Film Previews
“Dog Man” PG | 89 minutes Director/Writer: Peter Hastings Stars: Pete Davidson, Poppy Liu, Lil Rel Howery Based on Dav Pilkey’s popular children’s graphic novel series, the story follows a [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
‘Life of Pi’ coming to Des Moines
It’s simple performing arts math. Pi r2 may determine the area of a circle, but “Pi,” the stellar award-winning theatrical experience, is bringing a prelude of anticipation when the “Life [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Rescued from a chicken coop
At an auction sale site, two puppies were found huddled together, abandoned in an old chicken coop. The puppies were taken to a foster organization, Oh My Dog Rescue (OMD). [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Sports card collecting sees a resurgence
Packs of trading cards might not come with a stick of gum anymore, but the allure to grab a pack off the shelf, place a bid online, or go to [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Eric Duke Miller, a surrealist artist
Eric Duke Miller’s artwork is multidimensional. It’s not creating a painting, a sculpture, fashion items or repurposing objects; it’s all of the above. He finds motivation from recently researched history [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Local librarian focuses on youth services
Librarians are much more than what is portrayed in the media as “TV librarians,” Alissa Cornick, the youth services librarian at the South Side Library, said. “They usually still have [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Cars in the City
Chevy Equinox
In the past decade, the popularity of SUVs has soared. And, prices along all models have skyrocketed as well. Do a little research, and you can still discover affordability and [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
Which film will earn this year’s Oscar for Best Picture?
This year’s Academy Awards will be on Sunday, March 10 and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Winners will be announced live on ABC and, for the first time, streaming on Hulu. [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
Renting or owning?
In Des Moines, small businesses are opening regularly. According to the DSM Small Business Report, provided by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 12,286 jobs were created by new firms in [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us’ Jennifer Finney Boylan has written several phenomenal books including her profoundly influential memoir, “She’s Not There,” which has won numerous awards, and [...]
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