Posted February 06, 2019in Collections & Hobbies
Modern quilts by local guild members are accepted by QuiltCon 2019. Meticulous attention to detail. Imagination. The ability to follow detailed instructions. Expensive tools and equipment. Homemade quilts often require hundreds of dollars of fabric, materials and supplies. But that is just the beginning. The dollar figures don’t account for
Read More →What do you do when you’re snowed in and don’t want to venture out? Why not download free music by Des Moines musicians? The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition and the Greater Des Moines Partnership put together four volumes of music from local musicians: www.dsmpartnership.com/living-here/things-to-do/attractions–events/music-mix. Chicago-based band Thompson Springs performs
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Posted February 06, 2019in At Home With
After a guest fell through the floor, this repurposing project became something special. Construction projects are nothing new for George Risius. The 63-year-old has been a do-it-yourselfer for most of his life, so, after purchasing an old camper, he knew he had the tools and the know-how to make the
Read More →Can we keep it? Given the Trump phenomenon, the question “Could it happen here?” keeps popping up in political commentary. Such commentary often refers to the 1935 novel by Sinclair Lewis, “It Can’t Happen Here” — written when Hitler was in control in Germany, Mussolini in Italy, Stalin in Russia
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Posted February 06, 2019in Business Journal
Worker shortages, housing needs rank at the top. Business leaders hope the Iowa Legislature will take steps this session to pay for programs that will increase worker training, provide opportunities for worker housing and make the state’s businesses more competitive nationally and internationally. Some of these initiatives, initially, appear to
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Posted February 06, 2019in Couch Surfing
I don’t typically hang out with my couch surfers, mainly because I am busy with my own life, and my guests are just trying to pass through on their way to their real destination. But Michael Miller of Kansas City was traveling to a number of cities with one single
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Posted February 06, 2019in Lunch With...
Jeff Fleming is the director of the Des Moines Art Center. He’s been in Des Moines now for 20 years, a period that coincides with a golden age for the arts and for food in central Iowa. We asked him to lunch to talk about that, and he chose Jesse’s
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