Tickets have now gone on sale for the second installment of the new Music Under The Canopy series, set to take place July 11-13 at the Brenton Skating Plaza. The event will feature headliners Anna Nalick and Greg Brown, with additional lineup information to be announced in the coming days.
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June 18, 2014 by justin
in Sound Notes
June 18, 2014 by justin
in Locker Room
Shot in the dark
What do soccer and bowling have in common? Aside from being two sports that can’t get proper air time on ESPN, they require a fair amount of eye-hand coordination. Now imagine combining the two sports and removing vision from the mix. What’s left is Goalball, one of the most exciting
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June 18, 2014 by justin
in On the Move
Upscale retail center prepares to open in Waukee
The Shoppes at William Pointe, an 18,000-square-foot center, is slated to open in mid-to-late June at 1352 East Hickman Road. Businesses moving into the retail center include Louie’s Wine Dive, Polished Nail Salon and The Draught House, which is owned by Tom Baldwin Jr., who also owns 1908 Draught House
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June 18, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Spotlight on a young professional
Yes, dear reader, you have now turned to that part of the newspaper where we traditionally focus on some amazing young professional in the Des Moines area as an inspiration for those of us who might be slacking just a bit and need to shape up. These are always great
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June 17, 2014 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
Small-town clerk helps herself to $80,000, auditor says
DES MOINES, Iowa — The way they tell it at Judy’s Country Curl, Brenda Simmons was nice enough, but she hadn’t done much in her 22 years as city clerk of Menlo, Iowa. The Country Curl crowd couldn’t have known how wrong they were. From 2001 through 2013, Simmons spent
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June 13, 2014 by justin
in Sore Thumbs
MARIO KART 8 (E) ***** Nintendo Wii U The Mario Kart series is a 22 year-old car that hasn’t had a substantial tune-up in about eleven years, and while this reliable old clunker could still always be counted upon to get you where you needed to go, it began to
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June 13, 2014 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
Sioux City looks to bag paper and plastic
DES MOINES, Iowa — Paper or plastic? Shoppers in Sioux City may be hearing that question a lot less in the near future. “We’re looking at all possible options to get people to use plastic bags less and reusable cloth bags more,” city environmental analyst Melissa Campbell told Iowa Watchdog.
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June 11, 2014 by justin
in Tech Talk
Conference call
With almost a season-like quality to it, the tech industry follows a cycle. New products are released in late summer, research and development throughout fall and winter, and spring and summer is all about hype. So what is the hype medium of choice? Giant conferences. Since the release of the
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June 11, 2014 by justin
in Rap Sheet
Metro’s most wanted NAME: John Thomas Moss SEX: Male RACE: Black AGE: 28 HEIGHT: 5’ 5’’ WEIGHT: 145 HAIR: Black EYES: Brown DOB: 9/10/1985 CHARGES: Forgery, Theft – 2nd Degree Crimestoppers This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty
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June 11, 2014 by justin
in Food Dude
Nick’s finds its niche
Is it possible to move a restaurant without altering its character? Iowa café owners have been mulling that question for decades. In Des Moines, both Full Court Press and Orchestrate found success avoiding duplications, choosing instead to expand with completely new concepts. Orchestrate’s one exception — a second Gateway Market
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