Posted September 17, 2014in Center Stage
The attack comes in a song, and there’s no defense against it. Late in the first act of “South Pacfic,” Ensign Nellie Forbush shucks off her reservations about Emile de Becque. An all-American girl out of Little Rock, she kisses the middle-aged French exile — a plantation owner in Polynesia
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Posted September 17, 2014in Sound Circuit
Music, or so they tell me, is supposed to be fun. If it turns out that’s actually the case, then it’s safe to say that Pets With Human Names are doing it correctly. The band, a Des Moines power trio consisting of guitarist Alex Nickerson, bassist Andrew Pierson and drummer
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Posted September 17, 2014in Food Dude
Des Moines has generated some media noise this year. The latest was made by “Women’s Health” magazine and Yelp. Anyone who has felt the savagery of bad Yelp reviews probably puts little credence in any survey that website takes, but at least this was good news. Des Moines was named
Read More →The Thai and sushi restaurant recently opened about two blocks east of the old location at 8801 University Ave. into a bigger space on the corner of 86th Street and University Avenue. in Clive. Liam Anivat opened Cool Basil 10 years ago and has more than doubled the seating in
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Posted September 17, 2014in Civic Skinny
Unless something goes awry within the next few days, Scott Sanders soon will be the city manager of Des Moines. The council is going through the motions of another broad search to replace the retired Rick Clark — the first one failed this summer when Sean Stegall of Elgin, Illinois,
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Posted September 17, 2014in Locker Room
After the inaugural Whiffle Ball Classic, Doug Vinsand, Katie Ketelsen, Chris Juhl, Jason Wells and Brian Flynn got together for drinks. Their conversation steered toward setting up a tournament that combined memories of their youth with fundraising. The solution was simple: more Wiffle ball. “We wanted to have a true
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Posted September 17, 2014in Duffy
A nerd’s rhapsody Nicholas Felton’s latest annual recap of his personal communications data is now available for just $30. Key findings, graphically presented, of Nicholas’ busy 2013 (according to a report by FiveThirtyEight.com): He received 44,041 texts and 31,769 emails, had 12,464 face-to-face conversations and 320 phone calls (all detailed
Read More →Two of a kind? Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker, 29, was arrested in May for “extreme drunken driving” after being pulled over for a traffic violation. Police said Tucker’s blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit for operating a vehicle in Arizona. Lucky for him, he has
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Posted September 17, 2014in Belly Up To...
No matter how hard we try to prove otherwise, Iowa still seems to have the reputation of the typical Midwestern farm state, known for miles of corn- and soybean-lined gravel roads. It’s not surprising, then, that the stigma carries over into most movie, book and any other media portrayals we
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