September 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
September 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Charlie Sovich at Manhattan Deli
Charlie Sovich sold Charlie’s Filling Station two years ago after a 48-years-long run. We asked him to lunch and met at Manhattan Deli, where the sandwiches cover all traditional bases while occasionally pinch hitting out of their league, as it did recently with lobster rolls featuring Maine lobster. Lunch there
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September 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial real estate transactions in Polk County from June 11, 2024, to July 7, 2024
NO ADDRESS LISTED SALE DATE: 2024-06-11 SALE PRICE: $271,890 SELLER: IES CORP BUYER: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY ACRES: 5.131 SQUARE FEET: 0 3416 INGERSOLL AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2024-06-12 SALE PRICE: $450,000 SELLER: NHN HOLDINGS LLC BUYER: BIENVILLE LLC ACRES: 0.152 SQUARE FEET: 0 7601 S.W. 22ND ST., DES MOINES
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September 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in What the?
What the…
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to celeste@dmcityview.com — Be sure to include your name Next month’s photo: This month’s winner “Hey babe, how about you plant those tulips right here?” – Aaron Mundell Runners Up “Future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades.” – Staci Stanton “Susan wore
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September 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Lackmann offers ‘whimsical realism’
Tevka Lackmann began her art career as a youth. Her parents, supportive of her creative endeavors, allowed her to paint murals on her childhood home’s interior walls and garage door. Her artwork today consists of a variety of mediums, and she considers herself a multimedia artist with a wide range
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September 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library –
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August 27, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. — John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library –
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August 26, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Voters, be careful what you ask for
We are in the home stretch of another presidential campaign, and it is important for voters to be alert for the unintended consequences of candidates’ promises. Office-seekers and their supporters like to portray issues in terms of absolutes — as in, my position is the very best way to address
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August 22, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
08/22/24
Republicans, who control the Iowa House, the Iowa Senate, and the Iowa governorship, make no secret of their intent to entirely eliminate the state’s income tax. It probably won’t happen this coming year or the next, but the plan is now on a glide path. If the Iowa GOP remains
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August 20, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library –
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