August 14, 2013 by justin
in Belly Up To...
By the time you read this, you may have already gotten your fill on the topic of the Iowa State Fair. But the opportunity to belly up to a bar at the fair — a place like Jalapeno Pete’s, for example — only comes once year, so bear with me.
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August 14, 2013 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Eric Branstad, the governor’s son, and his wife apparently have their own inexpensive medical-care plan. It’s called the “Why Bother to Pay?” plan. In January of this year, Associated Anesthesiologists P.C. sued Adrianne and Eric Branstad in Polk County district court for an unpaid account balance of $345.20. A process
Read More →Amount: $10,265.54 To: Acco Limited Corp. For: Purchase of chemicals and testing equipment for Valley View Aquatics and Holiday Pool through the Parks and Rec. Department. Amount: $151.50 To: Action Accents For: Purchase of two red bikinis ($47.25 each) and two pairs of swim trunks ($28.50 each) for lifeguards
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August 14, 2013 by justin
in Political Mercury
In the aftermath of a controversial comment about immigration and drug smuggling, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, has said he built his words largely on the observations of border-patrol officials with whom he talked in the Southwest. “It was pretty close to the descriptions that I have been given by
Read More →Moberg Gallery’s current group show includes four artists of considerable demographic range, from octogenarian Sandra Perlow to 20-somethings Jordan Weber and Stephanie Brunia, with Lynn Basa in the middle. Perlow, a Chicago artist making her Des Moines debut, is a Philip Guston disciple who turns abstraction into a nearly cartoonish
Read More →Vaudeville Mews played host to three young acts this past Sunday. Originally part of a larger event with seven bands slated to perform, various difficulties cut the lineup down to just three for the afternoon, but that didn’t stop the groups that performed — Deaf Kids at Play, Pinewood Overcoat
Read More →The good The Polk County Health Department recently announced that financial assistance is available for eligible families that have lead hazards in their home through its Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. For many families, this means new siding, windows and doors, and most families pay nothing for these repairs. Rick Kozin,
Read More →In film fanatic circles, much is made of the “Golden Age” of cinema, i.e. the 1930s and 1970s. Films from these periods, such as “Gone With the Wind” and “The Godfather,” respectively, are considered the pinnacle of celluloid expression, and the entire movie industry seemed to be enraptured with artistic
Read More →The sitcom veteran makes a memorable villain in “Baby Sellers” “Baby Sellers” (Saturday, 7 p.m., Lifetime) goes inside the criminal operations that provide infants for the adoption market. The TV movie is efficiently written and directed to evoke maximum outrage. In the opening scenes, Homeland Security officers with flak jackets
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