July 22, 2015 by justin
in Tech Talk
The airline industry is one of the most treacherous. Dozens of airlines have gone under or declared bankruptcy, and few of them run what can be deemed admirable operations. Case in point, on July 1, the United States Justice Department announced it was investigating the four largest domestic airlines for
Read More →John Bosley, 34, left his job as top designer at Raygun to start his own business selling prints, posters and graphic T-shirts. Bozz Prints is his online store featuring prints of the Des Moines skyline, the High Trestle Trail and the downtown Travelers sign, among other Des Moines features. Bosley
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July 22, 2015 by justin
in Center Stage
Imagine you’re Eric Idle, founding member of Monty Python, and a Broadway producer comes calling with a bucket of money. All that long green can be yours, providing you whip up a musical out of your hit movie from 1975, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Well, Eric? So what
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July 22, 2015 by justin
in Belly Up To...
There are usually three reasons people choose to go to a bar: 1. Food service. Often the most mentioned quality in a bar review, people choose going out over staying home because they’re hungry. Ranging anywhere from “best french fries in town” to “couldn’t even finish it” or even “just
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July 22, 2015 by justin
in On The Tube
“Sex With Brody” Fridays (E!) New Series: What’s worse than a radio show repurposed as a TV show? Nothing. At least “The Glenn Beck Radio Program” on The Blaze, with its white microphones and illusion of floating in “Heaven,” attempts to add a visual element. Beck may be a frothing
Read More →Is anyone else as exasperated as I am with Rick Smith? I highly doubt it in this alternative universe we are currently living in. His take on Iraq is the usual, predictable, liberal diatribe: Bush lied us into Iraq under the wrong pretense and people died. It surely can be
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July 22, 2015 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
People actually do show up at the Downtown Farmers Market. Handsome couples. Striking men. Beautiful women. They are dressed in all types of fashions, from easy and relaxed to hipster heaven. They promenade up and down Court Avenue, showing off their most recent piercings or tattoos or beach-ready bodies. Every
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Read More →Ex-NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb, 38, was booked, cited and released by Arizona police on June 28 for a DUI — his second in two years. The Philadelphia Eagles alumnus rear-ended a car that was stopped at a red light around 11:35 p.m. When cops reported to the scene, they determined
Read More →Jonny Lang announced a show at Hoyt Sherman Place for Aug. 23, and tickets went on sale this past Friday. Available through Ticketmaster, tickets will run $56-$63. Tickets are also on sale for the Civic Music Association’s 91st season. Performances include Gregory Porter, Cecile McLorin and Calmus, with individual tickets
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