February 24, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Iowa taxpayers provided about $104 million last school year directly to parents choosing to send their K-12 children to private schools. The price tag for these education savings accounts, or [...]
Read More →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 [...]
Read More →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 [...]
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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 →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 [...]
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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