July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Companies owned by Harry Stine, the richest man in Iowa, are among the 60,000 or so Iowa companies that have received around $5.1 billion in forgivable loans from the federal [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Walk a box store or surf a retailer’s website with one of our nation’s top product safety advocates, and you’ll see some of the horrors he’s dedicated a professional life [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
From the very first frame to the opening shots of Spike Lee’s epic new Vietnam chronicle (though referred throughout the film by U.S. veterans and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians alike [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Change is the only constant. The frustrations of quarantine have inspired some people to become seriously cautious and others to become seriously oblivious of caution. I now get as many [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
“Someone on our street…has been playing the bagpipes lately, and I love it!” writes one northwest Des Moines neighbor on an online community forum. “…I heard her practicing, (too)…” types [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
“Dad, isn’t FaceTime a great way for us to talk during this weird virus time?” The smiling face of my daughter locked down in England greets me. Lively, personable and [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
The COVID-19 pandemic changed all aspects of our lives as it insidiously swept into every corner the world. The world of live performing arts was immediately plunged into a foggy [...]
Read More →With the pandemic, music venues and bars are slowly reopening. Be sure to check with each venue to verify each show’s details, as things are continually changing and seating may [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
When the pandemic silenced live music at bars and music venues, Iowa musicians and music lovers mourned. Pre-coronavirus — on any given week — the area offered more than 65 [...]
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