March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Duffy
March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Creativity and adaptability drive pandemic performances
This month marks the one-year anniversary of when stages across central Iowa went dark. As local producers mourn the loss, they remain resolved to adapt and find ways to overcome the situation. A key ingredient has been the support from patrons and the government. Each of these sources is a
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
In March 2020, bars shut down right before St. Patrick’s Day. Shamrock-wearing, green-beer revelers are hoping that’s not the case for 2021. Many St. Patty’s Day celebrations include mask wearing (green masks optional). Consider these options. On March 17, The Dueling Fiddles, consisting of Hanna Wolle and Genevieve Salamone, play
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Kate Trimble
As Kate Trimble centers a mound of wet clay on her pottery wheel, she closes her eyes. It helps her with her imagination and opens her mind. “My mind is blank,” she says. “It’s all about feel and touch, not how it looks at this stage. It’s stress relief. If
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Joe Logsdon at La Mie
Joe Logsdon is owner of the French-style bakery and café La Mie. He is part of a local restaurant family that also includes his brother Steve (Lucca) and nephew Andy (Basil Prosperi). I asked him to lunch recently, and he picked La Mie since he was working that day. We
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commerical Real Estate Transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM DEC. 30, 2020, THROUGH FEB. 4, 2021. 2544 HUBBELL AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: DEC. 30, 2020 SALE PRICE: $1,200,000 SELLER: PENTA PARTNERS LLC BUYER: DRB LAND 1, LLC SQUARE FEET: 15,983 ACRES: 3.325 7113 HICKMAN ROAD, URBANDALE SALE DATE: DEC. 30,
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Coffee cats
At coffee shops around Des Moines, meetings take place, deals are sealed with a handshake and friends meet for conversation. At Coffee Cats, things are purrfectly different. After ordering coffee, wander next door into the cat lounge, where you sip your java while a cat sits contentedly on your lap.
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Cars in the City
Chevy Silverado
The Chevrolet pickup truck debuted more than a century ago, and it was also one of the first vehicles I grew up with on the farm. My dad owned more than 30 Chevys in his lifetime — most of them pickup trucks. And it only seemed fitting that he took
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Bam!
Jackpot. Mushroom hunting has been a passion for Steve Roberts since a young age, but in May of 2019, he and a friend hit the motherload. Combined, the duo bagged 47 pounds in one day. That’s a lot, according to Roberts, who has been prowling central Iowa’s countryside since he
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