bailey Park, which the city says is the best location for frolicking canines.

This Battle Creek church serves as an anchor for Urbandale neighbors

Free food, clothing, books, and a safe place to land are just the beginnings of the ways Christ United Methodist Church in Urbandale helps its neighbors.

Battle Creek’s Leila Arboretum uses fantasy and disc golf to grow patrons among the trees

Nearly 80,000 people a year visit Leila Arboretum in Battle Creek. This is what brings them in.

In Battle Creek, longtime Urbandale restaurants keep their regular customers coming back

Making customers feel welcome and serving them their favorites is one of the secrets behind the longtime businesses that provide stability in the Urbandale neighborhood.

Cross-country caravans of up to 200 cars once took off from Urbandale traveling as ‘one big family’

How could Urbandale be "The Home of the First Auto Tours"? Keep reading.

Urbandale: Where business is blooming and helping one another is the way the neighborhood grows

Stability and a willingness to help one another is what makes Urbandale attractive to new businesses like Plumeria Botanical Boutique.

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