When Mary West’s kids exited the school bus, cats walked to greet them on the long lane. Mary West never considered herself a cat person. Yet, as the mother of six children, her mothering instincts took over when homeless kittens needed nursing back to health. Stray cats often found their
Read More →COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM JULY 1 – AUG. 6, 2020 ADDRESS: 5327 N.W. SECOND ST., DES MOINES SALE DATE: JULY 1, 2020 SALE PRICE: $535,000 SELLER: SUTTON WILLIAM PROPERTIES LLC BUYER: ZB INVESTMENTS LC SQUARE FEET: 6,400 ACRES: 0.577 ADDRESS: 1211 VINE ST., WEST DES MOINES
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
The Des Moines Art Center has re-opened with some cute posters of famous pieces of art with people wearing those familiar baby blue masks that Hanes, the men’s underwear company, sold $700 million dollars of in the second quarter. “Glad to have you back” is the theme. They do not
Read More →‘This is My America’ Tracey Beaumont has 267 days to save her father’s life. He is an innocent black man on death row, and 17-year-old Tracey will not stop until he is free, until suddenly her brother falls under suspicion for killing his white girlfriend. Now Tracey must try even
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Are you up for something with a tropical feel while sipping margaritas on a breezy patio designed to cure coronavirus blues? Then head over to Rita’s Cantina. Located off S.E. Fifth Street, it’s close to East Village and occupies the building of the former SKOL and Mad Meatball. The new
Read More →‘The King’s Man’ R | NA Director: Matthew Vaughn Stars: Gemma Arterton, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Goode Adapted from the Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons comic book series “The Secret Service,” “The King’s Man” digs deeper into the genesis myth of the espionage collective known as Kingsman. Set in the early
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Drone racing isn’t virtual reality, even though participants appear to be wearing VR goggles. And drone racing isn’t a video game, even though the hand-held controllers function in a similar manner to hand-held gaming devices. Chase Johannsen says decent racing aircraft can be bought for a couple of hundred bucks
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Jessica Dunker is head of the Iowa Restaurant Association, an organization that represents 600 members and 6,300 eating establishments. I asked her to lunch, and she chose Table 128, a casual fine-dining café in Clive. The restaurant had done more than any other I had seen to promote safe dining
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September 02, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
When twins Walter and Wagner first played the violin at age 11, they never imagined they would be filming a music video on a private jet 20 years later. They thought they’d be in their home country of Brazil, playing classical music in an orchestra. The twins, Walter and Wagner
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