Making a house into a home. A blank slate. That’s what Darren and Dena Fife saw in the Windsor Heights home on Sunset Terrace. The house needed renovating, and its huge backyard needed a vision. “That’s what we both enjoy — taking a space and making it your own,” says
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September 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
R&B group boasts 25 major music awards and 64 million albums sold. Boyz II Men currently holds the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time, with an astounding 64 million albums sold. The trio of Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman will perform in concert at
Read More →Over 95% of the world’s consumers reside outside of the United States. This presents an excellent growth opportunity for your company. There are several reasons why exporting could be a good next step for your business: 1. Increased Growth – Tapping into new markets allows you to quickly increase your
Read More →…from the U.S. Senate and the Iowa governor Welcome to September. Congress is back in session, and Supreme Courts begin their 2019-2020 terms — the U.S. Oct. 1 and Iowa Sept. 2. In a related concern, the Iowa legislature convenes Jan. 13. What this may mean is a rekindling of
Read More →“I do not ‘get’ ideas; ideas get me.” -Robertson Davies, Canadian writer, 1913-1995 Are you curious about where I find these quotes? Dr. Mardy Grothe is considered the foremost authority on quotations, and offers a weekly newsletter (free, quick read, always great content) and use his online “Dr. Mardy’s Dictionary
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August 27, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
This year’s Iowa State Fair received spotlight attention from coast to coast, thanks in large measure to the presence of just about everyone with an itch to be the next United States president. The Iowa Tourism Office could never afford all of the glowing imagery of Iowa and the fair
Read More →“I’m happy where I am. Somebody said one time, ‘Success is getting what you want and happiness is wanting what you get.’ I got that house fifty years ago; I love it.” – Warren Buffet’s chiastic reply in 2009 when Tom Brokaw asked him why he lived in the same
Read More →Check out the latest Center Stage column by The Culture Buzz’s John Busbee in Cityview. This month’s feature is about the Greater Des Moines Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts Awards event on Sun Aug 25 at Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre. Free for all to attend and be the first
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August 20, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
The people of Iowa have gotten a look at the University of Iowa’s priorities in recent weeks. I doubt this was the message administrators in Iowa City intended to send. But I don’t know how else to interpret the juxtaposition two recent news stories created. The first came in early
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