April 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
J.D. Scholten — an Iowa Democrat who rose from obscurity to national prominence with a near-miss challenge to U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, two years ago — has filed nomination for a second run in the sweeping, 39-county 4th Congressional District. Scholten, 40, a former minor league baseball player from
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April 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
Note: Due to the impact of COVID-19, this month’s review will be a little different. Since movie theaters are currently closed, we decided to look at streaming services. This movie is available on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, and Vudu. So whether you “Netflix & Chill, Hulu & Hump, or
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April 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
The Euclid-Douglas corridor was long considered to be on the edge of town, then Des Moines expanded beyond the borders of its city limits. Now the corridor remains a border space between the tried-and-true restaurants in the ilk of the woe begone Knox Café and the still thriving Iowa Beef
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April 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
“So there was one cold rainy night about five years ago, and I found myself with a crazy man with a backpack full of burritos and some fruit and some water and we were looking for homeless people…” How did this happen to Curt Carlson? Several years prior, Joe Laslo
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April 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
“No!” It seems a simple enough word. Sure, I love my daughter and her notorious criminal accomplice, my wife, but the answer is clear. “No, never, no way will we get another flea-bitten dog!” But my adult daughter is wonderfully persistent in everything. Especially when it comes to dogs. “It
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April 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
This month’s column was going to cover the opening of three metro stage shows — “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” (DMYAT); “Pippi Longstocking” (DMP-Kate Goldman); and “That Golden Girl Show” (DMPA-Temple). COVID-19 changed those plans, along with the plans of countless businesses, cultural events and personal lives. David
Read More →‘A Good Neighborhood’ Oak Knoll, a racially diverse suburban North Carolina neighborhood of modest ranch houses and mature trees, is upended when Brad Whitman, who is white, builds a mansion for his family on the lot behind the home of Valerie Alston-Holt, a black professor of forestry and ecology, and
Read More →Since we’re unsure of live music venues in April, we’ve featured two local band’s new albums, so you can continue to support local music. A new album by Dust Radio, “Zenith” is available as both a vinyl and a CD. Zenith is a Midwest rock and roll sound and includes
Read More →Awful proposals are introduced every legislative session, but not with the frequency and with the support they have this year. Forget about corn and soy beans. The Iowa bumper crops being sowed by the legislature are hate, fear and scorn. We really won’t know of any harvests until late April
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April 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
For the band Theory (also known as Theory of a Deadman), performing in Des Moines is like coming home. Theory was scheduled to perform at the Val Air Ballroom on May 5, with special guest opener, 10 Years, but the concert has been postponed. Tyler Connolly, lead singer, explains
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