Posted July 17, 2013in Belly Up To...
OK, picture this. You’re playing sand volleyball, tanning by the water, fishing, boating, “bro-ing” out — whatever it is you do at Saylorville or Big Creek. You’ve spent all afternoon in sunny bliss, but now the beer has run out, the fish aren’t biting and your sunscreen is beginning to
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Posted July 17, 2013in Food Dude
Some canons are only temporary. June is no longer the biggest month for weddings in Iowa. Wedding planners, caterers and cake makers all tell me that October and September are much busier now. Similarly, local gawkers learned last week that Hooters franchises are no longer proven gold mines. An Omaha-based
Read More →There is money in offering legalized opportunities in Iowa that is not available elsewhere. Most of Iowa’s casinos are along the state borders and take in money from out-of-state players. Now it has come to light, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health, that the counties with
Read More →Fresh off the start of the inaugural Girls Rock! Des Moines band camp, Wooly’s played host to music this past week featuring the camp organizer Rae Fehring as well as a couple of the camp’s extremely talented volunteers. Starting off the evening was singer/songwriter Patresa Hartman. I’ve had the good
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Posted July 17, 2013in The Sound
They say that to watch Brad Engledinger play the drums was a transformative experience. “I was lucky enough to catch (former Iowa City act) High and Lonesome when they first started playing Des Moines,” said Des Moines guitarist John Price. “There were nights when I’d just sit and watch Brad
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Posted July 17, 2013in Civic Skinny
The conductor of the Des Moines Symphony makes about $30,000 more a year than the Des Moines police chief. The president of Des Moines University makes about $75,000 less than the school’s dean. The head golf pro at Des Moines Golf and Country Club makes about $60,000 more than the
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Posted July 17, 2013in Cover Story
Don’t you just love it when a medical scientist or expert of the sort goes on the record with an announcement claiming things like: Beer is good for you? So many of these so-called experts offer contradicting claims, so in the end, why not go with the old sex psychologist,
Read More →“RIDE TO HELL: RETRIBUTION” (M) Way back in 2004, I reviewed “Strike Force Bowling” — a game which arbitrarily placed your bowling lanes on poorly realized representations of other planets. These extraterrestrial backdrops had no impact on the gameplay, which consisted of setting the trajectory of your ball with a thumbstick
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Posted July 17, 2013in Political Mercury
Historically speaking, politicians use the trunks of their vehicles to stash cash and cold-stow any dead hookers. They don’t tend to leave the comfortable confines, the wine and WiFi of the back seats of their leathery sport-utility vehicles and finely appointed sedans. John Edwards liked his vino or Diet Cokes
Read More →Not fair game The Iowa State Fair Patrol reported a break in at the fairground’s grandstand on July 9 at 1:33 a.m. When officers arrived, they found two men described as smelling strongly of alcohol and physically unstable. The suspects admitted to stealing candy and beer from inside the Campbell’s
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