Film Previews
“The Way Back” R | 108 minutes Director: Gavin O’Connor Stars: Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Check
Sound Advice
Saint Patrick’s Day is on a Tuesday this year, and central Iowa will surely have plenty of green beer and live entertainment. If you want a head start, Standing Hampton [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Alice Meyer at Grounds for Celebration
Alice Meyer is the owner of Beaverdale Books, the only remaining independent new book dealer in the metro. We asked her to lunch recently, and she chose Grounds for Celebration [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
The Daily Planet
On the morning of Wednesday, June 29, 1977, residents of Des Moines woke up and began to carry out their regular morning habits: They got out of bed, opened their [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Cheerful visitor
Gracie offers a paw of comfort. Gracie, a golden doodle living in Urbandale, loved her job. She accompanied her owner, Mary Hester, on visits to Methodist, Blank and Lutheran hospitals [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Laura Todd
Her signature artwork consists of recognizable cityscapes in the Des Moines area. When artist Laura Todd begins painting, time seems to stand still. She doesn’t eat. She doesn’t check her [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in At Home With
Derek and Lucy White
Urbandale couple creates a Christian board game to bring people and families together. If you walk into a local retailer looking for a Christian board game, you may be hard-pressed [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Dish
Good news, political food and food trends
And you thought we had a problem with farm-raised salmon? The newest Year of the Rat infested the world with new forms of dread and old ways of spreading them. [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Packers, cheese and beer
Wear a cheesehead hat for an Instagram-worthy pic at this Wisconsin-themed bar. Wisconsinites, celebrate! If you want to experience a bit of Wisconsin in the heart of Iowa — complete [...]
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March 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
The sculpture wore lipstick
DMAC show is Karla Black’s first solo effort in the United States. Karla Black is an abstract 3D art sculptor whose work explores the physicality of materials as a way [...]
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