Glowgolf is a glow-in-the-dark miniature golf center that uses florescent golf balls, putters, course obstacles and décor under black lights. It recently opened in the Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines next to Buffalo Wild wings. The course includes 32 holes and a party area. For just $9,
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July 03, 2014 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
Jerri Andersen wasn’t impressed by the Fourth of July fireworks display at her local Hy-Vee in Urbandale. “Of course, it’s not their fault,” she said. And it isn’t. The supermarket was displaying the only types of fireworks people can buy or possess in Iowa without a special permit: sparklers and snakes.
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted to borrow $927,000 for a road project which, the county engineer says, will be little used after 2016. CF Industries, which is expanding its Port Neal fertilizer plant, asked the county to extend 240th Street to provide another route for trucks
Read More →In the opening scene of “Finding Carter” (Tuesday, 9 p.m., MTV), 16-year-old Carter (Kathryn Prescott) shares a tender moment with her mother over frozen yogurt, then heads off to party with her friends. A bit of low-level recklessness lands them briefly in jail, but the authorities don’t release Carter along
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Grand Central Publishing June 3, 2014 $17 320 Pages In 1959, when the names of the Mercury Seven astronauts were announced, their wives were skyrocketed from typical military wives — prepared to pick up and move their families at a moment’s notice
Read More →Continuous growth is the demand of every shareholder and blight of every company. Everyone from CEOs down to mailroom clerks wants to rake in profits as much as investors, but failure to recoup bigger and bigger profits can quickly kill their job and reputation. How do companies bring in new
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July 02, 2014 by justin
in Sound Circuit
It’s a big, busy year for Brother Trucker. The band is a mainstay in the Des Moines landscape, and its members — front man Andrew Fleming, guitarist Mike Fitzpatrick, bassist Lyle Hogue, keyboardist Matt Jesson and drummer Jim Viner — are some of the most respected musicians in town. But
Read More →Phish “Fuego” ATO Records People don’t tend to care much about Phish’s studio albums. There’s just something about that “live jam” feel that the band has never really been able to translate into a studio cut. But, you know, hope springs eternal. So is “Fuego” the album that makes people
Read More →Off in faraway places, I’m always hearing about our city’s opera. The rising star Michael Mayes, en route from one big stage to another, even got in touch via Skype to share his “deep respect” for the Des Moines program. This season, the Metro Opera’s (D.M.M.O.) 42nd, singers and musicians
Read More →Cinemark Holdings of Plano, Texas, said it has plans to build an all-digital movie theater on Adventureland Drive. The new luxury theater is expected to open in fall 2015 across from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. It will feature electric-powered recliners with footrests and cup holders, along with wall-to-wall and
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