Posted September 30, 2026in Joe's Neighborhood
Look at that. The giraffe is cocking her head and looking at you with those soft, human eyes, wondering when you’re going to hop up into the saddle. Wow, and she’s standing next to that black racing horse decked out in carnival gear, who is standing next to the bucking
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Posted September 30, 2026in Iowa Artist
Put a few coins or dollars into a vending machine, and you usually know what is coming out: a cold soda, a salty snack or a sweet treat for a quick pick-me-up. Vending machines are all about instant gratification. But one new vending machine concept in the Des Moines metro
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Posted September 30, 2026in Your Neighbors
Greg Wilcox has had an interesting journey. By trade, he was a computer programmer with several companies throughout the years. In his spare time, he has enjoyed photography, filmmaking and visiting art museums all over the world. But to define him as a computer programmer with a penchant for the
Read More →2205 BELL AVE., DES MOINES DATE: 2026-05-13 SALE PRICE: $3,000,000 SELLER: SUSA CAPITAL LLC BUYER: LEGACY IMPACT MANAGER LLC ACRES: 4.327 SQUARE FEET: 57,394 1915 S.E. 41ST ST., GRIMES DATE: 2026-05-13 SALE PRICE: $1,350,000 SELLER: LCG PROPERTIES LLC BUYER: GRIMES THREE LLC ACRES: 1.003 SQUARE FEET: 10,500 910 NINTH ST.,
Read More →Why is gas cheaper here than in neighboring states? A reader posed us this question because of a visit to Alabama, where gas was 30 to 60 cents higher than in any of the other seven states he had driven through to get there. Gas prices have been rising in
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Posted September 30, 2026in Collections & Hobbies
Balloon art can take shape in many forms. Some people think of the small, classic creations seen at county fairs or made by clowns. There is nothing wrong with those creations, but some artists dare to think bigger. Travis Green is one of them. Green, a graphic designer by trade
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Posted September 30, 2026in Sound Circuit
In 1968, as rock styles emerged with the Beatles, the Who and other classic rock groups, one genre slowly began making headlines: progressive rock. Leading the prog-rock revolution was King Crimson. The band’s 1969 debut album, “In the Court of the Crimson King,” is regarded as a landmark of progressive
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Posted September 30, 2026in Art News
At its haughtiest levels, the art world believes it is more evolved than everybody else. It is married to the concept of the avant-garde, always pushing boundaries and defying convention. It is a cult beholden to no outside influences. It occupies the cool kids’ table and rarely grants a seat
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Posted September 30, 2026in Belly Up To...
Football season kicked off more than a month ago, and one question is on the minds of sports fans everywhere: Where can I go to watch the game? Fortunately, Des Moines and its suburbs have sports bar options galore. One of the newest, The Huddle, is recruiting hungry and thirsty
Read More →Join the Winterset Cidery for “Decades On The Orchard” on Oct. 17. The Winterset orchard located offers a stage beneath open skies with concert music from the oldies to classic rock, to 1990s alt to early2000s. Each set promises to “take you back and keep you dancing.” Bands include Dirty
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