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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Your Neighbors

All things are as they should be

Friends become family while serving Polish sausages and meat nachos Daisy Duke shorts adorn various customers of both genders as they wait in line for concessions at the Greater Des [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Joe's Neighborhood

The bartender’s windows

“I don’t do interviews,” he says without a smile. His eyes sweeping both sides of the bar while he pours the beer. Really? The timbre of his voice catches me by surprise [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Center Stage

Pitch Perfect legacy continues to build

Des Moines Metro Opera prepares for another stellar summer rep season Perhaps the most difficult ticket to get this summer won’t be for a pop concert or sporting event. It [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Tech Talk

‘Fortnite’ is winning the entertainment battle

A cartoonishly violent, freemium videogame Most every tech-enabled marketplace celebrates a new industry darling each year. Whether it’s movies, social media, podcasting, transportation, applications, music or any other silo of [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in People & Pets

Rambunctious rabbits

Two smart and fluffy friends A hairstylist by day and student by night, Courtney Lovan never imagined she would be giving a rabbit a haircut. However, that doesn’t mean she’s [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Couch Surfing

Anne and Lin

Meet Anne and Lin, two newlyweds from Houston, Texas, who recently decided to rent out their home and live in an RV. They drove all the way from deep Texas [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Fashion

Fashion

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Collections & Hobbies

Strongman

Graham Steffes-Clayton loves lifting heavy stuff Strongman Graham Steffes-Clayton likes calculus, his hometown of Pleasant Hill, being a college student, playing tennis and eating food. But most of all, Steffes-Clayton [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Belly Up To...

Iowa Distilling Company

Top-shelf spirits Overlooking a cornfield just 10 minutes south of Des Moines, the Iowa Distilling Company is in a picture perfect rural setting. The ambiance inside the building is quaint and cozy. [...]

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June 06, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Walks of Life

Walks of Life

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