Chris Vance: “Balance” exhibit opening reception
Join us for the Chris Vance opening reception at Moberg Gallery, 2411 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312 on Friday, April 15, 2022, from 5pm – 8 pm. Chris Vance has been [...]
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Posted April 25, 2022in Just Released
Posted April 25, 2022in Just Released
Sarcone receives first Mary Maloney Public Service Award
Iowa Chapter of ASPA recognizes attorney’s four decades of public service. DES MOINES, April 2, 2022. Polk County Attorney John P. Sarcone is the recipient of the Iowa Chapter of the [...]
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Posted April 21, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Iowa is losing its way on our public schools
By Randy Evans This is one of those times when people who have little appetite for politics need to pay attention — because a big change is coming that many [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Feature 1
Iowa Barnstormer players in uncharted territory
First-year Iowa Barnstormer Darius-James Peterson knows the quarterback slot for the Iowa Barnstormers is somewhat hallowed territory. Mention the Iowa Indoor Football League franchise name around the league, and, inevitably, [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Feature 2
Iowa Phoenix showcases women’s football
Soon after moving to central Iowa a few years ago, Jennifer Trevillian and best friend Shannon Christensen decided to do something they’d never done before: attend a hockey game. In [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Business Feature
Fix it, or toss it?
Released in 2007, “The Story of Stuff” is a short film about material goods. Narrated by Annie Leonard, the 20-minute film exposes the truth behind material goods: where they come [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Feature 3
Hightail it to High Trestle
Cycling continues to increase in popularity in central Iowa, and the economic boom is being enjoyed by many communities, which have sprouted some fine dining and drinking establishments over [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Civic Skinny
22 will take you through? DART usage plummets during COVID. And what happened to the Ankeny Press-Citizen?
One would correctly assume that the use of Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, better known as DART, dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic. But how much? In DART’s fiscal year [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Political Mercury
Deidre DeJear ‘sees the good in people’
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deidre DeJear, a Des Moines businesswoman, hit on themes of job creation, boosting health care and rural development during a Carroll event in which she stressed that her [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Film Review
‘Windfall’ makes for smooth sailing
“Windfall” is the kind of acting experiment that works for me. Trap three talented actors on a single set and bounce them off each other. The premise here is strong [...]
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