Posted November 28, 2012in Belly Up To...
Nevermind that the bar is named after his dog, a miniature schnauzer named A.J. — a “ladies’ dog.” And the fact that the owner of A.J.’s on East Court, David Moravek, knows how to grill a mean steak (Monday is steak night) is almost irrelevant. The dueling pool tables in
Read More →To the disaffected transit riders in Des Moines, let’s begin by dispensing with the silly talk about DART not caring. Accusation of not caring cannot be substantiated, and caring is beside the point. It’s not the transit company’s PR people’s job to care. Their task is to communicate. How they
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Posted November 28, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Vintage Books July 24, 2012 $16.95 720 pp. From the best-selling author of 1491, Charles Mann’s latest work studies the impact of the arrival of Europeans in the New World. Known as the Columbian Exchange, the reader (or in this case,
Read More →Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping is over, but there’s still time to buy those gifts. Last week we provided suggestions for gifts to buy a geek. It’s incredibly hard to buy a gift for someone who already has what he or she wants, but think about how hard it
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Posted November 28, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
Ke$ha ‘Warrior’ RCA It’s winter, my friends. Don’t let the fair local weather fool you: Now is the season for long, cold evenings of the Great Reaping. The renewal of spring is a long, long way off, and all we have to look forward to are feelings of isolation and
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Posted November 21, 2012in Featured Story, Political Mercury
There’s more true American spirit in little Annie Nguyen’s smile than in a thousand political proclamations from our November-minded patriots. The politicians running for state and national office tell us about the American dream, where it is, how they can help us find it or why their opponents are leading
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Posted November 21, 2012in Duffy
Posted November 21, 2012in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
The Des Moines school system has a lot of deadbeat kids. Or maybe nice kids with deadbeat parents. Or maybe deadbeat kids with deadbeat parents. They’re skipping out on the money they owe the district for meals or after-school care or activity fees and the like. A lunch here, a
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Posted November 21, 2012in Sound Stage
Nobody involved really says it aloud, but this year’s Little BIG Fest was a gamble. Moving from Hotel Fort Des Moines to three separate East Village venues was a decision that was both inspired and risky. Even though House of Bricks, Wooly’s and The Underground all sit on the same
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