Posted April 05, 2023in Feature 2
When Todd Cappel finished serving nine months in prison, he hesitated to apply for work. Thankfully, unlike many others emerging from incarceration, he had plenty of community support. “Part of the whole recovery process is being honest,” he said. “So, once I got out, I was a little nervous about
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Posted April 05, 2023in Business Feature, Business Journal
Maddy Fusco is a freelance illustrator in Des Moines. When she began her career, she primarily worked out of her home. However, as time went on, she needed some work-life separation. For some, the change to a work-from-home lifestyle because of COVID was a blessing in disguise; for Fusco, it
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Posted April 05, 2023in Joe's Neighborhood
The students are cautiously lining up. They are dressed in pinks and blues and reds and purples and whites… and, look, there’s someone in a sparkling glitter affair good for both skiing and going to the club. Helmets are of all different shades, but it’s difficult to ignore the one
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Posted April 05, 2023in Book Review
‘The Destroyer of Worlds’ The juxtaposition of sci-fi, the horrors of racism, and the twisted nature of HP Lovecraft’s legacy make for some absolutely riveting fiction. So much is said between the lines of this sequel to the genre-bending “Lovecraft Country,” it’s like reading two stories at once, which makes
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Posted April 05, 2023in Duffy
Posted April 05, 2023in Art News
Tom Jackson is a dazzling, versatile Iowa artist. He has worked in painting, photography and ink brush drawing. His abstraction works tend to become fascinated with geometrics. His realist works hang their hats in a wind-grieved America with which the artist seems nostalgically engaged. Carnivals, junkyards, highways, theme parks, motels,
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Posted April 05, 2023in Sound Circuit
For fans of Americana and Southern country-rock music, musicians such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers and Molly Hatchet often make the Top 20 lists. Adding to that elite list is Blackberry Smoke, an Americana rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia. Blackberry Smoke has embodied southern Georgia’s rich musical legacy, honoring
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Posted April 05, 2023in Film Review
Ever since the original “John Wick,” the franchise has set the standard of what action in Hollywood ought to be. Thanks to Chad Stahelski’s knowledge of the technical aspects of shooting action, and Keanu Reeves’ commitment to the character, they’ve been able to deliver expertly choreographed, shot and edited films
Read More →I was reading your story on Des Moines bridges and saw that one of the bridges was raised several feet. How do you raise a bridge? The bridge in reference has been called The Red Bridge, Des Moines Union Railway Bridge, and now the Principal Riverwalk Red Multi-Use Trail Bridge.
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Posted April 05, 2023in Iowa Artist
Artist Chris Vance sits casually on a paint-stained stool, wearing a black Metallica T-shirt and torn jeans, among tall walls, including dozens of half-started paintings. He points to his reserve paintings hidden behind a thick blanket yet won’t reveal his work until his exhibit opens at Moberg Gallery. Vance’s 25-year
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