Capriotti’s and La Familia upgrade genres
A friend of mine, who teaches law in France every summer, says the success of Subway in that country baffles her. She asked her French friends “Why?” They told her [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
A tree on a roof
The tree rests comfortably on the roof. Nonchalantly, really. Not a care in the world. Might as well be in a pushed-back recliner with feet up. Perhaps a cigar would [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Dark, virtual, or real space
When last we left this fluid situation, the central Iowa theater scene reflected the national and international trends and responses in their art. Each company, with its own unique circumstances, [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
Thank you for ‘Turning Me On’
I love radio. Faithful readers may recall my column earlier this year on the history of Ron Sorensen and KFMG. This month I’m opening the history book of Iowa broadcasting [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Blind and deaf dog
Ray is a playful and seemingly happy puppy with a tail that wags when he is pet. His cold, wet nose sniffs at your ankles. He’ll wrestle with chew toys [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial real estate transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM AUG. 1 – SEPT. 11, 2020 NEW JOHNSTON SPORTS SUPER COMPLEX… Ignit Johnston, LLC paid $2.25 million to buy the property at [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Blood, sweat and stained glass
Diane Bacon keeps a box of Band-Aids at the ready. The skilled stained-glass artisan has had her hands bloodied more times than she can count while pursuing her passion. “Hundreds,” [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Classics thrive when not much is new
The art world lags behind the sports world in reopening — except in the public schools of Des Moines where they are recalcitrant to offer activities to the students. So, [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
Film Previews
‘Mank’ R | TBD Director: David Fincher Stars: Lily Collins, Tom Burke, Amanda Seyfried The film is David Fincher’s first feature-directing effort since “Gone Girl” (2014) and chronicles Herman Mankiewicz’s [...]
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September 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Dustin Farrow
When Dustin Farrow learned to play the guitar, his favorite songs to play in his high school band were by hard metal band Metallica. But that was about to change. [...]
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