Holy White Hounds “Sparkle Sparkle” Independent There are few bands in the metro that have grown as much and as quickly as the Holy White Hounds. Three short years ago, the group — then a three-piece — seemed like a fun but nondescript bar band. Since then, the group has
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Posted September 23, 2015in Sound Check
Posted September 23, 2015in Featured Story, Political Mercury
The scourged and the sought
Tyson Fresh Meats’ decision to permanently cease beef-packing operations at its Denison plant in August jettisoned some 400 workers, many of them Latino immigrants with varying degrees of language proficiency and connections to Iowa. Within hours, Evan Blakley, executive director of the Chamber & Development Council of Crawford County, started fielding phone calls.
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Posted September 23, 2015in Belly Up To..., Featured Story
Meet your football family at Cheap Seats Sports Bar
The official start of fall was Sept. 23, but many people probably considered Thursday, Sept. 17 as the beginning of the season. Why? Football. The NFL season kicked off with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots, thus ushering in the new season for sports bars all around the
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Posted September 23, 2015in Featured Story, Tech Talk
Apple, a national treasure
Dear President Obama: With the Iowa Caucus nearing and political drama starting to consume the news cycle, I’m sure you’ve heard the rumblings for a federal holiday on Election Day. Considering only half of eligible voters cast a ballot in 2012, think how big the voting pool would grow if
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Posted September 23, 2015in Duffy
Posted September 23, 2015in Sound Notes
The Des Moines Symphony has announced two new board trustees for the 2015-16 season: Janice Lane and Jochen Scheel. Lane is the current CEO of Children & Families of Iowa, while Scheel is Information Management Director of Trait Informatics with DuPont Pioneer, with a PhD from Heidelberg University in cell
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Posted September 23, 2015in Center Stage, Featured Story
Humdinger of a problem
John Viars, director of “Into the Woods,” gets the crowd scenes. In big numbers like “First Midnight,” he shuttles his glittery troupe in all directions. The comings and goings create a sense of urgency, which can seem lacking in Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale pastiche. Its storylines can seem scattered, never isolating
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Posted September 23, 2015in Your View
Freebies all around
Cityview’s question of the week asks, “Should two years of community college tuition be free?” Why stop there? How about free food and housing for two years post high school, or just add two more years of optional high school? What about a free stipend for all for two years? Don’t forget free
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Posted September 16, 2015in 2015 Martini Fest
The GOP agenda (or lack thereof)
To hear Republicans tell it, America’s major issues boil down to Hillary Clinton’s emails, Benghazi and Planned Parenthood. To hear Republican presidential candidates tell it, you’d think the most important issue facing the nation is Hillary Clinton’s old emails. Not climate change, not the growing gap between the filthy rich
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