Posted April 01, 2016in Book Review
The highly anticipated follow-up to “Elvis Sightings at Iowa Truck Stops-Volume II: 1983-1989;” the professors at Graceland University of the Unknown managed to put together an exhaustive, thrilling and comprehensive account of more than 4,000 Elvis sightings at Iowa truck stops during the early ‘90s. It is a comfort to
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Posted April 01, 2016in Tech Talk
Visit any major tech website this week, and there’s a good chance its top story has to do with virtual reality. Once a ’90s geek pipe, virtual reality seems to be ready for primetime in all avenues of home entertainment. Gaming, movies, concerts, sports, pornography — every type
Read More →Mickey Davis has proven himself to be one of the brightest young minds in the city. Serving as the Des Moines Social Club’s program director, Davis has brought innovative, highly successful classes and performances to the downtown space and has helped establish the Kum & Go Theater and The
Read More →The Des Moines Symphony is putting on a special concert showcasing “Engelbert Humperdink’s Favorite Songs to Hum.” Eschewing their instruments, the avant garde performance will feature the symphony performing such Humperdink hits as “Release Me,” “The Last Waltz” and “After the Lovin’” through “a variety of non-verbal vocalizations.” Contact the
Read More →“10-8” Independent In an effort to help promote a sense of community understanding, the Des Moines Police Department (DMPD) has put together a CD of local music. The title, “10-8” is a reference to controversial Des Moines Municipal Ordinance 10-8, which states that people younger than 21 may not
Read More →This week brought some of the most surprising news to hit downtown Des Moines in years, as Sam Summers, founder of the Hinterland Music Festival and owner of First Fleet Concerts, Up/Down and Wooly’s, announced that his empire would be one piece smaller this summer. After months of negotiations,
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Posted April 01, 2016in Political Mercury
Troubled with what he sees as the emasculating effects of the modern university campus — an environment in which terms like “affirmative consent” and “micro-aggressions” increasingly define the gender and racial rules of engagement — Donald Trump is launching his own college fraternity system with the inaugural chapters slated for chartering at
Read More →To be paid on 3/22/2016 Amount: $5 To: Professional fees paid to PR firm Sterling Cooper & Partners For: Iowa tagline development – Life Changing; Fields of Opportunity Amount: $30,000 To: University of Northern Iowa basketball team For: Paid by University of Northern Iowa basketball team to erase
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Posted April 01, 2016in On the Move
The Science Center of Central Iowa announced the sale of its downtown location at 401 West Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to Walmart Corporation. Walmart’s corporate leaders expect to have a new supercenter operational before the doors of the upcoming Hy-Vee open, thereby being the first grocer in the downtown
Read More →Corey Hart received a citation recently for wearing dark sunglasses while seated on a park bench next to a jogging path at night in New York City. Joggers claimed they were alarmed by Hart’s verbal assaults each time they made their way by the low-lit seating area, stating the former
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