Posted November 30, 2016in Collections & Hobbies
Don’t tell Mitch Clefisch’s mom, but after 40 years, maybe it’s time for him to fess up. “The first day ‘Star Wars’ was on HBO (circa 1983), I pulled the whole, ‘I’m sick, ahem, ahem (coughs),’ and I was able to stay home from school and watch ‘Star Wars’ that
Read More →St. Lenox “Ten Hymns from My American Gothic” Anyway Records A concept album about the experiences of Korean immigrants carving out a life for themselves in the Midwest released just weeks before the 2016 presidential election ran the risk of being lost in the political frenzy or worse, becoming instantly
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Posted November 30, 2016in Art News
What a season it’s been. In one month’s time, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years, and Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. In the spirit of unbelievable times, let’s move over
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Posted November 30, 2016in Rants & Reason
So, what holiday comes to mind when you think of the results of the 2016 elections? For Republicans, the holiday might be Christmas or Thanksgiving. For folks on opposite sides of the aisle, it may be the promises or the plagues anticipated in the New Year. Democrats may liken the
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Posted November 30, 2016in Belly Up To...
When the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, much of central Iowa joined in a long-overdue celebration. After nearly 100 years of torment since the team’s last crown, it was a jubilant time in the city. One business —1908 Draught House — was faced with a dilemma. Its very
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Posted November 30, 2016in Sound Circuit
Max Jury, 24, released his eponymous debut album in June and spent the summer on the European festival circuit, playing Vestrock in the Netherlands, A Summer’s Tale in Germany, Montreux in Switzerland and many others. This month he returns to his hometown for a show at Wooly’s, with Dustin Smith
Read More →The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold its Annual Legislative Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 8. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. The Partnership will unveil its 2017 State Legislative Agenda. In addition, leaders in the Iowa State
Read More →Veteran political journalist David Yepsen, nationally recognized as an expert on the Iowa political scene, will return to Iowa Press as the program host in early 2017. Yepsen takes the reigns from Dean Borg, whose retirement from the statewide network and Iowa Press was announced last week. Yepsen, a frequent guest panelist at the Iowa
Read More →Blank Park Zoo officials have announced how the rhino calf born on Oct. 11 will be named. Anyone who gives $50 or more between now and Dec. 31 to the non-profit Blank Park Zoo will have the opportunity to suggest a name. The top names will be selected and beginning
Read More →The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources today announced that 29 Iowa communities with current State Revolving Fund loans for water quality projects will save a total of more than $1.3 million in interest over the remaining life of their loans as a result of the
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