Posted July 08, 2015in Belly Up To...
A Friday night out can get expensive in a hurry, especially for large groups. First there’s the cost of dinner, then a few round of drinks, and if your group wants to see a live band, many places charge cover or require you to purchase tickets. It can add up
Read More →California inventor Matt McMullen, who makes the world’s most realistic life-sized female doll, the RealDoll (with exquisite skin texture and facial and body architecture, and which sells for $5,000 to $10,000, depending on customization), is working with engineers experienced in robotics to add animation — but according to a June
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Posted July 08, 2015in Duffy
Posted July 08, 2015in Locker Room
Looking for a new sport to get wrapped up in? Tired of the showboating nature of the NFL? Do you hunger for the skills and fundamentals of an equally, if not more challenging, physical competition? Look no further than the Des Moines Rugby Football Club’s (DMRFC) 14th Annual Toys for
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Posted July 08, 2015in The Sound
If we are talking frankly, The Ataris, historically, have not been so much a band as they have been the work of front man Kris Roe and a revolving door of supporting musicians. Since the band’s inception in 1995, nearly two dozen musicians have come and gone at various points,
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Posted July 08, 2015in Civic Skinny
The state’s largest public-employee union certainly will sue Gov. Terry Branstad for vetoing the legislature’s attempt to keep open the mental-health facility in Clarinda — if, indeed, the suit hasn’t already been filed by the time you read this. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) sued
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Posted July 01, 2015in Cover Story
Nobody involved with the Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) or its flagship event, the 80/35 Music Festival, will deny that last year’s festival was a bit rocky. Last year’s first announced headliner, Conor Oberst, was given a lukewarm reception from the masses via social media, then a series of issues
Read More →Childhood actor Jake Lloyd, 26, known as Anakin Skywalker in “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” was booked on June 21 for starting a high-speed chase with police, topping speeds of 117 mph. The pursuit ended in Lloyd crashing into trees and being cited for reckless driving, failure to
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Posted July 01, 2015in Food Dude
Buffalo wings revolutionized the economics of chicken as well as the image of Buffalo, New York. Invented either at The Anchor Bar or John Young’s Wing’s ‘n Things in the mid-1960s, they employed what was then the least desirable part of a chicken. At that time, when most chicken was
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Posted July 01, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood
The applause is thunderous. But not from hands clapping. Instead, skateboards brought by fans are smacked against the hardwood floor again and again. The raw sound of wood pounding against wood resonates around the skating rink. Primal. Especially when laced with the dark throb of heavy metal music and the
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