Posted May 06, 2026in Business Feature
While the technology continues to evolve, many entrepreneurs say its greatest value lies not in replacing human work but in creating more space for it. AI in any industry AI can be incorporated into just about any small business — even an upholstery business. At Repinned, Riana LeJeune’s upholstery
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Posted May 06, 2026in Civic Skinny
The arrest of Kristin Ramsey in the Ashley Okland murder case has raised a few questions, as what the public has been provided so far is not very helpful in determining why it was presented to a grand jury 15 years later. The use of a grand jury is also
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Posted May 06, 2026in Political Mercury
Iowa native Don Tate jokes that people often ask if he was born with a pencil in hand. It would explain a lot. Tate, who was raised in Des Moines, has 90 published books to his name as both a writer and illustrator, with a four-decade career in book publishing
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Posted May 06, 2026in Film Review
Back in 1994, director Peter Farrelly made “Dumb and Dumber,” a willfully stupid, aggressively crude but ultimately lovable comic yarn. With his latest Prime Video offering, “Balls Up,” Farrelly attempts to conjure that same magic, but the result has a generic, streaming-ready sheen that feels like the first draft of a
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Posted May 06, 2026in Food Dude
The Latin King is an Iowa legend. Begun in 1947 by Rose and Jimmy Pigneri, its name comes from New York City’s Latin Quarter in the days when “Latin Americans” there, and here, were mostly Italian. The restaurant then was limited to what are now parts of the “Pink Room”
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Posted May 06, 2026in Des Moines Forgotten
Radio is still one of the most personal media formats. In a car, it becomes a companion — something you turn on without thinking, something that fills the space of a commute. After a few consistent listening sessions, hosts start to feel familiar, even personal, as if they are speaking
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Posted May 06, 2026in Joe's Neighborhood
The sky is definitely falling. How do I know this? Because when we should be heading to the bunker, we’re going to instead fly eight miles high over an ocean in several hundred tons of metal. Yup, my wife and I are flying out of Iowa to visit our daughter
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Posted May 06, 2026in Center Stage
Celluloid to old school dinner theatre to its glitziest iteration yet. Connor Delaney’s cherished memories of growing up in the area contributed to the renaissance of this venerable performance hall. His tenacity and acumen provided the fuel to carry its reawakening to realization. The Ingersoll resonates with a revival energy
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Posted May 06, 2026in Your Neighbors
Did you know that volunteers with the Food Bank of Iowa invest more than 50,000 hours annually? That’s the equivalent of 24 full-time employees. Longtime food bank volunteer and ambassador Steve Siembieda knows that, along with plenty of other facts about the state’s largest food bank. Siembieda has a background
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Posted May 06, 2026in Walks of Life
From traditional dance and cultural celebrations to food and storytelling, residents across central Iowa are finding meaningful ways to preserve and share their heritage. For many, these traditions not only honor the past but also help build community and connection for future generations. Tania Barbosa A beautiful mixture Tania Barbosa
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