January 07, 2015 by justin
in Center Stage
Peter Pans Go Head to Head
These days anyone who thinks of the sitcom “Growing Pains” probably thinks of Robin Thicke, the young lead, now a rock star. The show’s success, however, depended more on the father, Alan, and since it ended he’s kept busy, too. He’s done movies with Adam Sandler and written bestsellers about
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January 07, 2015 by justin
in On the Move
Additions to Wells Fargo – Jordan Creek Campus complete
Wells Fargo employees are nearly ready to move into the company’s new, $100 million offices on the West Des Moines campus. The addition was built to house 1,800 staff members. Mortgage employees will occupy much of the space. The additions include a 50,000-square-foot cafeteria and training center and a second
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January 07, 2015 by justin
in Sound Notes
Let’s be honest: It is January, and there is not much going on news-wise. It will pick up soon, but in the meantime, here are TWO picks o’ the week. Pick o’ the Week #1: Get down to Gas Lamp on Friday, Jan. 9 and check out the first candidate
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January 07, 2015 by justin
in Sound Circuit
More than a trio
After moving to Des Moines in 2010 and getting involved in the music scene through another act, California native Steve Pellow decided to create his own outlet. He handpicked a few musicians and set about crafting SP3’s dance-infused funk personality. “All of us had played in two different groups,” Pellow
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January 07, 2015 by justin
in News of the Weird
Annals of injustice
Richard Rosario is in year 18 of a 25-to-life sentence for murder, even though 13 alibi witnesses have tried to tell authorities that he was with them — 1,000 miles away — at the time of the crime. (Among the 13 are a sheriff’s deputy, a pastor and a federal
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December 31, 2014 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Register circulation numbers hit a 90-year low.
The year was 1925. Des Moines was booming; its population had soared to more than 125,000. It had 110 churches, 16 movie theaters and three vaudeville houses. Nine railroads served the city, and there were four passenger depots and eight freight depots. There were 172 barbers, five hat manufacturers,
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December 31, 2014 by justin
in Belly Up To...
New Flix Brewhouse offers dinner and a show
Cutline: Flix Brewhouse brings dinner and a movie in a one-stop shop to Merle Hay Mall. How many times have you gone out on a date with your partner only to argue about where to get dinner and whose turn it is to pick the movie? Flix Brewhouse is eliminating
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December 31, 2014 by justin
in Political Mercury
Identity politics weighs heavily in Iowa Democrats choice of narrator
The least-known candidate for chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party is the best choice. And that stands to reason. The party must re-acquaint itself with Iowa’s countryside, the land of the Three Democratic Giants. Tom Harkin sprang from Cumming, Henry A. Wallace is from Orient, and Harold Hughes, as
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December 31, 2014 by justin
in Center Stage
Uproarious Africa
It might seem a long way from South Park — that town full of filthy-mouthed kids — to the Mormon tabernacles. Yet the same two talents, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, have made a hilarious spectacle of each. “The Book of Mormon” presents Stone and Parker’s sendup of the
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