9.30 I have been working in Ankeny (www.ci.ankeny.ia.us) for more than two years now, but like all the other suburbs of Des Moines, I really know nothing about it. It is a bed room community, in my mind, full of residents who preferred the banal life of the suburbs to the charm and grit of the city, but then again, this is Des Moines, so maybe that theory doesn't apply. Despite the fact that I work here, I don't know much about it. The only places I go are work, the Salvation Army, and the YMCA in the high school. I am like a reverse commuter. I leave the city, go to the suburbs, work, and then go right now. Just as people who work in Des Moines may never see what the city has to offer, probably because they associate it with work, I rarely consider Ankeny. Today, I resolved that, with lunch. I got a delightful chicken salad sandwich from Palmer's Deli (though the original location is in Des Moines), (www.palmersdeliandmarket.com; 110 n. ankeny blvd. #200 ankeny, ia, phone: (515) 963-4500. It's a really nice place to get a sandwich. I am nervous about exploring the town, but I plan on getting a map of the suburb and seeing more.
3 comments:
Please don't be nervous about exploring Ankeny! It's a very nice town with good things to see. I also highly recommand going to Huxley, Iowa to the Chicken Coop. It's not about eating chicken.
Very cool and interesting lifestyle! How come you don't explore Ankeny? I've got to say Des Moines is probably way more cool and a lot more to do, although i haven't explored Ankeny myself. Maybe we should!
There are a ton of interesting places in Ankeny. It may take a while to find everything but it has a lot of "stuff" for being a little suburb. I've lived in Alleman a little town North of Ankeny for my whole life and watched it grow. Ankeny has doubled its population from 18,400 in 1990 to 36,100 in 2005. WIth all the growth Ankeny has a variety of unique restaurants and places for people to hang out. You have nothing to be be afraid of when exploring Ankeny. I bet you could find 30 new places in Ankney alone!
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