Friday, March 29, 2024

Join our email blast

Posted April 06, 2016in Cover Story

Play Ball!

  Summer is almost upon us, and with it comes another season of Iowa Cubs baseball. Spring training has wrapped up, and the April 7 opening day is upon us. [...]

Read More →
Posted April 01, 2016in Cover Story

River Vendors

Riverboat casino loophole allows first food truck barge in the Des Moines River — but controversy looms The first in a new breed of river-floating food trucks rolled off the [...]

Read More →
Posted March 16, 2016in Cover Story

Queens of Green

The luck of the Irish has Des Moines doubling down on green this year. Not only is the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament coming to town, it’s pushing the 2016 Friendly [...]

Read More →
Posted March 09, 2016in Cover Story

Our Chance to Dance

This week, fresh on the heels of a slew of high school state championship events, Wells Fargo Arena will once again be packed with visitors, as the Iowa Events Center [...]

Read More →
Posted March 02, 2016in Cover Story

Under Fire?

Death happens. Accidents can happen anywhere. Anyone could be killed on the clock at any occupation. But being a cop is different. It’s one of the few occupations where the [...]

Read More →
Posted February 24, 2016in Cover Story

The Great Ex-cape

In 2006, producer/director Bryan Singer made what might well be regarded as the most successful flop in Hollywood history in “Superman Returns.” Filmed for nearly a year on location in [...]

Read More →
Posted February 17, 2016in Cover Story

Who Wins the Titles?

Our readers have voted. The ballots have been counted. Some favorites continue to dominate. Some newcomers pull off upsets. See a list of all the champions here. Dear reader. This [...]

Read More →
Posted February 10, 2016in Cover Story

Flying High

The Iowa Barnstormers begin its second season in the Indoor Football League (IFL) with high spirits and higher expectations. After an inaugural IFL season that saw the team finish with [...]

Read More →
Posted February 03, 2016in Cover Story

A tale of 3 tickets

You’re more likely to be struck by lightning while drowning than you are to strike it rich playing Powerball. Nevertheless, the recent lottery jackpot had Iowans feverish to buy. Iowa [...]

Read More →
Posted January 27, 2016in Cover Story

What if?

Brokered convention? Third-party candidates? Paul Ryan? Six local insiders sound off on what the Iowa caucuses may bring. A billionaire television star could win one party’s caucus, and a socialist [...]

Read More →