June 30, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Film Review
Feel like a kid again. Remember that time you went on summer vacation when you were a kid? Maybe it was with your family. Maybe it was at a stay-away camp. Either way, you found another kid your age who was not only fun but helped to shape the person
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June 30, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Food Dude
A Brazilian place becoming Thai makes sense to travelers. Ingersoll Avenue reflects the collective conscience of Des Moines’ westside. In the late 1950s, traditional restaurants like Sherry’s, Noah’s and the Imperial House entertained adults while their disgruntled teenagers turned to the sanctuary of fast food. Henry’s, the precursor to McDonald’s
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June 30, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Des Moines Forgotten
One of the world’s largest swimming pools operated from 1922 through 2001. My summers as a kid in the Quad Cities were not that much different than most other kids’ during the early 1990s. There was a dirt park a half-mile away from my home where I would ride my
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June 30, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Joe's Neighborhood
Taking a whiz? Really? Everyone has to start somewhere. Perhaps it’s your first car, or it’s your first day after graduation, or it’s your first baby, or it’s your first love, or it’s your first Monday back in the office after a year and a half appearing for work in your
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June 30, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Center Stage
Broadway shows back to Des Moines. With the exuberance of an oxygen-starved swimmer gulping in a huge breath of air, many of the region’s best musical theatre performers are expanding their lungs to sing to the rafters. Musical theatre takes center stage in July. Musicals have proven to be the
Read More →The temperature is heating up this summer and so are the hot outdoor musical acts. Jazz in July returns to Hoyt Sherman Place on Tuesdays, starting July 13. A free concert opens on the front lawn followed by a second show inside the theater. On July 27, Sam Salomon Band
Read More →‘Sorrowland’ This is a hard one to describe well without spoiling the story. Rivers Solomon is such a talented writer. This feels like a story within a myth within a fable. Nested narratives, incredibly vivid characters, and the kind of writing that just dives right into your soul — this
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June 30, 2021 by Beckham Miller
in Art News
The city would do well to christen this summer as the season of the Lauridsens. Summer used to mean aestivation for the arts. Music and gallery seasons began in September and ended in May. Everyone fled to the hills and beaches in between seasons. Resort-like places such as Santa Fe,
Read More →COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM MARCH 9, 2021, THROUGH MARCH 23, 2021. ADDRESS: 3721 GRAND AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: MARCH 23, 2021 SALE PRICE: $4,037,000 SELLER: ARBOR COOPERATIVE HOUSING ASSOC. BUYER: 3801 GRAND ASSOCIATES, L.P. SQUARE FEET: 44,948 ACRES: 2.398 ADDRESS: 1234 E. EUCLID AVE., DES MOINES
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