Posted April 05, 2023in People & Pets
As a teenager, Amanda Nuzum loved her sulcata tortoise, Daisy. After high school, she kept Daisy, but she was busy, working three jobs. To her dismay, she had to give her up. “I couldn’t give her the attention she needed. It was so sad. I didn’t want her sitting in
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Posted April 05, 2023in Center Stage
Just like how Iowa’s landscape seems to burst with springtime growth, the performing arts scene is bursting with a diverse range of tantalizing offerings in April. From national touring shows at Des Moines Performing Arts, to powerful locally produced shows from Tallgrass Theatre Company, Iowa Stage Theatre Company, Ankeny Community
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Posted April 05, 2023in Belly Up To...
When’s the best time to write a Belly Up column on an Irish place? After the St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans. I headed to Magee’s Irish Pub & Eatery following their three-day St. Paddy’s day celebration. A few leftover green decorations dotted the place. But no worries — there was plenty
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Posted April 05, 2023in Cars in the City
When owning a classic car, you can’t sit in the garage polishing it all day — you want to drive it. There’s nothing better than comparing racing stripes, souped-up engines and oversized dangling dice with other classic car owners, such as those in the Concrete Cruizers car club. The Concrete
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Posted April 05, 2023in Your Neighbors
The beloved face of Drake University has a protruding jaw, wrinkly scowl and sad eyes. George, whose official title is Griff II, is the latest in a growing line of live mascots serving the school. It began in 1910. Until then, the university mascot had been the Drakes (a male
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