Posted March 01, 2017in Belly Up To...
Sebastian, the crab from “The Little Mermaid,” summed it up best when he sang how it’s better under the sea. But the famous crustacean probably didn’t know about an Altoona restaurant/bar that brings an underwater experience to land — with great food and drinks to boot. Uncle Buck’s is an
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Posted March 01, 2017in People & Pets
Four cats and Ashley Sholes When Ashley Sholes gets home, she has four furry friends acting as a welcoming committee. “They greet me at the door,” she says. “They follow me around, and they definitely keep me entertained.” Sholes is an avid animal lover, but she insists she isn’t necessarily
Read More →‘Encircling’ “Encircling,” by Carl Frode Tiller, is the first book in the Encircling Trilogy. It’s about a man, David, who wakes up and doesn’t remember who he is. He then places an ad in the paper encouraging people to write to him in hopes that it will ignite his memory.
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Posted March 01, 2017in At Home With
But it’s time to move on Tucked in the countryside of Elkhart a few miles outside of Des Moines and slightly east of Ankeny is a house without a mortgage, a foundation or zoning restrictions. Inside it are two young professionals simply trying to figure out life in their tiny
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Posted March 01, 2017in Sound Circuit
Wrecked vans, live horses and new “Life” Over the course of a decade, Dead Horse Trauma has built itself into a band that can draw crowds in cities across the United States. The metal band recently signed with The Orchard, a Sony Music Distribution company that is getting the band’s
Read More →“Watchlist” Aaron Earl Short Independent During the last two decades, Aaron Earl Short has quietly established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the Iowa roots sound. From The Creek Dwellers to his family band The High Crest to his other family band, Eastside Brothers, Short has shown
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Posted March 01, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Dumpster diving with Dr. Vote “Do you know everything that’s in here?” That’s the question to John Olsen, a collector of political campaign memorabilia who is widely known as “Dr. Vote” for his stockpile of sometimes rare, fun and non-partisan “Get Out The Vote” items. Olsen thinks for a moment
Read More →With the concerns about “Fake News” and having churches even more active in politics, the Christian religious right risks becoming a contortionist as it accommodates the teachings of its religious saviour and the ravings of its adopted political saviour. The answer to their prayers may be a new edition of
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Posted March 01, 2017in Lunch With...
Kristian Day is the only Des Moines guy I know who has a page on IMDb (Internet Movie Database, the ultimate Who’s Who of Hollywood). It’s most impressive for someone who just turned 30, with credits in 15 different areas. That’s the same number Martin Scorsese has. We asked him
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