‘The Hidden Girl and Other Stories’ In difficult times, I have this odd tendency to reach for sad things. Music, movies, books and art that has a poignant, resonate depth of truth that burns — just a little. There is so much beauty in the blues that entire genres exist
Read More →DES MOINES – The Des Moines Symphony today announced the cancellation of all concerts and public events through June 14 at the Des Moines Civic Center and the Temple for Performing Arts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All affected concerts and events, some of which had previously been announced
Read More →The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) was notified today that a maintenance employee tested positive for COVID-19, commonly referred to as Coronavirus. The employee had most recently been working alone on a vehicle that had not been in service for several months. The individual who tested positive, who
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April 20, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
In the world of contagions, epidemics and vaccines, there are not many true rock stars. There is, of course, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. His face is recognizable worldwide from his television briefings on the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe. Another is
Read More →Bonne Finken, Lucinda Williams, and Steven Van Zandt are among The 18th IMA Nominees New York, NY April 9, 2020 — Alternative Pop/Rock writer, vocalist and producer Bonne Finken from Des Moines, Iowa joins Lucinda Williams, Steven Van Zandt and Sekou Andrews as a Nominee in The 18th annual Independent
Read More →Iowa distillery shifts production to hand sanitizer and partners with Atlantic Bottling Co. West Des Moines, IA ― Today, Foundry Distilling Co. announced the commercial availability of an FDA approved hand sanitizer following a temporary formula guideline given the shortage of hand sanitizer and the rise of COVID-19. Several weeks
Read More →April 14th, ORLAND PARK — Providing art has certainly looked different since the shelter-in-place order took place in Illinois, but Ballet 5:8 continues to find new ways to share its mission with communities across the nation and the world. Starting on April 19th at 12pm CST until the end of
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April 14, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
It’s quiz time. What arm of the federal government has the most contact with ordinary Americans, people like you and me? Is it the Internal Revenue Service? Social Security Administration? The Food and Drug Administration? Or the Department of Agriculture? Nope. Not that one. Not that one, either. None of
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April 10, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Extra
No matter your problems and worries, nature is like a cool cloth against your warm forehead. Yes, Juliette, there is a Santa Claus. Sure, it’s scary times — pestilence, politics and the end of the world as we know it. Not to mention your dad and mom suddenly being at
Read More →Chamber Members, In the troubling times that we are all facing it is with great pleasure that we announce some positive news. As we all know we have had to postpone our annual Celebrate Windsor Heights event, at this event we would have announced our Citizen of the Year and
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