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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in The Sound

Whitey Morgan

Performs honky-tonk road show at Wooly’s When Whitey Morgan was a child, his grandpa played guitar, strumming the tunes of Johnny Paycheck, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and other country classics. [...]

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Sound Circuit

Gimikk rocks

Hard rockers party band. When the band Gimikk arrives at a venue to play a concert, they use a familiar football game strategy. “We do a no-huddle offense,” says lead [...]

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Walks of Life

Walks of Life

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Belly Up To...

Beaver Tap

Beaverdale’s cozy neighborhood bar The Beaverdale area is a proud neighborhood tucked between the western suburbs and downtown Des Moines. Beaverdale boasts several close-knit bars in its downtown, including the Beaver Tap. Located [...]

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Book Review

Book Reviews

‘Circe’ New takes on these ancient stories have been done so many times that it takes something extraordinary to bring back the spark of interest to a jaded public. Madeline [...]

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in At Home With

Hauders enjoy Altoona

Empty-nesters order “right-sized” home Becky and Mark Hauder moved into the home they had designed and built on 35th St. S.W. in Altoona. They are excited to start their life [...]

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Collections & Hobbies

High strangeness

You want answers? UFO investigator is working for the truth. “Iowa is known as a hotbed for triangles, although we have other shapes as well.” — Beverly Trout, Iowa MUFON’s [...]

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in The Dish

Disrespect and burger mania

Steve and Kristy Little have sold the popular Beaverdale cafe Chef’s Kitchen. The last night for Chef’s and the Littles will be New Year’s Eve. Chef’s began in the skywalk [...]

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Duffy

Duffy’s View

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October 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Tech Talk

WiFi 6 kills the confusion

And you won’t even need a manual. Manuals are the bane of nearly every man’s existence. It doesn’t matter if you’ve purchased a “some assembly required” set of shelves, a [...]

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