Steve Flood at Sakari
After nearly 30 years in the employee benefits business, Steve Flood retired from Holmes Murphy at age 57. Reflecting on his career, he said, “I have embraced our company’s two [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Dish
Dining in the year of the pandemic
There were more closings than openings for the first period in quite a while. Calamity breeds chaos. The last three months were piled high with a lot of both. Never [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
3-D Chalk Artist
Roling creates unique illusions When Kathleen Roling paints a picture, it sometimes doesn’t last more than a few days — or even a few hours. Does it bother her? Not [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Fiddler extraordinaire
When you think of a violinist, you might envision a musician dressed in conservative black attire while expertly bowing her instrument to a Mozart song. Not for Kathryn Fox. Her [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
299 cats… and counting
Two-hundred-ninety-nine. That’s the number of cats that have lived with Terry and Stephanie Kruse since 2004. Not all at once, thankfully, but most stay for a few weeks until forever [...]
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July 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Chugga-chugga choo-choo!!!
Jon and Sharyl Engelhardt transformed their basement into a boxcar bonanza. What started as one couple’s vision of a toy train set looping their Christmas tree — they figured it [...]
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June 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Find ways to culturally and creatively continue explore. Please be safe and wise if you have to venture into public areas. Respect how you can protect [...]
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June 30, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Barta’s management under scrutiny — again
There’s so much anxiety going around in Iowa City now, and Maalox could easily qualify as the official summer beverage. There’s anxiety over what the fall semester will look like [...]
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June 23, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Find ways to culturally and creatively continue explore. Please be safe and wise if you have to venture into public areas. Respect how you can protect [...]
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July 4th – America’s Hope.
Americans hope they will never be bullied by a police officer. A man or woman with a badge and a gun can be an intimidating figure. If a cop pulls [...]
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