October 14, 2015 by justin
in Civic Skinny
It sounded too good to be true. And, alas, it was. The best show in town this fall could have been on Nov. 5 at Drake University, with lawyers Jerry Crawford and Doug Gross squaring off for the first time in a courtroom. Republican Gross and Democrat Crawford are old
Read More →Paid on Oct. 1 Amount: $705.30 To: MidAmerican Energy For: Electric charges Amount: $53.86 To: OfficeMax (Kansas) For: Various supplies Amount: $714.25 To: G & L Clothing Commercial For: Multiple clothing items Amount: $116.42 To: Ingram Library Services (Missouri) For: Various items for the Des Moines Public Library Amount: $90
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October 14, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
Hollywood takes a lot of flak for releasing so many reboots and remakes of the same, tired material. But sometimes there can be a fresh take on an old property that completely changes how you view a story and offers new insights that you would have never come to on
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October 14, 2015 by justin
in Tech Talk
Connoisseurs of late 1990s television might remember a certain VH1 roundtable discussion show, “The List,” which basically laid the blueprint for modern Internet content. The concept of the show was simple enough: A host and four celebrity guests discuss and rank the quality of people, places and things based on
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October 14, 2015 by justin
in Belly Up To...
The concept of a “wine dive” is sort of an oxymoron, isn’t it? With the exception of boxed wines, there is a certain level of elegance to be associated with wine — a very different vibe from the latter word, which describes “a disreputable nightclub or bar.” Although the staff
Read More →Run the Jewels “Meow the Jewels” Mass Appeal It should go without saying, but let us just get it out in the open anyway: “Meow the Jewels” is by no means a serious album. The only reason this album exists in the first place is because Run the Jewels produced
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October 07, 2015 by justin
in Cover Story
One of the biggest joys of seeing Des Moines grow and improve during the past decade or so is the fact that we now live in a town that features professional sports year-round. Between the Iowa Barnstormers, Iowa Cubs and Iowa Energy, winter, spring and summer are all well stocked
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October 07, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
Soulfly front man Max Cavalera is no stranger to the metal scene. Before Soulfly started in 1997, Cavelera was the vocalist/guitarist for Sepultura, one of the most influential metal acts of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Co-founding that band when he was just 14, Cavalera has been involved in
Read More →William J Locker is best known to people around town as the drummer for two of the more talented acts to grace Des Moines stages in the past decade, Bright Giant and Towncrier. The former took a break nearly two years ago and hasn’t really been heard from since. On
Read More →Cozy Café owner Mark Linebach, who opened eight Cozy Café restaurants in six years, has closed one location and will close two more. The Waukee restaurant located at 280 W. Hickman Road was sold to Jasbir Makhija, who has plans to open an Indian restaurant at the end of October.
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