The power of musical theater
Two musicals open in Greater Des Moines with much fanfare. From an English mining town to 1907 Coney Island, two musicals open in Greater Des Moines with much fanfare. The [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Center Stage
Posted October 03, 2018in The Dish
Dinner with 600 farmers and some noble pigs
September is always a month of transition as summer retreats and fall foods finally sprout. Pumpkin spiced foods and beverages, to the chagrin of some, returned earlier than ever and began metastasizing. Starbucks served pumpkin [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Rants & Reason
Here’s some ‘loud sounding wisdom’ for you
Consider which incumbents should be promoted to “citizen.” A bizarre day, indeed — providing thoughts for this round-up of current events. First off, it began with a Des Moines Register news report [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Tech Talk
Cancel the unwanted noise in your life
Sony’s WH-1000XM2 is the king of the consumer-level headset market. Everyone has that frustrating experience of sitting close to someone with awful headphones — not headphones that are unstylish but [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Belly Up To...
Triangle Tap is a hidden gem
Dive bar has much folklore in 80-year-old neighborhood. On the shortest street in Des Moines, Drew Carey of the “Price is Right” yells, “C’mon down.” His voice blasts from the TV at [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Sound Check
Sound Check
‘The Modern Lives Vol. 2’ (EP) Jackie Greene Released on Oct. 5, 2018 by Blue Rose Music Jackie Greene’s second volume EP, “The Modern Lives Vol. 2,” is a extension [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in At Home With
Wonderlich home was a kit house
Sears Roebuck connection found as demolition starts. Bill and Jane Wonderlich found interesting evidence the two-story farmhouse bungalow they started to demolish was a Sears Roebuck kit house. Bill found [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in People & Pets
Webster the duck
ARL TheraPet duck provides companionship. Like many pets, Webster’s favorite activity is riding in a car and sitting on laps. He doesn’t mind a leash or being doused with water. [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Fashion
Posted October 03, 2018in Walks of Life
