Do you want to be a rock star?
While perched on a chair in a practice booth, Allegra Hernandez strums a bass guitar beat to AC/DC’s “Dirty Deeds.” Hernandez’s student follows this lead, intently repeating the same chord, [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Sound Circuit
Posted February 02, 2022in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM DEC. 7, 2021, THROUGH JAN. 6, 2022. ADDRESS: 6304 S.W. SEVENTH ST., DES MOINES SALE DATE: DEC. 7, 2022 SALE PRICE: $275,000 [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Lunch With...
Dr. Claudia Addy at Manhattan Deli
Dr. Claudia Addy is a podiatrist who has also worked at the Great Ape Trust and run for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the Iowa House. Currently she works for [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Film Previews
Film Previews
“Jackass Forever” R | 96 minutes Director: Jeff Tremaine Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius Audiences can expect to see the cast up to their regular, wild antics. With 11 [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in People & Pets
Fascinating freshwater fish
From a 20-gallon to a 480-gallon tank, 200 fish in seven different aquariums have found a home in Steven Wood’s basement. A custom-built 480-gallon tank sits 8 feet long and [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Clowning around!
“I’m Pete the clown,” says Craig Matzke, “My son is re-Pete the clown.” Matzke is a past potentate for the Za-Ga-Zig Shriners and serves as this year’s circus chairman, as [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Iowa Artist
Mary Muller
For 50 years, pastel portrait and landscape artist Mary Muller has taught art lessons and insists art remains unchanged in the last half century. “Art hasn’t changed. Sometimes an artist [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Cars in the City
BMW X-3
In the 1980s, car owners were tickled when automatic windows replaced the hand crank. Drivers toyed with other ideas, such as, “Wouldn’t it be great if my car could be [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Walks of Life
Super pets
“Pets. Can’t live without them…. Pass the peanuts.” That’s the attitude of many pet lovers, who wouldn’t want to imagine life without the warm affection of a beloved four-legged housemate. [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Book Review
Book reviews
‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ I’m such a sucker for well-written, historical novels that don’t feel like historical fiction. Melinda Lo is known for her darkly beautiful stories, and [...]
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