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 intrigued during the pandemic years by the chaos and calm that coexist. He is also fascinated by dual modes of
Read More →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 American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) inaugural Mary Maloney Public Service Award. The award presentation will take place in the Polk
Read More →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 folks won’t agree with. When the U.S. Mint asked each state to pick an image to represent the state on
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Posted April 06, 2022in Feature 1
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, the discussion will circle back to the most famous ’Stormer of them all, Kurt Warner. Some things you just can’t
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Posted April 06, 2022in Feature 2
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 this case, it was the Iowa Wild. After the game ended, the two were walking toward their vehicle when they
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Posted April 06, 2022in Business Feature
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 from and where they go. The film claims that 99% of things harvested, mined, processed, transported and consumed are trashed
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Posted April 06, 2022in Feature 3
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 the 600 miles of trails connecting urban Des Moines with the outer ring of trails that traverse Iowa’s rural landscapes.
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Posted April 06, 2022in Civic Skinny
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 2019, the usage number was 4.5 million. In 2020, that number dropped to 3.75 million. In 2021, it sunk to
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Posted April 06, 2022in Political Mercury
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 party needs to make its case, not just respond with outrage to Republicans. “Let’s not fight to prove a point
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Posted April 06, 2022in Film Review
“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 enough to keep the film afloat for about an hour as these very different acting energies collide in the middle
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