April 01, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
Abandoned. Abused. Neglected. The world is full of animals — big and small — that don’t know the comfort of a full belly, a warm place to sleep, and the love of a caring owner. Some people seek out these needy animals when looking to add a pet to their
Read More →In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines presents four hours of local jazz on April 19 at the Turner Jazz Center at Drake University’s campus. The event, which runs from noon to 4 p.m., features various jazz performances. There is a $10 suggested
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April 01, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Allie Delaney is the owner of Renovation Jungle, a plant store that inspires unusual loyalty, love and appreciation among customers. Jake Kashuk is her husband, a skateboard lifer and contractor. We think they epitomize the ideal young professionals that Des Moines is desperately hoping to attract to town. We asked
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April 01, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
When Jim Zeller began sorting through old negatives from the mid-1980s, he held them up to the light. He thought about the negatives, which had been replaced by digital pictures. “These negatives will end up in the dumpster,” he recalls. “People might be interested in old photos. These photos would
Read More →‘The Ending Writes Itself’ As a lifelong reader and word collector, I love a bit of metafiction. A story about stories will always perk my ears. The skilled pair of authors writing under the name of Evelyn Clarke has given me that in spades. This one has a ton of
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March 31, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped
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March 30, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Noah Petersen and Priscilla Villarreal live 1,200 miles from each other, Petersen in Newton, Iowa; Villarreal in Laredo, Texas. They share a key connection despite that distance. Each has encountered government punishment for exercising their First Amendment rights. Both went to court to fight for their freedoms. For Petersen, he had
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March 24, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “I would maintain that thanks are the
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March 19, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
In times of war (and that’s what the U.S. is engaged in with Iran, regardless of what our government calls it), there is usually more than one cause. That’s true in spades for the current conflict. From the American side, it’s the unsettling potential threat of eventual Iranian nuclear weapons.
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March 17, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Liberty cannot be preserved without a general
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