Book Reviews
‘Diavola’ Family drama with all of its undercurrents and toxicity is not a new concept for a book, but mixing that particular brand of unsettling anxiety with the slow dread [...]
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Val Air’s marvelous venue
Local music lovers and concertgoers enthusiastically embraced the newly remodeled Val Air Ballroom, which re-opened for its first concert on Feb. 29. The Val Air, an 80-year-old iconic ballroom, located [...]
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Jake Christensen at the original Thai Flavors
Jake Christensen is a developer who has repurposed many of East Village’s 19th and early 20th century buildings, including E300 (Zombie Burger). That was a ground-up construction on a vacant [...]
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Volunteering time for chess at local elementary school
Abe Goldstien spent 43 years in the advertising business before eventually retiring. Goldstien worked at several Des Moines media organizations including KRNP radio and WHO13 and a few agencies during [...]
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
Film Previews
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ PG-13 | 115 minutes Director: Adam Wingard Writers: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater Stars: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens The epic [...]
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Musician Randy Burk has organized CASH20, Tribute to The Man in Black, Johnny Cash concert on April 7. He’s organized 20 shows, and this is the final show, to be [...]
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April 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
His and her dogs
With two dogs in the home, Morgen and Monty Stenroos decided they needed a larger home with a fenced-in yard. They found a home in Grimes where dogs Zaika and [...]
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April 02, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), [...]
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April 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
It’s time Davenport leaders put down their shovels
City officials in Davenport have managed to accomplish the impossible this year: They have brought Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature together to agree on something. The two parties have [...]
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