Posted October 03, 2018in Center Stage
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 Des Moines Community Playhouse christens its new performing hall with an ambitious show, “Billy Elliott The Musical.” Des Moines Performing
Read More →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 latte in August, the food equivalent of Christmas decorations in October. Not all the news was expected, though. The brutal mentor Chef Gordon Ramsey
Read More →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 that Gov. Kim Reynolds’ campaign to stay in office has the theme “Iowa is No 1.” That’s according to a survey that
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Posted October 03, 2018in Belly Up To...
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 the Triangle Tap, where mostly retired patrons play for prizes and drink specials during happy hour, starting at 9 a.m. Once 4
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Posted October 03, 2018in Tech Talk
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 a set of stone-age ear-covering headphones that seem to send audio in all directions. This encounter seems to happen during
Read More →‘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 of his first album released one year ago. “Crazy Comes Easy” is a twangy upbeat song, where, “crazy comes easy
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Posted October 03, 2018in At Home With
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 several shipping labels on the back of the oak floor baseboards they pulled up. The house was located on the
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Posted October 03, 2018in People & Pets
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. In fact, the more water, the better to dunk his head. These facts may not seem unusual for most pets,
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