Sound Advice
Take me out to the ballgame… and a concert. The Principal Park’s Spring Into Summer Concert Series takes place in May. On Friday, May 23, the Pork Tornadoes perform after the [...]
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April 30, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
April 30, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Publisher
‘A Festivus for the rest of us’
If you watched the popular TV show “Seinfeld” in the late 1990s, you are smiling right now. If you didn’t watch the show, well, read on, as you can still [...]
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April 30, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions in Polk County from Jan. 15, 2025, to Feb. 14, 2025
1400 S.E. 11TH ST., GRIMES SALE DATE: 2025-01-15 SALE PRICE: $3,200,000 SELLER: MERGE RIGHT LLC BUYER: HARVEST EQUITY LLC ACRES: 4.390 SQUARE FEET: 40,379 1941 COURTLAND DRIVE, DES MOINES [...]
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April 30, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Pupcycled volunteers make dog toys from donated fabric scraps
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is a common quote — and one that Jan Marks says applies to discarded clothing that can help dogs in need. Marks, of [...]
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April 30, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
More than 2,500 pounds of crayons, courtesy of Norman Wrigley
Crayons are a staple in art education for those in elementary school. The coolest kids and classrooms had the best colors, a sharpener and more crayons than one knew what [...]
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April 29, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), [...]
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April 29, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Governor should not referee what is, or is not, secret
Give Governor Kim Reynolds credit for consistency. When it comes to wanting to hide details of possible misstatements or misdeeds, she treats Lutherans and atheists alike. Soon, Iowans may learn [...]
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April 24, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
04/24/25
Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator, Republican Chuck Grassley, met with more than 50 of us from the Jefferson area here last Thursday morning. Unlike most Republican members of Congress these days, [...]
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April 22, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), [...]
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April 22, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Debris in Davenport is gone, but the secrets remain
As we approach the second anniversary of a tragedy that shocked the people of Davenport and brought national attention to the issue of building safety, government secrecy continues to cloud [...]
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