2019 Des Moines’ most likeable people
A social networking contest and charity event During Roman gladiator fights, getting the thumbs down was a signal to the victorious fighter to put his sword down and spare the [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
The evolution of office technology
We have come a long way since carbon paper. Technology is constantly changing, which means office equipment and devices have continually evolved through the years. With that evolution has come [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Tirrell makes a plea deal, faces 20 years. ‘Cultures of Basketball’ course for U of I.
Marty Tirrell, the sports-talk guy who shouted on the radio but smooth-talked friends, wives, relatives, acquaintances, advertisers and strangers as he bilked them out of millions of dollars, has made [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
AOC’s straight talk rocket fuels Democrats
Scholten “talks common” in Iowa’s small towns. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and a politician with an instinctive connection to younger and blue-collar voters, called [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’
A thoughtful, textured contemplation of how we can effectively deal with our expectations, disappointments and imperfections Once upon a time, a long time ago, a man took off his navy-blue [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Noah’s still floats the ark
It’s survived multiple fires, the deaths of two owners, other natural disasters, and the loss of parking lot access from Grand Avenue. Doing interviews lately about the lost restaurant traditions [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
En pointe with Eleanor Danaan
From biscuit feet to bananas, ballet offers high-energy action. In the beginning of Eleanor Danaan’s ballet life, the young dancer’s feet were shaped like biscuits. “They were… we call them [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
The peanut butter caper
Am I being punished for secretly liking romance novels featuring a pirate as the main character? Pick up backpack. Shuffle one step. Set down backpack. Breathe. Turn around to see [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Christmas infused in December shows
“The Four Days of xMas” gives one of the metro’s newest venues its holiday christening. A variety of Christmas-themed shows dominate the performance scene in our market this December. The [...]
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December 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in At Home With
Brian and Beth Palmer
This “house divided” is still united. On a crisp, fall Saturday morning, the Palmers are getting dressed for the day. Beth and son Owen, 14, are getting on their Hawkeye [...]
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