Reason to worry about Iowa’s desertion of longtime values and principles Given the course of the Iowa legislature and the damage it has done to public education and the question of church-state relations, there is reason to worry about Iowa’s desertion of longtime values and principles. That thought came to
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Posted April 04, 2018in Belly Up To...
Two men and a brewery Fenders Brewing co-owners Jason Madison and Steve Crann say their origin story is “the classic” tale of home brewers who met and started a business together. The two men met through their church, St. Luke’s in Ankeny. The two co-owners — and the company’s only employees — celebrated the grand
Read More →A man who needs no introduction, Willie Nelson, will be singing and playing country music on April 11 at Wells Fargo Arena. The event starts at 6 p.m., and tickets are $49.50-149.50. The next night, April 12, contemporary Christian band MercyMe takes the stage at Wells Fargo Arena. The event
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Posted April 04, 2018in Couch Surfing
20 years is nothing Meet Roger Barrett from Grand Forks, North Dakota. I met Roger on my way back from Minneapolis where I was working a gig for CNN. Most people who know me are very much aware that I do not have a car (by choice; I am a
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Posted April 04, 2018in Sound Circuit
Ever-evolving While Ryan Stier does wear glasses, the title of his solo project is not a nod to the extra vision they provide. The name goes deeper than that and instead references Stier expanding his mind. “I feel like I’ve spent a lot of my life trapped in my own
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Posted April 04, 2018in Art News
University of Northern Iowa professor Gary Kelley is probably Iowa’s best known and most successful artist. The UNI grad has received awards from the New York Society of Illustrators including the Hamilton King Award in 1992, National Booksellers Association, Print Magazine, New York Art Directors Show, Los Angeles Society of
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Posted April 04, 2018in Stray Thoughts
No other person has served in the Legislature as long as Wally Horn has. There was noteworthy news coming out of the Iowa Legislature recently. This may surprise you, but I am not referring to the headlines about Bill Dix, the Iowa Senate’s majority leader, although that news certainly created
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Posted April 04, 2018in Lunch With...
An interview over broasted chicken from High Life Lounge TJ Moberg and Ryan Mullin have been close friends most of their lives. Both went to East High School and developed a strong interest in the arts. TJ owns Moberg Gallery and is himself a successful artist in several disciplines. Ryan
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