Posted February 20, 2013in The Sound
Even though it took the band a while to get to this point, Dark Mirror founder and bassist Marco Battaglia always knew where it was headed. “It was in my mind ever since middle school,” Battaglia said. “I played with a guitar player in high school, and we kept trying
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Posted February 20, 2013in Sound Stage
“We had a private show cancel this week,” Bright Giant frontman Josh Davis said before his show at Gas Lamp. “They said we sounded ‘too goth.’ ” There’s possibly no faster way to identify oneself as a mouth-breathing member of the musical ragtag and bobtail than to classify Bright Giant
Read More →Painter Madai Taylor is a complex holy man who preaches to his congregation literally from the Bible but paints religious abstractions. He admits these contradictory postures can be misinterpreted as a conflict. “I do wonder how people embrace the duality of my being a non-subjective artist and a preacher. I
Read More →Amount: $80 To: AWWA Iowa Section For: Registration fees for Wastewater Reclamation Facility operations/maintenance manager Royce Hammitt and training and safety consultant Steve Moehlmann to attend the AWWA Region V 2013 Water Distribution/Treatment Plan Operators Conference in order for them each to obtain their CEU licenses. Amount: $467.62 To:
Read More →“Golden Boy” (Tuesday, 9 p.m., CBS) is a new cop drama that takes an original approach to its protagonist. Walter Clark (Theo James) is not only a smart, capable police officer with a vulnerable streak (nothing new there), but an opportunist. He has a lean, hungry look, watching for the
Read More →Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven guilty. Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! LEAVE WHEN YOU’RE TOLD TO Police were dispatched to Central Iowa Shelter and Services, 1420 Mulberry St., around
Read More →The good Des Moines Public Schools will be able to hire 40 to 50 additional teachers in 2013-14, even if state lawmakers freeze school aid, according to a press release sent to Cityview last week. Budget projections show the district can expect a surplus of at least $3.4 million in
Read More →I’m always impressed by the class-act writing this newspaper delivers, but one commentary recently really struck a chord with me (“The Honest Problem of Gun Control,” Guest Commentary, Feb. 7). Maybe it’s my age, and I remember when our own government killed and harmed innocent college students in 1970. Or
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Posted February 20, 2013in Featured Story, Food Dude
During the four decades I’ve been writing about the local food scene, a few new places brought transformational upgrades to Des Moines. The all-prime 801 Steak and Chop House saved downtown dining. Bistro 43 precipitated a rebirth of fresh, seasonal and local menus. South Union and Basil Prosperi bakeries gave
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Posted February 20, 2013in Featured Story, Political Mercury
The brilliant actress Maggie Smith of “Downton Abbey” quoted the playwright Noel Coward on “60 Minutes” Sunday night in talking about her advancing age. She’s 78. “It seems like you eat breakfast every 30 minutes,” Smith said, referring to how days go racing by as one matures. Fair enough. For
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