Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! FATAL CRASH Des Moines police responded to a crash on Feb. 4 at 8 a.m. on the Highway 5 by-pass just east of the Clover Hills Drive overpass. Des Moines Fire Medics and Patrol Officers responded and found one driver dead on the
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February 12, 2014 by justin
in Food Dude
Seafood season arrived on the first weekend of this month, along with Bacon Fest, the Year of the Horse and the NFL championship game between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. Despite the seemingly antithetical relationship between the first thing and those others, all are bonded in mutual dependence. Sales
Read More →Why is the Internet full of lists? Headlines with numbers in them? Pictures filling out social network feeds? And what is with all the random bolded text on the Internet? The answer to all of the above is your brain and eyes. Our eyeballs are naturally attracted to pictures over text,
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February 12, 2014 by justin
in The Sound
Henry Wayne Casey — the titular “KC” who fronts the Sunshine Band — has been at this a long time. Generally regarded as one of the founding fathers of the modern dance club hit, 63-year-old Casey has sold millions of records worldwide and still books nearly 200 shows a year,
Read More →Dustin Smith and his group, The Sunday Silos, are the minds and talent behind some of this city’s best and most intimately soulful sounds. It’s a tradition of talent that is being carried forward over the next few months, as Smith heads to Nashville, Tenn., to record the tracks for
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February 12, 2014 by justin
in Belly Up To...
There’s a secret place around an unsuspecting corner, hidden beneath the hubbub of hub traffic between the two mall hot spots in Valley West — Younkers and JC Penney. If the two department stores were entrenched in a heated match of tug-of-war, 34’s Sports Grill would be that soft, squishy
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February 12, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Watching reality TV is like peeking down the alley into the curtained windows of the Red Light District. Titillating to be sure, but certainly not something you want to know too much about. Right? Listen, of course she’s on break from her final year of pharmacy school at Drake University.
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February 12, 2014 by justin
in Civic Skinny
The Bob Feller Museum in Van Meter is in danger of folding. It is closed for the winter and it hopes to reopen by Opening Day this spring, but the future is unclear. “Since Bob passed away in 2010, it’s no secret that the museum lost its heart and passion,”
Read More →Loved Chad Taylor’s cover story (“What’s in a Name,” Feb. 6) and history lesson on the past naming of streets in Des Moines. We have war heros to secretaries along with a smattering of presidents and rich guys to round out those who are remembered with names on public properties. Will the legacy of
Read More →Maximum Ames Records has announced a new Valentine’s Day release called “Maximum Love Volume 1: A Golden Love Affair.” People who head over to www.maximumamesrecords.com and hand over $5 will get two download codes for the EP — one for you, and one that will be sent to your V-Day
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