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Posted August 03, 2022in Sound Circuit

Hairball rocks the Fair

When you want to listen to some classic rock and roll music from the 1970s or 1980s, what concert do you attend? AC/DC? KISS? Van Halen? Queen? Good luck finding those bands on tour.  But how awesome would it be if all those rock gods came to Iowa in one

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Posted August 03, 2022in Iowa Artist

Clint Hansen

Clint Hansen’s vast artwork doesn’t simply hang in a gallery. His artwork is on the side of electrical traffic light boxes in West Des Moines. Find his artwork on a Chicago Bears calendar, off a street in Urbandale or on a wall at Iowa State University.  An Urbandale resident, Hansen

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Posted August 03, 2022in Cars in the City

Little red Corvette

“Little Red Corvette” is the name of a 1980s Prince song, but it’s also synonymous with an adventurous ride. As I longed to drive a convertible for this column, sports cars were elusive. Due to the pandemic and supply chain issues, there’s up to a three-year wait at the dealer

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Posted August 03, 2022in Belly Up To...

Twisted Vine Brewery

The former Garden Nightclub has been transformed into The Twisted Vine Brewery, an ultra-modern brewery in the budding Market District in East Village at 112 S.E. Fourth St. The interior of the nearly 150-year-old building was gutted, leaving wood and metal structures throughout the brewery. The old dance floor and

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Posted August 02, 2022in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time. Broadcast regionally on KFMG 98.9 FM; Simultaneously streaming globally through www.kfmg.org From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news. — John Busbee for The Culture

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Posted August 02, 2022in Just Released

Cooling center open at Salvation Army’s Citadel location

  The Salvation Army Citadel Worship & Community Center will be open as a cooling center for the community when Temps are 95 or higher. DES MOINES, Iowa. (August 2, 2022) – Temperatures are dangerously high this week and The Salvation Army wants to make sure the community knows our

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Posted August 01, 2022in Stray Thoughts

Suspicion is not enough in our system of justice

It is difficult for many of us to muster empathy for people accused of crimes who have complaints about the way police treated them. This lack of empathy probably occurs because ordinary folks do not think they will be in situations like people accused of crimes. If that includes you,

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