August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Many white Iowans involved in urgent conversations on race in the Hawkeye State digest observations and challenges to institutions — business, political or educational — as insults to them personally, an attack on their whiteness, a reflex that stalls and complicates change, says Stacey Walker, one of Iowa’s ascendant young
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
When it comes to non-stop action, “The Raid” does not disappoint. From the first frame of the ticking watch, it is clear that as long as this film may have been, it seems so much longer. With a color scheme that matches the hazy shades of winter, writer/director Gareth Evans
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
St. Kilda is an old town south of Melbourne, Australia, that is quite famous for its restaurant scene, beach and sunsets. The new restaurant named for it in Valley Junction represents a gorgeous restoration of an old historic building in Valley Junction that was most recently a dance studio and
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
As she pulled and pushed and worked the lawnmower through the rougher-than-usual grass, Johanna Hayes felt her chest tighten and her heart race. She should have been hot, but instead she felt a cold sweat. “I must be really out of shape,” she scolded herself as she stopped to rest.
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
Would it help your pandemic doldrums if someone told you that you are special? Of course, that “someone” may be a complete lunatic. Fine. But why not pay your money and take a chance? I’ve generally been good with the fallout from the coronavirus — picking up groceries from masked
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
There has never been anything like the current pandemic’s influence on the live performing arts. Local and regional disasters have stopped theater before, but nothing has had such an insidious and pervasive impact in bringing this multi-billion dollar creative industry to a screeching halt. This pandemic has affected the youngest
Read More →Former puppy mill mom just needs love. When Deb Davis was viewing the Iowa Golden Retriever Rescue (IGRR) site online, she noticed a new foster care dog that was looking for an adoptive family. The dog’s name was Abby, which was the same name of Davis’ first golden retriever, which
Read More →The Dog Days of 2020 began on July 22, but the dawning of the age of Dogtown had already commenced. The Drake neighborhood will spend at least $700,000 in the next couple years with developments that include housing, a hotel, the Harkin Center, a remodeled Varsity Theater, and probably a
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August 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
Red Wanting Blue, a heartland indie rock and roll band, returns to Wooly’s for a concert on Aug. 19. CITYVIEW recently caught up with lead singer and guitarist, Scott Terry. The band formed 20 years ago in Ohio, where their midwestern roots developed. Terry says that, as a college student,
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