April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Mushroom bats, sawdust baseballs, Spiderman masks and a passion for America’s game During the summer of 1968, Mark Mahoney fell victim to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. The Iowa kid from Oelwein entered that day’s doubleheader ready to cheer for the Cincinnati Reds and The Big Red Machine loaded
Read More →“Summer Sadness” Motide Station One Records Released in January, Motide’s single “Summer Sadness” also features the vocals of Ancient Posse’s Kamillah Jonaé. The Motide two-piece consists of Gabe Scheid and Jeremy Franklin, who “push the boundaries of music, art, technology, and their environment to create soundscapes that are meditative and
Read More →Reason to worry about Iowa’s desertion of longtime values and principles Given the course of the Iowa legislature and the damage it has done to public education and the question of church-state relations, there is reason to worry about Iowa’s desertion of longtime values and principles. That thought came to
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Two men and a brewery Fenders Brewing co-owners Jason Madison and Steve Crann say their origin story is “the classic” tale of home brewers who met and started a business together. The two men met through their church, St. Luke’s in Ankeny. The two co-owners — and the company’s only employees — celebrated the grand
Read More →A man who needs no introduction, Willie Nelson, will be singing and playing country music on April 11 at Wells Fargo Arena. The event starts at 6 p.m., and tickets are $49.50-149.50. The next night, April 12, contemporary Christian band MercyMe takes the stage at Wells Fargo Arena. The event
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
20 years is nothing Meet Roger Barrett from Grand Forks, North Dakota. I met Roger on my way back from Minneapolis where I was working a gig for CNN. Most people who know me are very much aware that I do not have a car (by choice; I am a
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Ever-evolving While Ryan Stier does wear glasses, the title of his solo project is not a nod to the extra vision they provide. The name goes deeper than that and instead references Stier expanding his mind. “I feel like I’ve spent a lot of my life trapped in my own
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
University of Northern Iowa professor Gary Kelley is probably Iowa’s best known and most successful artist. The UNI grad has received awards from the New York Society of Illustrators including the Hamilton King Award in 1992, National Booksellers Association, Print Magazine, New York Art Directors Show, Los Angeles Society of
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2 sides to swerving Maserati story
Mr. Michael Gartner: Greetings to you. I want to inform you and your readers of the following….My trial for OWI was held on Feb. 27 in Nevada at the Story County Courthouse. The jury was seated, and the Story County prosecutor presented the State’s case. There was no video evidence
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