April 03, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Bill Landis at The Walnut
We talked about the trend of free music on Ingersoll and bartending in general Bill Landis had as much to do as anyone with the 10-year-old phenomenon of free, quality [...]
Read More →Bad times for pigs, good times for Farm Bureau
Travel industry trade magazine predicts visitors will spend $8.5 billion this summer in Iowa. A new “ag gag” bill was signed into Iowa law making it a crime for journalists [...]
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April 03, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
Love found on Film Row
From the 1940s until the late 1980s, major movie studios had offices in Des Moines. Editor’s note: Des Moines Forgotten is a new column by Kristian Day that will focus [...]
Read More →Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate transactions in Polk County from Feb. 12, 2019, through March 15, 2019 ADDRESS: 5621 MEREDITH DRIVE, DES MOINES DATE: Feb. 12, 2019 PRICE: $905,750 SELLER: MUSE FAMILY [...]
Read More →Marijuana in the workplace
Employers question use of medical cannabis by employees. The use of medical marijuana at work could cause some headaches over attempts to balance workplace drug testing policies and federal law [...]
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April 03, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Captain Roy’s Riverside Hangout
A vibe that doesn’t exist anywhere else in Des Moines Since the flood of 1993, Birdland Marina’s concession stand building along the Des Moines River sat empty. Jack Daugherty lived [...]
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April 03, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Buffalo Bonker
Mixing old art with the new When artist Buffalo Bonker needed to focus on his artwork, he moved from California to Iowa. No, it’s not a typo. He moved from [...]
Read More →Film Previews
“Pet Sematary” R Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer Stars: John Lithgow, Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz Based on the novel by Stephen King, “Pet Sematary” follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), [...]
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