Posted December 06, 2023in Belly Up To...
Buildings constructed nearly a century ago don’t generally survive, unless it was a quality build. For The Walnut, a bar and grill located at 1417 Walnut, it’s like time stood still. The tall, unique windows, heavy, wooden doors and solid brick interior and exterior create an architectural treat and an
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Posted December 06, 2023in Your Neighbors
Cynthia Hunafa, or Miss Cynthia as she was referred to by fellow volunteers inside of the Creative Visions building, has her influence interwoven throughout Des Moines. Hunafa was born in Queens, New York City, raised in Harlem and spent time in each borough. From the time she was 2 years
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Posted December 06, 2023in Lunch With...
Bill Mulstay is a former fireman, carney and an artist with more than 60 years of significant work in Des Moines. Mike Hughes is a guitar maker, post beam constructionist and greeting card (“Good for You”) creator. We asked them to lunch at Manhattan Deli. We went after 1 p.m.
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Posted December 06, 2023in Film Previews
“Napoleon” R | 158 minutes Director: Ridley Scott Writer: David Scarpa Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim “Napoleon” begins in 1789, when Marie Antoinette is guillotined in the French Revolution, while a young gunnery officer, played by Joaquin Phoenix, watches with the heavy-lidded sneer he will adopt for much
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Posted December 06, 2023in Walks of Life
While most of us are catching our last few Zs before dragging ourselves out of bed, others have long been awake and busy, many of them making it possible for us to get our days off to a good start. After all, someone has to make the donuts, brew the
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Posted December 06, 2023in Cars in the City
For those with a large family, the trusty station wagon transported siblings in the way-back seat. Then, the minivan debuted in the 1980s and took over as a top-selling family vehicle. Today, SUVs have surpassed minivans in popularity among most vehicles. However, minivans continue to be great solutions for many.
Read More →‘The Iliad’ If you are shuddering from echoes of long, boring classes back in school, stick with me for a few minutes. I promise, there is more to the classics than difficult-to-pronounce names and indecipherable writing. In fact, this is a deeply complex, layered tale with themes as fresh today
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Posted December 06, 2023in People & Pets
When Ellen Bell started beekeeping with two hives in her backyard, she never imagined she’d have nearly 6 million bees 10 years later. Bell is a beekeeper at Bell Farm, located in Runnels. She and her family lived in Altoona yet longed for a country home to establish a garden
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Merry Christmas…
Twelve drummers drumming… …for some folks who are stepping down — Frank Cownie, who served 20 years as mayor and now can go back to selling fur coats…and proud East-sider Randy Peterson, after 50-some years writing about sports…Jay Byers, who guided the Partnership and now is the perfect guy to
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