Discover the ‘secret’ of The Flying Moose
Happy hour, basement party atmosphere are a big draw. On a Monday night, the Flying Moose in Clive bustled with the after-work crowd looking to start the week off right [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Big names in world art
A star-studded year The local art scene experienced a star-studded year in 2018. Two of the really big names in world art visited the Des Moines Art Center for exhibitions [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
Newsboys United
Part of Winter Jam Tour Spectacular that features 10 acts Christian music’s largest tour brings its Winter Jam Tour Spectacular to Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 25. With 10 acts, touring in [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Jeff Rider uncensored
Artist encourages debate When you walk into Jeff Rider’s studio at Mainframe Studios, you’ll find artwork with skeletons, a butterfly, candy corn and Monopoly play money. Glancing at the paintings, [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ The unnamed narrator of “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” has one goal in mind: to remain asleep for as much of the day as possible. [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Duffy
January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Bush 41 and Iowa farm couple have lit the way
We all have something we can give. We Americans are an impatient bunch. We typically don’t like to wait in line — unless there’s something we truly want, like much-sought-after concert tickets [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Dick Grangaard at Manhattan Deli
Brokering, fishing, skiing and gambling Dick Grangaard is a retired stockbroker. Active stockbrokers cannot talk to the media without jumping through hoops, so I recently asked Grangaard to lunch to discuss a lifetime [...]
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