November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
“Everyone does drag. Each one of us in our everyday life puts on a costume and does a performance piece as whoever it is we are.” – Joe Fraioli. The Garden Nightclub was just beginning to fill as folks got off work on this weekday night. T-shirts, a sprinkling of
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Not your grandma’s Tupperware party Few trademark names have the brand identity as Tupperware. This chameleonic icon can be found in cupboards, refrigerators and workshops across America. Burp it, pop it, rim it, drop it — the seemingly indestructible material pressed into a veritable cornucopia of shapes and purposes continues
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Headphones have come a long way. From decades of contraptions like soup cans on the end of a metal headband to tiny, wireless hearing-aid-like ear inserts, the innovations continue to astound. Most everyone has his or her preference, and while audiophiles may tell you there’s only a few headphones truly
Read More →‘The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit’ In 1986, 26-year-old Christopher Knight walked away from his job, his car, his family and his life and set up a camp in the Maine woods where, other than two very brief accidental run-ins with hikers, he spoke to no one until
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
A police officer and his canine partner The K-9 unit of the Des Moines Police Department was first established in the 1980s. A small and specialized unit, the city of Des Moines has eight K-9s, with five dual-purpose patrol dogs, two single-purpose bomb dogs and one single-purpose narcotics dog. Officer Dao Meunsaveng and dog
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
The simple life with Dave Pruitt Dave Pruitt is a traveling production manager for reality TV. We actually never met until he reached out about needing a place to crash. He lives in his 1966 Chevy Sportsvan and travels to where the work takes him. He is on his way
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Gastropub and more West Glen has seen many new tenants in 2017, and one of the most recent comes in the form of BeerStyles Taproom and Gastropub, which boasts 110 beers on tap. However, the building it occupies offers even more. Located in the former Cowboy Jack’s, BeerStyles only takes up a portion
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Talking turkey and much more at Chicago Speakeasy Tai Johnson Spratt owned Iowa’s most exotic poultry facility ever until she closed Fox Hollow Farm five years ago. She was having some problems from motorcycle injuries and finding it harder than ever to make a profit raising the best-tasting birds in
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