Posted June 03, 2026in Art News
The art world went to court this spring, a lot. In San Francisco the family of Armand Vaillancourt lost its legal fight to prevent The City from dissembling and moving his brutalist Vaillancourt Fountain from Embarcadero Plaza. San Francisco will spend $4 million to move the neglected political sculpture, labeled
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Posted June 03, 2026in Cars in the City
With current gas prices soaring, car manufacturers continue to promote their fuel-efficient electric or hybrid models. This month’s Cars in the City features the 2026 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid. The Volvo hybrid gets about 58 mpg equivalent when using both electricity and gas for short trips. Once the electric charge
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Posted June 03, 2026in Lunch With...
Siriaco Garcia is a prolific Chicano artist who has installed more than 60 commissioned murals in central Iowa and Minnesota under his nom de plume Siricasso. To our mind, he is redefining 21st century Iowa more than anyone else. Siricasso has covered walls mostly with scenes of hope and assimilation.
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Posted June 03, 2026in Walks of Life
Longer days and warmer nights can only mean one thing — farmers market season is back. With fresh-picked produce, handcrafted goods and sweet treats, the market is a weekly gathering place for both vendors and visitors. Jacob Gomke Homemade flavors and big dreams Jacob Gomke loves ice cream. When he
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Posted June 03, 2026in Collections & Hobbies
“Super Smash Bros.” is a platform fighting game that first hit CRT (tube) TV screens via the Nintendo 64 in 1999. Since then, it has had a total of five iterations across multiple gaming platforms and spurred one of the most active competitive gaming scenes in the world. Local player
Read More →From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “There are few things more dangerous that
Read More →The “GOREmet” Eatery Kicks Off Its 15th Year with a Refreshed Identity and Expanded Fried Chicken Menu Des Moines, IA – After fifteen years of feeding the hordes in Des Moines’s Historic East Village, the local institution formerly known as “Zombie Burger + Drink Lab” is relaunching today as “Zombie
Read More →Lou Ann Townsend and Mary Filapek Announced as the 2026 Commemorative Poster Artists (Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® is proud to announce international award-winning photographer Alan Jacobs as the tenth recipient of the G. David Hurd Innovator of the Arts. Des Moines-based Jacobs is widely recognized
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Posted June 01, 2026in Stray Thoughts
Here’s betting District Judge Adria Kester does not read the Aspen Daily News. That Colorado newspaper’s front-page slogan declares, “If you don’t want it printed, don’t let it happen.” What happened to Judge Kester occurred outside of her usual venue — the 22 courthouses of north-central and northwest Iowa where,
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