Best known for his role as Eddie Winslow on “Family Matters,” Darius McCrary, 38, was arrested on March 25 for failing to pay child support. McCrary was booked into jail but released after paying a $5,500 fine. In an almost identical local case, Charles Edward Lee, 38, was arrested on
Read More →Apricot Lane, a women’s clothing and accessories boutique, opened on April 23 in Valley West Mall. Whitney Harbach owns the West Des Moines franchise location, which serves teenagers through women in their 50s. The store receives new shipments almost daily, with a changing mix of new merchandise. Apricot Lane is
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Posted May 06, 2015in Your Money
Paid during the month of April Amount: $64.80 To: Supplyworks (formerly AmSan) For: Towels and liners Amount: $477 To: Baker Group For: 4.5 hours of labor used at the Public Library of Des Moines Amount: $2,597.16 To: Commonwealth Electric Company For: Labor, material and equipment at the South Side Library
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Posted May 06, 2015in Political Mercury
The owner of a small restaurant just off Interstate 80 in central Iowa made a provocative observation. “It’s amazing what the white man thinks he’s worth,” said this business owner, who happens to be white. He’s growing frustrated with an entitled mentality he sees in the millennial workforce. As riots and
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Posted May 06, 2015in Once Upon A Time
100 years ago (April/May 1915) : City Purchasing Agent “to trade the value of one horse named ‘Rex’ $40; two horses, ‘Igo’ and ‘Ames’ $225; one mare and colt, $35; two horses ‘Babe’ and ‘Bob’ $90; one harness, $25; one wagon, $20; and the check received from the Cement plant
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Posted May 06, 2015in Food Dude
The American tavern has been evolving since its earliest days. As Cliff Claven said on “Cheers”: “Little known fact. The United States Postal Service originated in taverns.” An iconic photograph in the Silver Springs (Maryland) Library shows Civil War soldiers reading their mail in a local tavern. Early taverns also
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Posted May 06, 2015in Tech Talk
Why is it that films set in dark dystopian futures are always beset with fascist governments, evil multinational corporations or tech firms that foolishly program indestructible robots? Shouldn’t the heroes of these films be battling the real oppressors of modern life like student loan officers, the I.R.S. (please don’t audit
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