Rusty washers, sparklers and 3D glasses
The Midwest is one the best places to be to celebrate the Fourth of July. No matter what faith you follow or orientation you swing, you can usually come together [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
Why a religion major?
I sat in the back of Macbride Hall for a reason. I wanted to be invisible. I wanted to slink in early unseen and slink out in the crowd unnoticed. [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
The Wiz, a Dream, and a whiz
July brings a variety of stage enticements, from opera to plays to musicals. Free your inner cultural adventurer and explore these immersive performance worlds. Wiz One of the most [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Angela Harrington at Panka Peruvian Restaurant
Angela Harrington is a developer, hotelier and civic promoter of the I-80 corridor from Des Moines to Iowa City. We asked her to lunch and met at Panka Peruvian Restaurant, [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Natural bodybuilding requires supreme dedication
Those who consider themselves gym rats might want to rethink that self-imposed title. Bodybuilding is not for the faint of heart. The time and dedication to strict diets and workout [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
IRIS volunteers provide a helping voice
According to the Iowa Department for the Blind, about 54,000 Iowans have experienced visual impairment. One organization, Iowa Reading Radio Information Services (IRIS), aims to aid those with the disability [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
30hop
When approaching 30hop at The District at Prairie Trail in Ankeny, the colorful outdoor patio resembles a large downtown metro area. Maybe because, on the second story of the building, [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Bison, elk roam free
What was it like in Iowa’s prairie land before fast-food joints, strip malls and towering developments began pouring concrete and constructing buildings? To find out, drive to Granger and take [...]
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A casual ballhawk
We live in a cozy brick ranch on the west side of Des Moines that was built in 1954, the same year I was put together. From the street, you’d [...]
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