April 01, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Cars in the City
For my first time driving a Porsche, a wave of excitement hit me. A Porsche is “driven by dreams” and is an iconic, ultimate sports car. Yet I hesitated. The vehicle I was about to drive cost twice as much as my first house in the 1990s. Could I maintain
Read More →1575 S.E. CORTINA DRIVE, ANKENY SALE DATE: 2025-10-14 SALE PRICE: $825,000 SELLER: MJG DEVELOPMENT LLC BUYER: CORTINA PROPERTIES LLC ACRES: 2.336 SQUARE FEET: 0 5535 WEST PARKWAY, JOHNSTON SALE DATE: 2025-10-15 SALE PRICE: $540,000 SELLER: RAL LC-JOHNSTON SERIES BUYER: ENCORE ESTATES LLC ACRES: 4.490 SQUARE FEET: 0 1801 PLEASANT ST.,
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April 01, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
Abandoned. Abused. Neglected. The world is full of animals — big and small — that don’t know the comfort of a full belly, a warm place to sleep, and the love of a caring owner. Some people seek out these needy animals when looking to add a pet to their
Read More →In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines presents four hours of local jazz on April 19 at the Turner Jazz Center at Drake University’s campus. The event, which runs from noon to 4 p.m., features various jazz performances. There is a $10 suggested
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April 01, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Allie Delaney is the owner of Renovation Jungle, a plant store that inspires unusual loyalty, love and appreciation among customers. Jake Kashuk is her husband, a skateboard lifer and contractor. We think they epitomize the ideal young professionals that Des Moines is desperately hoping to attract to town. We asked
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April 01, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
When Jim Zeller began sorting through old negatives from the mid-1980s, he held them up to the light. He thought about the negatives, which had been replaced by digital pictures. “These negatives will end up in the dumpster,” he recalls. “People might be interested in old photos. These photos would
Read More →‘The Ending Writes Itself’ As a lifelong reader and word collector, I love a bit of metafiction. A story about stories will always perk my ears. The skilled pair of authors writing under the name of Evelyn Clarke has given me that in spades. This one has a ton of
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March 31, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped
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March 30, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Noah Petersen and Priscilla Villarreal live 1,200 miles from each other, Petersen in Newton, Iowa; Villarreal in Laredo, Texas. They share a key connection despite that distance. Each has encountered government punishment for exercising their First Amendment rights. Both went to court to fight for their freedoms. For Petersen, he had
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March 24, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning indie radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. Quote of the Week – “I would maintain that thanks are the
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