July 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Two of Sarah Ohms’ pets seemed to appear randomly, right at the moment when she wasn’t looking to adopt a pet. Caydence, a redbone coonhound, came into her life seven years ago. Ohms was volunteering at the Animal Lifeline when a litter of six puppies needed homes. With two remaining
Read More →Ready for some action at Wells Fargo Arena? Correction: make that Casey’s Center. As of July 1, Casey’s Center is the official name of the arena formerly known as Wells Fargo. Check out country star Jason Aldean’s Full Throttle tour on Sept. 19. Opening acts include Nate Smith, Raelynn and
Read More →How many bridges go into Des Moines? We published a story entitled “The Bridges of Des Moines” in February of 2023. Many of the featured bridges are iconic and serve thousands of area residents each day. That story was about the bridges around the city. The Iowa Architectural Foundation also
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July 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Trading card games take a variety of forms. Some of you may have seen or opened a pack of Pokémon cards. Others may have seen a few seconds of Yu-Gi-Oh on TV while channel surfing. Jeffrey Darus’ affinity for card games has allowed him to give back to his local
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July 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
As Luke Hubbard approaches a blank canvas with his palette knife and paint, Pink Floyd music fills his basement studio. In the process, the rhythm offers a steady flow in conjunction with layering and moving paint around. Hubbard creates abstract contemporary and industrial art under the name Art By Luka.
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July 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
In our mind, Harlan “Bud” Hockenberg epitomizes “the good lawyer.” His 70-plus years of service to the Des Moines legal community has featured public service (he even created a “public service boot camp” to encourage younger people), bi-partisan politics and multi denominational religious communities. During a period when no one
Read More →‘Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations’ Archaeology isn’t boring, but it sure can seem that way from the outside (Indiana Jones excepted, of course). Tiny brushes and trowels and patient, years-long digs to unearth the detritus of ancient
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July 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Richard Prall, known as Dick, with the band Dickie, implores music lovers to discover new music. You might not only like the band, but you could be the reason for the band’s success, he says. “A lot of people say, ‘I’ve never heard of the band, and I’m not going
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July 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
The late Des Moines artist Don Dunagan liked to say, “Artists are somewhat cool, but art thieves get the hot girls.” He had a point. I asked my Internet Movie Database (IMDb) app how many movies have been made about artists, and it returned 75. The same question about art
Read More →“Turn the channel, Shane. That show is making the living room dusty.” Those were my father’s words in one of his numerous attempts at humor while I was watching Silver and Scout kick up trail dust on “The Lone Ranger” TV show as a child. But Kemosabe, Tonto and their
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