“Moonglow” Michael Chabon’s new novel is a beautiful memorial to his grandparent’s lives and a fantastic exploration of family and memory. Although it is fiction, the narrator certainly seems to be Chabon himself, shaping and replaying his family’s story with characteristic talent. The focus is on his grandparents, whose history
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April 05, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Integrate passcode and fingerprint combo for access and register for locating software Stop what you’re doing and activate the baked-in device tracking tools available to you on your devices, and download some extra security measures while you’re at it. Sometimes in our never-ending tech excitement and device worship, we forgo
Read More →Wells Fargo hosts a handful of national acts this month. Def Leppard rolls through with fellow 80’s acts Poison and Tesla on Monday, April 24. Showtime is 7 p.m. Tickets are $29.50, $59.50, $79.50, $99.50 and $129.50. Post-outlaw country artist Brantley Gilbert stops by on his The Devil Don’t Sleep
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April 05, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Not done making noise Interesting conversation with Chris McAninch is easy. He makes his own whiskey, used to sell guns, and he patented the Handi-Racker — a product that helps manipulate the slide on a semi-automatic pistol, thus making it easier to fire. But when McAninch wants to really liven
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April 05, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in At Home With
Three kitchens and a cook Cyd Koehn doesn’t remember when she made her first cupcake, but she knows she was doing it at a very young age. “I grew up in a huge family at a bed and breakfast,” she says. As the fifth of seven siblings, Koehn often found
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April 05, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Come for the views, stay for the drinks and food The Republic on Grand is the East Village’s latest addition. The new bar is located on the sixth floor of the newly completed AC Hotel by Marriott on East Fourth and Grand Avenue. The dress code is casual, says Nick
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April 05, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
John Ramsey has worked and played in the local automobile game for 50 years, playing a role in car dealerships at various locations bearing his family name. Cityview asked him to lunch recently to talk about a half-century in, perhaps, the most American of all businesses. He chose Trostel’s Greenbriar.
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April 05, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
A Drake alum and director of Drake’s annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest, Niki Smith already had a deep-seeded love for the breed. But in September of 2016, she finally became a bulldog owner. Seven-year-old Dexter is not an English Bulldog — the breed synonymous with the university — but rather is
Read More →For openers, here are a few lines I sent to Dan Finney at The Des Moines Register because I am weary of those who defend their homeland with puffery of “Only in Iowa…” or “You’re not an Iowan unless…” “Dan: Your…piece included a point you’ve made before, one that always
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