Windsor Heights – The Voice

Newer Businesses and Why Windsor Heights

Welcome back to the Official Podcast of the City of Windsor Heights, Iowa. We recently shared a conversation with long time businesses that operate in Windsor Heights today we’ll focus on two newer businesses and both have to do with food. You’ll hear from Kurt Bowermaster from Ice Cream Ahoy [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577723387058] and later LeAnn Thongvanh from Dinner Dispatch [https://dinner-dispatch.com/]…thanks for listening and, as always, we appreciate your feedback.  Let’s get started.

Meet Some Long Time Windsor Heights Businesses

Welcome back to The Village Voice, the official podcast of the City of Windsor Heights, Iowa we're glad you are here.  Today we're switching up and visiting with two long time businesses that have called Windsor Heights home. In this edition you'll meet Chris and Lisa Kannapel the owners of The Bake Shoppe [https://www.thebakeshoppe.org/] a favorite in the Greater Des Moines Metro and you'll also meet Matt Cale who moved his State Farm Insurance Agency [https://www.mattcale.com/?cmpid=nqwd_blm_0001] to Windsor Heights some 21 years ago and he tells us why this is the perfect fit for his business.

Meet Windsor Heights Fire Chief James Mease

Welcome to the official podcast of the City of Windsor Heights, Iowa [https://www.windsorheights.org/] we’re grateful you are listening from wherever you might be.  Today we’ll spend some time with the Windsor Heights Fire Department Chief, James Mease [https://www.windsorheights.org/301/Fire] and City Administrator Adam Plagge and talk about not only the role the fire department plays in the day to day life of not only folks living in Windsor Heights but how this local fire department works with other metro communities in their attempt to keep people safe.  We’ll also talk about tradition, medical care, the purchase of a new ambulance and the day we pushed a brand new fire engine into it's place in the Public Safety Building.  Let’s get started.

Let's Explore Colby Park!

Welcome to the Village Voice the official podcast of the City of Windsor Heights, Iowa. We’re so grateful that you are listening.  With me today is Adam Plagge the City Administrator and from the Public Works Department Jason Roberts….who has been with the city for several years. Our conversation centers on the crown jewel of our community, Colby Park and what we've been doing to upgrade what has become a destination for so many people here in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Thank you for listening!

Windsor Heights Podcast 10 March 2025

In this segment we sit down with Adam Plagge the City Administrator of Windsor Heights, Iowa and talk about an important project critical to improving our community. In 2024, the City of Windsor Heights launched a reconstruction project for 73rd Street, extending from University Ave. to just south of Hickman Rd. Work began on May 6, 2024, with Absolute Concrete as the contractor and is divided into six phases. Construction is expected to resume March 17th 2025, focusing on Stage 1A and the completion of Stage 5. This podcast explores different aspects of the project, its impact on residents, and future plans.   More Information at: www.windsorheights.org/489/Project-Updates [https://www.windsorheights.org/489/Project-Updates]