Behind the doors of Des Moines’ music venues
Des Moines, and Iowa at large, are often considered a flyover city and state. Tour locations for big-name music artists often include Minneapolis, Kansas City, Chicago, even Omaha — and [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
A changing downtown landscape
Downtown Des Moines is changing, especially in regard to how people work. Before the pandemic, it was apparent that Des Moines was a hub of office buildings full of workers, [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny, Just Released
Pay attention, Iowans! Starving artists? Remote workers. Most dangerous day of the week.
Starving artists? Maybe not. The Iowa Cultural Coalition (ICC) released a report on the state of Iowa’s creative sector, which includes nonprofit and for-profit participants ranging from museums, theaters and [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
The next big Trans fight isn’t what you think
Compound interest. Of all the strands of imagination and provocations and fear and excitement that engage one during Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Weiner’s terrific book, “Long For This World: The [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
The ‘Killer’ vibes of B & B Grocery, Meat and Deli
B & B Grocery, Meat and Deli is the beating heart of Sevastopol. It has been since the first Brooks brothers, John and “Archie,” opened for business in 1922. “Everyone [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
A showman, a charmer and, above all, a weirdo
On Feb. 17, I lost a close friend named Barron Christian. Nearly all my professional decisions in my career were influenced by him in some way. When I met him, [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
The fun of being under the weather
“I think I’m going to die.” “Well, yes you are, sweetie. The question, of course, is it today or in some mythical future full of butterflies and freshly popped popcorn.” [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Geriatrics, Jesus and Judy
Their change was to align their season with their fiscal year, but it provided a showcase opportunity for Iowa Stage Theatre Company (ISTC). As a legacy theatre company, Iowa Stage [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Old masters and new worlds, with lawyers
This year got off to a slow start for art markets. Christie’s Old Masters sale, considered a bellwether for art markets in general, produced better numbers than last year but [...]
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March 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
The Pelican Post Bar & Grille
Iowa’s state bird is the American Goldfinch. While they are uncommon, some pelicans also make the Hawkeye State their home during the summer months. Des Moines metro diners and drinkers [...]
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