Pet Rock lived through the era
1970s smooth rock tribute band to play at Wooly’s on Oct. 24. Remember the sounds of the 1970s? Not the guitar-smashing hard rock, but the soft, flowing, sway-to-the-music melodies that [...]
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
Billy Joe’s Pitcher Show
I moved to Des Moines in the early summer of 2007. My first dwelling was on the southside where Gray’s Lake Apartments are now, located behind what used to be [...]
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Shawn Palek
He paints on anything Violin case. Paint palette. Street sign. Cast iron skillet. Motorcycle. What do they have in common? All are items artist Shawn Palek has painted on. And [...]
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Duffy
September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Oakridge Neighborhood’s major annual fundraiser is going virtual for 2020. Jazz, Jewels & Jeans, An Evening at Noce, will feature cool jazz from your home. Featuring The Max Wellman Quartet, [...]
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Mother and daughter share feline affection
When Mary West’s kids exited the school bus, cats walked to greet them on the long lane. Mary West never considered herself a cat person. Yet, as the mother of [...]
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM JULY 1 – AUG. 6, 2020 ADDRESS: 5327 N.W. SECOND ST., DES MOINES SALE DATE: JULY 1, 2020 SALE PRICE: $535,000 SELLER: [...]
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Art in the year of the virus and violence
The Des Moines Art Center has re-opened with some cute posters of famous pieces of art with people wearing those familiar baby blue masks that Hanes, the men’s underwear company, [...]
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘This is My America’ Tracey Beaumont has 267 days to save her father’s life. He is an innocent black man on death row, and 17-year-old Tracey will not stop until [...]
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