The Willkie House of Des Moines
The Willkie House of Des Moines is not forgotten. It’s actually still very active. But some of its history at 900 17th St. may not be recognized as it should [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Des Moines Forgotten
Posted March 02, 2022in Joe's Neighborhood
Who should be culled from the herd?
“The test is in the pneumatic tube,” the pharmacy tech’s crackly robotic voice says over the speaker. Great. But which pneumatic tube? With all the other tubes and pipes and [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Center Stage
Sing it out!
The forecast calls for occasional rain, sprinkled with lots of song and dance. Definitely something to sing about. This month’s offerings include the eagerly anticipated return of the pandemically thwarted [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Sports is in their blood
The French Connection. That’s the name that Gary and Tyler French go by on their Facebook Live streaming channel called Pardon My French Media. PMF Media, as they sometimes call [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Iowa Artist
Dana Leahy’s Project 66
Dana Leahy has devoted more than 10,000 hours of work putting together an incredible mosaic unpaid art project that is only half completed. Called Project 66, it’s based on the [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Your Neighbors
A passion for turning pages
“I’ve always liked reading,” says Hunter Gillum, which is an obvious understatement. Almost every room in his house has books in it. Some of those rooms have multiple shelves of [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas’ Anthropology is not always an accessible topic for general reading. It’s often dense, and despite its subject being humanity, it can seem cold [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Eli Alger, a native of Des Moines, spent weekends performing country tunes with The Little Liquor Band while attending the University of Iowa. He recently embarked on a solo career [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Film Previews
Film Previews
“The Lost City” Directors: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee Stars: Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum Brilliant but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Cars in the City
Toyota Tundra
There’s a vehicle for every need, whether you require room for passengers, an efficient electric car to run errands or a truck to schlep secondhand furniture from your kid’s dorm [...]
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