Posted January 20, 2016in Duffy
Posted January 20, 2016in The Sound
Thomas Rhett’s tangled evolution
Thomas Rhett seems to be right out of central casting. The son of a successful country music performer and songwriter, Rhett is the Georgia boy with the guy-next-door good looks who literally married the girl next door whom he had known since first grade. Getting into music at a young
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Posted January 20, 2016in On the Move
Where the skywalk ends?
Demolition is underway at the city-owned downtown property along Seventh and Grand. By the looks of things, it will soon be complete. Changes to Seventh and Grand plans Nothing is set in stone yet, but the city council agreed to preliminary terms putting Principal Financial on pace to build a
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Posted January 20, 2016in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
Paid on Jan. 8, 2016 Amount: $14.46 To: Adventure Lighting For: Various items Amount: $137.30 To: Airgas (Ohio) For: Various items Amount: $102.96 To: Baldwin Supply Co. For: Various items Amount: $585 To: CDW Government For: Apple iPad Air 2 Amount: $2,652.71 To: Central Iowa Mechanical For: Various items and
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Posted January 20, 2016in Civic Skinny
Delay in Water Works suit is bad for Des Moines in Legislature.
Bad news for Des Moines: Federal Judge Mark Bennett’s decision last week to ask the Iowa Supreme Court to rule on some legal issues before he hears the lawsuit the Des Moines Water Works filed against three drainage districts in northern Iowa probably will mean the actual lawsuit won’t be
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Posted January 20, 2016in Political Mercury
Why Trump is better than Cruz for rural Iowa
The Iowa caucuses give the rural Midwest — not just Iowa, but a sweep of the Northern Plains — leverage. And unlike oil-slicked Texans, we are up front with how we use it. We don’t seek to bury sweetheart deals in the catacombs of the tax code or 500-page legislative packages. We know having
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Posted January 20, 2016in Book Review
‘Dumplin’
“Go big or go home.” This is the phrase that the smart, funny, confident and fat Texas teen Willowdean Dickson uses to confront the new challenges to her self-esteem. Willowdean (her former beauty queen mother calls her “Dumplin”) certainly goes big. Willowdean has a good sense of herself, and with
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Posted January 20, 2016in Belly Up To...
American Outlaws — taking time to get it right
Opening a bar has never been the easiest thing for owners. There’s music, drinks, new customers and hundreds of other preparations and purchases that need to be made before the big opening day. American Outlaws opened as a newly renovated bar on Oct. 23 after Kamodo Club closed there for
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Posted January 20, 2016in Tech Talk
We gather here to remember Motorola
Driving along Interstate 80 near Altoona, it is impossible to miss the three giant Facebook data centers being erected. Most people’s initial reaction to these warehouses is something along the lines of, “Wow, those are huge,” or “That’s a lot of kitten and baby photos.” After the awe fades away,
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Posted January 20, 2016in Center Stage
Old folks and fresh tension
For an actor like Tyrees Allen, the voice is an orchestra. Playing Hoke, the man who does the driving, he supplies the latest Repertory Theater of Iowa (RTI) production with a soundtrack so rich that it’s hard to believe there are never more than three people on stage. When Allen
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