Renee Watkins
Renee Watkins of Des Moines has spent most of her life creating art. As a child, her grandfather taught her different techniques as they painted together. Her grandpa, also a [...]
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
American Dookie
Fans of Green Day music can take a holiday and attend American Dookie: A Tribute to Green Day. American Dookie’s lead singer and guitarist Johnny B. Lentz talked to CITYVIEW [...]
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review, Uncategorized
Book Reviews
‘Mexican Gothic’ Secrets, unsettling atmospheres, haunted families and, most importantly, creepy old houses are in the recipe for a classic gothic novel. Dark, brooding and captivating, “Mexican Gothic” takes these [...]
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM MAY 7 – JULY 1, 2020 ADDRESS: 1293 EIGHTH ST., WEST DES MOINES SALE DATE: MAY 7, 2020 PRICE: $3,300,000 SELLER: BAY [...]
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
The Station on Ingersoll
Walking into The Station on Ingersoll created a feeling of nostalgia, not for the previous bar, Zimm’s, but for the one from decades before that — the Duck Blind. The [...]
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
Remembering the Iowa Jam
Many of you YouTube junkies have likely stumbled across a shot of the 1980s video documentary “Heavy Metal Parking Lot,” where a bunch of teens are tailgating outside of a [...]
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August 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz Quote of the Week “In the blackest of your moments, wait with [...]
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August 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
What ‘Ricky’ would say about the Kodak deal
I’m giving away my age — or maybe some indication of the amount of stuff tucked away in my cranium. One of the useless tidbits stored there was a comment [...]
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July 28, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz Quote of the Week “You can’t use up creativity. The more you [...]
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