From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Nearly 14,500 CITYVIEW readers voted these businesses, people, destinations and more as the 2025 Best Of Des Moines. There is a comforting feeling when you walk into a business and [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
The conversation came rushing back to me sometime between the Carter grandchildren’s heart-tugging memories and Andrew Young’s magisterial closing eulogy during the funeral for President Jimmy Carter. As a 10-year-old boy, I thrilled [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
I was in Memphis between Christmas and New Years for the very first time, and I fell in love with the city. It didn’t feel much bigger than Des Moines, [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
“You know what’s going to happen if you do that?” I say this in my sternest grandfather voice with a glower of hard eyes, a very pursed mouth, and a [...]
Read More →3612 INGERSOLL AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2024-11-04 SALE PRICE: $1,357,500 SELLER: ALLEN, EDWIN BUYER: SONAR MULTI FAMILY FUND LLC ACRES: 0.664 SQUARE FEET: 9,759 2101 DELAVAN DRIVE, SUITE 172, WEST [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
When entering the Striking Sparrow Lounge, it is like taking a step back in time. Setting the vibe are vintage beer signs such as the Hamm’s Beer flowing lake, which [...]
Read More →Warren Haynes brings his Million Voices Whisper 2025 Tour to Val Air Ballroom on Feb. 15. Hayne’s musical journey — now as an acclaimed solo artist — took him through three [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
This month’s art news is filled with dreams, confusions and deceptions with lawyers going to court to argue that fake art is the same as the real thing it imitates. [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
For the average worker, a sabbatical may be joked about as taking a long weekend, or perhaps even a week off of work, to rest, relax and recharge. For university [...]
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