FIRST DOWN The lights. The shopping. Radio City. Times Square. Hey, New York City is lovely in December. So how come it seems like nobody wants to win the Heisman Trophy? Jameis Winston? All Florida State’s freshman quarterback does is win on the field. Off the field, he’s been accused
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Posted November 27, 2013in The Sound
This has been a year of celebration for the Oak Ridge Boys. One of country music’s most venerable acts, this marks its 40th anniversary with the same lineup. “Like most things in life, it feels like time goes by so fast,” said bass singer Richard Sterban in a phone interview.
Read More →Everybody Needs a Hug After its launch was delayed for a month by the Madison, Wis., city attorney, the Snuggle House was cleared and scheduled to open on Nov. 15 to provide in-bed, pajama-clad “intimate, non-sexual touch(ing)” for $60 an hour. “So many people,” said assistant manager Emily Noon, “don’t
Read More →Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! YOUR UNDERWEAR ARREST The manager of Burger King, 655 Walnut St., called police on Nov. 13 just after 1 a.m. after she told a woman she couldn’t panhandle inside the store, so the suspect punched her. Police later found the woman in the
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Posted November 20, 2013in Art News
El Anatsui, a Ghanaian born, Ewe-speaking man of the world, showed up for his media interview in Des Moines wearing a black suit, white shirt and athletic shoes as green as a Nigerian soccer jersey with bright red trim and large treads. “So now I won’t fall down,” he explained.
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Posted November 20, 2013in Food Dude
If addresses could tell stories, 1238 Eighth St. in West Des Moines would be a renowned raconteur. After converting a Cork and Cleaver there, Jimmy’s American Café was the hottest spot in town beginning some 30 years ago. After owner Jimmy Lynch lost it in an infamous sexual harassment lawsuit,
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Posted November 20, 2013in Locker Room
There is something wildly fascinating about watching two people fight. A slow temper building up to the point where civilized conversation no longer resonates effective to the parties involved, yet neither is willing to yield. A physical lashing becomes the only resolve. Hell, there isn’t a man — or woman,
Read More →Des Moines said goodbye to a one-of-a-kind soul this past week as Linda Bisignano, longtime owner of Chuck’s Restaurant in Highland Park, was laid to rest. Bisignano — beloved by virtually everyone who knew her and a long-time patron of Des Moines’ local music — was given a send off
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Posted November 20, 2013in Duffy
