Behind the warm midcentury glow of Hello, Marjorie, a door led to one of Des Moines’ most elusive rooms. For five years, Good News, Darling turned secrecy into currency — a 26-seat speakeasy where cocktails arrived smoking, glowing or disguised, and where every detail felt engineered for discovery. The secret bar quietly closed on June 20, only to make way for something new. Owner Nick Tillinghast opens Nothing Major, a cocktail lounge with small-batch ice creams, on July 25. Good News, Darling opened in April 2021, in the uneasy middle of the pandemic, when the city’s cocktail ambitions were sharpening and its operators were learning to adapt on the fly. Tillinghast and Josh McAlexander, his mixologist and general manager, built the bar as a creative studio — a place where they could chase ideas without worrying about scale. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #DesMoines #Iowa #DesMoinesFoodie #DesMoinesEats #speakeasy