February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Matt Ouverson won last year’s Steak Cooking Association Points Championship and will vie for a world title later this year. Last year’s steak grilling national points championship cost Norwalk’s Matt Ouverson’s odometer 63,000 miles in a single calendar year. “I cooked 17 states this year,” says Ouverson, who entered out-of-town
Read More →Commercial real estate transactions in Polk County from Dec. 12, 2019, through Jan. 16, 2020 ADDRESS: 5910 S.E. RIO CIRCLE, ANKENY SALE DATE: DEC. 12, 2019 PRICE: $17,400,000 SELLER: OPUS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC BUYER: STAG INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LLC SQUARE FEET: 200,688 ACRES: 20.259 ADDRESS: 3205 GRAND AVE., DES MOINES SALE
Read More →Retirement security. Sounds great, right? That’s the goal of a new law regarding retirement savings; on Jan. 1, the SECURE Act – entailing a variety of changes to retirement accounts including 401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs and others – went into effect. One highlight for employers is the change to eligibility requirements.
Read More →Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, the once and future king of Iowa, was the state’s most popular liquor brand. Wheat exploded to a 16-month high bolstered by potential Chinese demand following a trade deal. Argentina, Ukraine, Russia and Australia growers all had problems with their wheat crops. As Chicago wheat rallied,
Read More →Rachel Secretario Hill makes people happy with her comedy and her art. Ask Rachel Secretario Hill which career works best, comedian or artist, and, depending on the day, she’ll most likely laugh and say, “Both.” As a native of Hawaii, she formerly performed stand-up comedy. However, the gig usually didn’t
Read More →Have you noticed advertising “following you” around recently? You may be having a discussion about a toaster oven and then you start noticing more appliance ads everywhere shortly thereafter. Brands are embracing tracking, personalization, and predictive analytics to attempt to match consumers to the products and services they are looking
Read More →Seasoned musicians welcome crowd feedback. It’s one last “hurrah” for a new band of veteran musicians from Des Moines. The RhythMatics, who are all older than age 60, aren’t ready to pack up their musical instruments, not just yet. Band members of the RhythMatics have to their credit two Iowa
Read More →“Birds of Prey” R | 109 min Director: Cathy Yan Stars: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor You heard the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? Total Quinnsanity. “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is a
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
The numbers on the dial changed, but Ron Sorenson’s commitment to the station and the Des Moines community remained consistent through the years. Ron Sorenson had no interest in a radio career. He loved music. He listened to it on the radio. He even played in a folk band called
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
It’s not all about the eggs. When Gina Campos’ neighbors moved away from their current Waukee home, they gave Gina a few chickens. The chickens eventually died, and the only pet remaining was their dog. After a year passed, Gina missed her chickens and started adding several at a time.
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