“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
The second installment suffers from connectivity issues. Sequels typically have a tough time determining how much time they want to spend establishing new characters and locations at the expense of [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Fusion and Vino 209 are fun
A simple lesson Godfather’s Pizza founder Willy Thiesen once told us that for a new restaurant to be successful, it first must be fun in its own special way. That [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
8-second intervals
Local rodeo rider gears up to haul full-time professionally. Earning hourly wages at a 9-to-5 is all well and good, but for Briar Dittmer, he prefers to be paid eight [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
Guilty pleasure
Deep-fried delights of love for those with a soul Des Moines certainly offers guilty pleasures. You know, like drinking a craft beer at a movie theater at 10 a.m. on [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Tallgrass Dream Project showcases Cloris Award-winning talent
Savor the wonderful nuances, modern relevance and lyrical wit imbued in “Ordinary Days” at the Rex Mathes auditorium. Mentioning musical theater to someone often evokes images of lavish costuming, intricate [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Rocky Raccoon
Beatles tribute band performs magical history tour. As a 5-year-old farm kid, Tom Murphy listened to his mom’s big-band era music of Glenn Miller or his dad’s country tunes of Johnny Cash. One day he turned the [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Carrying a big stick
Buddy’s obsession delights the neighborhood. When Buddy — a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier — and his owner invited me to go for a walk with them, I eagerly joined. After all, [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Rants & Reason
Resolve not to self-destruct in 2019
There’s little reassurance in scholarly, religious or glib comments that “we’ll survive.” Maybe instead of wishing one another “Happy New Year” for 2019, we should say something like “Stay sane” or “Peace [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
Eric Garst
Highway construction worker offers advice on holiday weight, personal time and bike paths. Due to the upcoming “no one works” holidays, all of us writers had early deadlines. So… confession! [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Dish
A roar to the end of 2018
The impending demolition of the Kaleidoscope building displaced many a longtime lunch spot. December went out with a roar, as usual in the food business. It seems there are tax [...]
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