Sound Advice
The temperature is heating up this summer and so are the hot outdoor musical acts. Jazz in July returns to Hoyt Sherman Place on Tuesdays, starting July 13. A free [...]
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Posted June 30, 2021in Sound Notes
Posted June 30, 2021in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘Sorrowland’ This is a hard one to describe well without spoiling the story. Rivers Solomon is such a talented writer. This feels like a story within a myth within a [...]
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Posted June 30, 2021in Art News
A new summer for the arts
The city would do well to christen this summer as the season of the Lauridsens. Summer used to mean aestivation for the arts. Music and gallery seasons began in September [...]
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Posted June 30, 2021in Puzzle Answers
Posted June 30, 2021in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM MARCH 9, 2021, THROUGH MARCH 23, 2021. ADDRESS: 3721 GRAND AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: MARCH 23, 2021 SALE PRICE: $4,037,000 SELLER: [...]
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Posted June 30, 2021in Iowa Artist
Bob Kling
Potter, painter, art teacher What does a red glazed vase, a motorcycle, a semi-nude woman and a basket of apples all have in common? These are a handful of the [...]
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Posted June 30, 2021in Walks of Life
Posted June 30, 2021in Lunch With...
Susan Watts at St. Kilda Collective
Owner of Olson-Larsen adds new gallery to keep young artists in the area. Susan Watts recently passed her personal 10th anniversary as owner of Olson-Larsen Galleries, which was the galleries’ [...]
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Posted June 30, 2021in Collections & Hobbies
Seeing Iowa slowly
Waldorf professor retraces 300 miles of Dragoon history. Road signs for Iowa’s Dragoon Trail are a common sight in central Iowa. As a boy, Kevin Mason couldn’t help but wonder: [...]
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Posted June 30, 2021in Cars in the City
MINI Cooper SE electric
Two-door hardtop is a cute, fun car that is easy to drive and quick to handle. Nearly all car manufacturers are offering electric vehicles as alternatives to their gas-powered siblings. [...]
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