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Posted March 31, 2021in Book Review

Book Reviews

‘Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking’ African-American influence is felt but rarely seen in so many aspects of modern American life, and nowhere is this more evident [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Sound Circuit

Suede

It was nearly four months since the group Suede played for a live audience indoors. For their first concert in their 2021 “Come Back Tour,” they played Doc’s Lounge in [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Film Previews

Film Previews

“Mortal Kombat” R | Director: Simon McQuoid Stars: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan), accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Belly Up To...

Beaver Tap

The Beaver Tap is located in the heart of Beaverdale, and its building has been a mainstay in the neighborhood for more than half of a century. As different bars [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Iowa Artist

Transforming tree stumps into art

After the derecho decimated hundreds of thousands of trees on Aug. 10, 2020, a chainsaw carver known as Dusty Buzzard received more than a hundred calls following the disaster. “It [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Collections & Hobbies

Twinkle, twinkle

Psst! Wanna know about a century-old local secret? Have you ever wondered about the copper-domed building with limestone walls that sits between fairways on Waveland Golf Course? That’s the Drake [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Commercial Real Estate Transactions

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM FEB., 1 2021, THROUGH MARCH 10, 2021. ADDRESS: 1501 OFFICE PARK ROAD, WEST DES MOINES SALE DATE: FEB. 01, 2021 SALE PRICE: [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Lunch With...

Alex Hall at St. Kilda’s

Alex Hall is a London-born, Melbourne-raised kid who opened five restaurants in New York City before moving to Des Moines. Another five restaurants later, and he is only 47 years [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Your Neighbors

Meet Dana Lain

Aquarium supervisor at Blank Park Zoo helps to combat Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. “Big Momma” was a 330-year-old underwater giant coral mound. It thrived for centuries near Fort Lauderdale, [...]

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Posted March 31, 2021in Walks of Life

Walks of Life

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