Merry Christmas
Twelve drummers drumming… …for Helen Eddy, the very busy Polk County health commissioner…and Karen Schunk and all the other women (and men) who make and give away masks to help [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
‘All you see is their eyes’
He knew them by their eyes. That’s about all Wiltsie Cretsinger of Coon Rapids could see of the physicians and nurses who shepherded him through a brutal, 21-day, take-his-breath-away fight [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
‘If Anything Happens, I Love You’
“If Anything Happens, I Love You” is a beautiful but excruciatingly painful portrait of a tragedy. It’s the kind of art that is so moving, and so honest, that it [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Dirt Burger wins CITYVIEW’s Ultimate Burger Challenge
Comedian Shirley Fong-Torres liked telling her audiences that “the Chinese word for vegan translates as lousy hunter.” Vegan comedian Dick Gregory told folks that “only the most evolved level of [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
Ingersoll Dinner Theater
The holiday season is in full effect, and those close to me know that this is the time when I typically fall into my normal Scrooge behavior. Why? Well, it [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
‘This is going to hurt’
“Joe, this is going to hurt.” No kidding. I lie on my back trying to visualize a white sand beach with crystal blue water and a cabana worker offering an [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
The local performing arts scene finding pandemic niches
Creatives often have to embrace patience. This contradicts their strong “take charge” mindset during the creative process. The patience side of performing artists’ yin-yang is currently being tested. They thrive [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Ron Sorenson
Ron Sorenson has been the leading programmer of progressive music in Des Moines since 1970. We asked him to lunch, and he proposed eating in his office. Mike Wedeking of [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Kayana Janay
Young artist gives hope. As a young artist, Kayana Janay frequently expands her repertoire of art, and she’s learned to avoid a certain repetitive look. “I’ve learned to not pigeonhole [...]
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December 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM OCT. 9, 2020, THROUGH NOV. 5, 2020. ADDRESS: 1018 E. 12TH ST., DES MOINES SALE DATE: OCT. 9, 2020 SALE PRICE: $3,000 [...]
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