May 21, 2014 by justin
in Food Dude
New noodle shops are dancing to the tunes of musical chairs. Embassy Club executive chef Michael Bailey has opened Noodle Boy downtown in the Riverwalk Hub specializing in pho (beef stock noodle soup) and banh mis (rice flour hoagies). Sam Auen announced that his Tacopocalypse will again move, this time
Read More →The list is long, and it’s as comprehensive as possible, but it’s pretty much impossible to include them all. Still, here’s our best effort at bringing you a summer-long lineup of musical acts to hit the indoor and outdoor stages, patios and venues across the metro in 2014. Check back
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May 21, 2014 by justin
in Political Mercury
I’m a bastard. Not in the way you’re probably thinking right now, which is open to interpretation. But in a first-reference manner as defined by Webster’s — “an illegitimate child” — which is a fact. This doesn’t bother me, color my world. It is what it is. I’m adopted, the
Read More →Amount: $10,119.65 To: Carpenter Uniform For: Purchase of uniforms for the Sheriff’s Office, including $275.70 for patrol; $938.80 for detectives; $4,647.34 for jail staff; $879.93 for court staging; $384.48 for court services; and $2,993.40 worth of patrol vests. Amount: $651.73 To: Clive Power Equipment For: Purchase of parts, repair
Read More →The Belin Quartet is beginning its summer concert series on May 30. The free series of noontime shows will take place in various spots throughout downtown Des Moines and is open to all ages. The shows will run on Fridays throughout June and July and will take place this year
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books “Wish You Happy Forever” By Jenny Bowen Harper One March 11, 2014 $25.99 320 pp. Hollywood screenwriter, Jenny Bowen, read a 1996 newspaper article about orphaned girls in China. She and her husband immediately began adoption proceedings to save at least one of these neglected baby
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May 21, 2014 by justin
in Belly Up To...
The view of the Des Moines River may be gorgeous, but that’s not the only thing drawing customers to The Riverwalk Hub downtown. Its selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and locally made food — including artisan meats from La Quercia, ice cream from Indianola’s Outside Scoop, and Maytag’s finest
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May 16, 2014 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa taxpayers just spent $29,000 to send state tourism officials on a nine-day bus tour of the state, all in the name of promoting tourism. The Epic Iowa Road Trip, which concluded on Saturday, was a collaboration between Travel Iowa, the state’s tourism office, and the
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May 14, 2014 by justin
in Food Dude
I spent a year in India during the 1960s. That was a popular thing to do then. The Beatles, Jackie Kennedy and a few thousand hippies seeking enlightenment also tried it. Most went to the north of the subcontinent, to holy Benares and beautiful Kashmir. I went to Hyderabad, mainly
Read More →Duffy’sView (May 8) provides a vivid snapshot of the Bible-toting religious right-wing of the Iowa GOP about to be dropped overboard. It refers to the First District Republicans’ recent decision to dump their platform commitment to traditional marriage, which is an acknowledgment that they have accepted defeat in the debate
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