July 02, 2014 by justin
in Cover Story
Summer is now once again in full swing, and that means it’s time for the Greater Des Moines Music Coalition to rock the downtown corridor with the 80/35 Music Festival. Traditionally, the month surrounding the festival is broken up into three phases: Phase One is the initial lineup announcement. Phase
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July 02, 2014 by justin
in The Sound
Family is important to Delta Rae. It’s a concept that permeates the band, in just about every conceivable way. It starts with the fact that the band is built around a core of three siblings: Ian, Eric and Brittany Hölljes. Then there’s the band name, Delta Rae, which is pulled
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July 02, 2014 by justin
in Locker Room
“I usually don’t have a burger, a brat, and a steak but…it is 4th of July. And I need the energy if I’m gonna start blowin’ crap up. It’s what the founding fathers would want.” —Jim Gaffigan A few beers to wash all that down makes for one hell of
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July 02, 2014 by justin
in Film Review
“The Rover” 2 stars Rated R 103 minutes Drama Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy Director/co-writer David Michôd suffers a sophomore slump in this disappointing follow-up to his well-crafted debut “Animal Kingdom” (2010), a crime drama about family of Melbourne gangsters led by a violence-prone matriarch (brilliantly played by
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July 02, 2014 by justin
in Belly Up To...
Settled right next to a bike trail connecting to downtown Des Moines, Altoona’s largest outdoor beer garden is the new open-air hotspot in the area. Though it’s easy to find at its location on 805 17th Ave. S.W. — right next door to Breadeaux Pizza — Brewhouse No. 25’s tin-clad
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June 27, 2014 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES, Iowa — Employees of the Des Moines Public Schools can forget about “no pain, no gain” when it comes to working out. Next school year, both the fit and flabby will be eligible to receive a Fitbit, one of the trendiest pieces of workout gear, and the only
Read More →Charlotte Russe is expected to open in the fall near Dillard’s on the upper level of the Jordan Creek Town Center mall. The popular women’s fashion retailer offers clothes, jewelry, shoes and accessories at affordable prices. Based in San Francisco, Charlotte Russe has more than 500 stores in the U.S.
Read More →Metro’s most wanted NAME: Dionicio Martinez-Montero SEX: Male RACE: Hispanic AGE: 53 HEIGHT: 5’ 8” WEIGHT: 170 HAIR: Black EYES: Brown DOB: 10/9/1960 CHARGES: Sex Abuse Crimestoppers This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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June 25, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
The witch sits across from me at the table, smiling. No pointed hat. No flying broom. Not a single cackle is recorded during our long conversation. She is smart, open, answers each question carefully, and is aware of “being made a fool” by others. She does suggest that I don’t
Read More →Why is it so many cool technologies force you to break the law? Force might be a little much, but at the very least, cloud storage, social GPS, web-based DVR, web video platforms and many, many more new technologies put users in situations to make illegal choices, and so many
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