Gortz Haus settles complaints, now welcomes gays
The couple who own the Gortz Haus Gallery have agreed that gay people now can rent the facility for weddings. The couple has dropped its lawsuit against the Iowa Civil [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Civic Skinny
Posted January 28, 2015in Sound Circuit
Keeping Mint fresh
Mint has a problem of identity. It is not that they do not know who they are; they most certainly do. Mint’s identity issue lies more in keeping themselves within [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in On the Move
Vegan café moves location to Des Moines
Fresh Café & Market closed earlier in January, but owner Kerri Rush will reopen the restaurant in the former Rookies Sports Bar and Grill at 6151 Thornton Ave. in Des [...]
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Posted January 21, 2015in Food Dude
Scenic Route Bakery
Des Moines is in the midst of a bakery boom. La Mie expanded twice recently, and Strudl Haus opened to great acclaim. The most ambitious new player is Scenic Route [...]
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Posted January 21, 2015in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “You have to wonder what Fred ate to have to call in the Hazmat team to [...]
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Posted January 21, 2015in On The Tube
Slob-o-Cop
“Backstrom” Thursday, Jan. 22 (Fox) “I don’t see the worst in everyone. I see the everyone in everyone.” That’s just one of dozens of hack lines delivered half-heartedly by Rainn [...]
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Posted January 21, 2015in Duffy
Posted January 21, 2015in On The Tube
Jordan Creek Mall Shakes Things Up
Now in its second decade, Jordan Creek Town Center will seek new stores as leases expire. Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch will close Jan. 24, along with its neighboring Abercrombie [...]
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Posted January 21, 2015in Sound Notes
The Iowa Events Center announced that Kenny Chesney’s tour would be adding Des Moines to its roster in May. Ticket information hasn’t been announced yet, but the show date is [...]
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Posted January 21, 2015in Book Review
‘The Secret Wisdom of the Earth’
Christopher Scotton has published a splendid debut novel, a coming-of-age story as devastating as it is hopeful. Scotton’s story takes us to the mid-1980s to the small, impoverished coal-mining town [...]
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