CITYVIEW’s Wine & Whiskey Walk tonight!
Online discounted ticket sales end at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, but you can still buy $30 tickets at the event check-in tonight. Weather looks great! Lots of free [...]
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September 20, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Just Released
September 18, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Lawmakers should leave traffic cameras alone
There was a sobering news report a few weeks ago that did not get the attention it deserved here in Iowa. That’s unfortunate, because the report should put to rest [...]
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September 17, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
Quote of the Week History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. This is very often attributed to Mark Twain, but the earliest published source yet located is by Joseph [...]
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September 10, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Iowa’s caucuses need to be more inclusive
Some of my friends who are Democrats are asking Iowa party officials some very uncomfortable questions these days. I applaud these people for standing up. Their questions go something like [...]
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September 10, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
Quote of the week: “Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play.” – Phillip Pullman, from [...]
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September 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide
A jam-packed autumn season includes must-see live music, theater, sports and art events from all around the area. Are you ready for some fall entertainment? Prepare to fill up on [...]
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September 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Beauty Queens
Iowans give the behind-the-scenes scoop on pageant life. Behind the brief stage moments, the bright white smiles and the sparkling crowns that accompany most pageants are months of preparation in [...]
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September 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
America’s Sport
How football has replaced baseball as our sport of choice In 1919, two years before the first baseball radio broadcast, the New York Times reported that all records for crowds [...]
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September 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Reynolds sat on $600,000 in bills in the Godfrey case. Tirrell trial delayed. Campus sex, drinking and helmets.
The Governor’s office sat on more than $600,000 of legal bills from the Nyemaster law firm in the costly Chris Godfrey trial until the trial was over. The bills — [...]
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September 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Governor, Congressman Khanna headlining Pillar’s Jefferson opening
Slate of events, national attention expected for Sept. 7 event on town square. California Congressman Ro Khanna sees so much potential in Jefferson that he brought a delegation from Silicon [...]
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