Posted July 06, 2022in Your View
Posted July 06, 2022in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
The Melvins are playing Wooly’s on July 7. The band formed in 1983, has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy metal music, forming a new subgenre all its own. Openers include Helms Alee and Harsh Meadow. Tickets $25 in advance. The Iowa Arboretum & Gardens
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Posted July 06, 2022in People & Pets
Black diamond stingray
As other fish enthusiasts fill their tanks with colorful orange clown fish or blue bettas, Alex Meyer’s fish tank is a stark opposite. Inside his freshwater tank lives a black diamond stingray, three bala sharks, an iridescent shark catfish and a Rhino Pleco bottom feeder. The black diamond stingray is
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Posted July 06, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
From paralysis to the Paralympics
At age 18, Justin Phongsavanh was shot in the parking lot of an Ankeny McDonald’s and paralyzed from the waist down. Today, the 25-year-old javelin thrower is a medaled Paralympian. Following his paralysis in October 2015, Phongsavanh gave himself an ultimatum. “I can sit here, wallow in self-pity, and that
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Posted July 06, 2022in Cars in the City
Three-wheeled adventure
As a new grandma, exploring a vehicle’s safety features is important. Keeping the precious baby cargo safe is foremost on my mind. Yet, a grandma also needs some adventure! I discovered a thrilling venture with just three wheels. The Polaris Slingshot offers the comfort of a convertible, but it’s a
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Posted July 06, 2022in Belly Up To...
Vista Pub
The corporate world is full of meetings, Zoom calls and an inbox of endless emails. A break in the daily grind seems hours away, until 4:30 p.m. finally arrives. The question is, where to go — and how fast can I get there? In the midst of the corporate world
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Posted July 06, 2022in Art News
Contemporary Abstraction at Moberg
“Contemporary Abstraction: Collaging Space and Color” is playing at Moberg Gallery through Sept. 2. It’s an ambitious exhibition that includes works by 20 artists from around the world. All work in abstraction. That means this show is interactive. No two people take the same thing away from viewing an abstract
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Posted July 06, 2022in Film Previews
Film Previews
“Where the Crawdads Sing” Director: Olivia Newman Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Garret Dillahunt, Harris Dickinson Based on Delia Owens’ critically lauded page-turner, “Where the Crawdads Sing” centers on Kya, the endlessly resourceful resident of a North Carolina marsh. We meet her as a child in the early 1950s, as she is
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Posted July 05, 2022in Uncategorized
Abby Zegers named DMACC Executive Director of Higher Education in Prison & Adult Education and Literacy
Zegers will oversee Adult Education Programming and Correctional Academic Services in Central Iowa Zegers will be based out of the DMACC Urban Campus in Des Moines, and travel to both the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW) in Mitchellville and the Newton Correctional Facility. DMACC was recently awarded a spot
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