Posted January 14, 2015in Your Money
Amount: $250 To: First Friday Breakfast Club For: Donation Amount: $368 To: Movie Licensing USA For: Copyright compliance site license – North Side Library Amount: $923.89 To: Union Pacific Railroad Company For: Engineering inspection and labor Amount: $481.40 To: Contech Engineered Solutions For: Piping on County Line Road Amount: $175
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Posted January 14, 2015in Locker Room
Life may be more about the journey than the destination, but time trials are another story. It doesn’t matter how you finish, only that you do finish. While Iowans were able to survive last week’s snowpocolypse, this Saturday, at Sleep Hollow Sports Park, it’s about conquering it. Lace up your
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Posted January 14, 2015in News of the Weird
People’s love for their pets reached a new high in December when a British man paid a veterinarian the equivalent of $500 to perform delicate surgery on a sick office goldfish (typical pet store “replacement” price: $1 to $5). Vet Faye Bethell of North Walsham, England, told the Eastern Daily
Read More →“It’s the kind of exciting work StageWest has always brought to town,” claims Todd Buchacker. “It proves we’re still taking chances.” Buchacker, the director for this show, might be talking about the title alone: “Cock.” The word isn’t quite so shocking in England, however, where playwright Mike Bartlett set his
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Posted January 14, 2015in Cover Story
Des Moines has been at the top of multiple national listings in varying “best of” categories recently — everything from “best up-and-coming city for foodies” to “best city for young professionals.” It’s nice to see Iowa’s capital city recognized for its progress — scores of people have put in a
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Posted January 14, 2015in Belly Up To...
Think about how many times you’ve sat down at a restaurant and your server asks you for your order and you reply with “everything.” Or you’re looking at a drink menu and you can’t decide between five different wines that sound perfect…or maybe you want a cocktail? Then after your
Read More →Zombie Burger is expanding its reach into the food court of Jordan Creek Town Center. Owners George Formaro, Paul Rottenberg and Jeremy Reichart plan to open the new branch, Zombie Burger + Shake Lab, in June or July this year. It will be a smaller version of the downtown location,
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Posted January 14, 2015in Food Dude
The Salween is a legendary river that flows out of the Tibetan Himalayas through China, Burma and Thailand to the Andaman Sea. It is one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the world, though the Chinese have numerous plans to dam it to the horror of environmentalists. Several key parts
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Posted January 14, 2015in Art News
On a cold Friday night in mid January, some 150 people crowded into a warehouse garage on the east side. The attraction was a one-night art show by Jordan Weber and Mitchell Squire. Weber’s installation included a rusty police car sitting in a large puddle. Spotlights dramatized that one side
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It’s the fear — not the proof — that’s in the pudding!
In time we’ll likely enjoy the orange pudding, a Christmas gift from one of our daughters. Or maybe, we can have it bronzed as a reminder of the terror-filled age we’ve inflicted upon ourselves — and keeping such pudding or fruitcake around for a long time can be a tradition.
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