Posted April 05, 2017in Your Neighbors
Thank God it’s Monday morning What’s up at East High School on Monday mornings? That’s what onlookers are wondering while witnessing the school parking lot packed with police cars. It’s not a bird and it’s not a plane, but it is Des Moines Police Department Sgt. Lori Neely and her
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Posted April 05, 2017in Joe's Neighborhood
“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” — William Makepeace Thackeray. Mother’s Day cards in the card aisle at the grocery store are something to behold. Funny. Sincere. Loving. You can choose any flavor. You just sign your name at the bottom and
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Posted April 05, 2017in Center Stage
Robert Petkoff doesn’t worry about bringing what might be the weirdest musical ever made to Des Moines. He recalls that when he toured with “Spamalot,” a few years back, he found the Civic Center audience was “really on the ball.” A New York native who’s played on Broadway and in
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Posted April 05, 2017in Sound Circuit
For more than two decades, Paul Micich has been putting an Iowa spin on international music. His band, World Port, plays what Micich calls “music with an accent” at street festivals, farmers markets, wineries and other locations. After an eight-year stint in Mason City, Micich is back in Des Moines,
Read More →“Moonglow” Michael Chabon’s new novel is a beautiful memorial to his grandparent’s lives and a fantastic exploration of family and memory. Although it is fiction, the narrator certainly seems to be Chabon himself, shaping and replaying his family’s story with characteristic talent. The focus is on his grandparents, whose history
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Posted April 05, 2017in Tech Talk
Integrate passcode and fingerprint combo for access and register for locating software Stop what you’re doing and activate the baked-in device tracking tools available to you on your devices, and download some extra security measures while you’re at it. Sometimes in our never-ending tech excitement and device worship, we forgo
Read More →Wells Fargo hosts a handful of national acts this month. Def Leppard rolls through with fellow 80’s acts Poison and Tesla on Monday, April 24. Showtime is 7 p.m. Tickets are $29.50, $59.50, $79.50, $99.50 and $129.50. Post-outlaw country artist Brantley Gilbert stops by on his The Devil Don’t Sleep
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Posted April 05, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Not done making noise Interesting conversation with Chris McAninch is easy. He makes his own whiskey, used to sell guns, and he patented the Handi-Racker — a product that helps manipulate the slide on a semi-automatic pistol, thus making it easier to fire. But when McAninch wants to really liven
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