January 28, 2015 by justin
in Civic Skinny
The couple who own the Gortz Haus Gallery have agreed that gay people now can rent the facility for weddings. The couple has dropped its lawsuit against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and made a financial settlement with the two men who wanted to get married there but were turned
Read More →Mint has a problem of identity. It is not that they do not know who they are; they most certainly do. Mint’s identity issue lies more in keeping themselves within the public consciousness. “There’s two modes for bands to be in,” explained drummer Christian Peters. “There’s creating mode, and there’s
Read More →Fresh Café & Market closed earlier in January, but owner Kerri Rush will reopen the restaurant in the former Rookies Sports Bar and Grill at 6151 Thornton Ave. in Des Moines sometime in April. The new location is larger and will have a long juice bar, dining area and sprout
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “You have to wonder what Fred ate to have to call in the Hazmat team to clean up after him.” -Jim McCool Runners-up: “The rescue crew has encountered Jimmy before. Last week he had his tongue
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January 21, 2015 by justin
in Food Dude
Des Moines is in the midst of a bakery boom. La Mie expanded twice recently, and Strudl Haus opened to great acclaim. The most ambitious new player is Scenic Route Bakery, which opened at the end of last year in a handsome new, mixed-use building in East Village. The place
Read More →“Backstrom” Thursday, Jan. 22 (Fox) “I don’t see the worst in everyone. I see the everyone in everyone.” That’s just one of dozens of hack lines delivered half-heartedly by Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) in the premiere episode of “Backstrom,” this year’s Let’s Get This Over With midseason slot-filler from Fox
Read More →Now in its second decade, Jordan Creek Town Center will seek new stores as leases expire. Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch will close Jan. 24, along with its neighboring Abercrombie Kids store, both on the upper level. Wet Seal and Delia’s have both reported financial struggles in previous years and
Read More →The Iowa Events Center announced that Kenny Chesney’s tour would be adding Des Moines to its roster in May. Ticket information hasn’t been announced yet, but the show date is May 30. Keep hitting refresh on www.iowaeventscenter.com to get more info as it is released. Local jazz singer Max Wellman
Read More →Christopher Scotton has published a splendid debut novel, a coming-of-age story as devastating as it is hopeful. Scotton’s story takes us to the mid-1980s to the small, impoverished coal-mining town of Medgar, Kentucky. Kevin Gillooly, 14, has just moved there with his mother. His grandfather, Arthur “Pops” Peebles, invited them
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