Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven guilty. Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz FATAL FIRE Officers responded to a fire alarm just before 9 p.m. on Feb. 20 to the 500
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February 27, 2013 by justin
in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
Marty Tirrell, the very loud sports-radio guy, is suing the owners of Toyota of Des Moines, the car dealership that housed his radio show on 1700 AM. He says his deal was supposed to run through 2014 but that on Nov. 2 the dealership’s lawyer sent him a letter canceling
Read More →Let’s kick things off this week with Vaudeville Mews. This Thursday, Feb. 28, Mews plays host to the Iowa City Song Project Show. The Iowa City Song Project — an album commissioned by Iowa City’s Englert Theater in 2012 — features tracks from such homegrown talent as Bo Ramsey and
Read More →Is there anything more ring-a-ding-ding cool than sitting at Chuck’s Restaurant, having jazzy standards and covers crooned at you while you scarf down a mouthful of carbs? Saturday, Feb. 23 was a night for just that sort of thing, courtesy of Steve Charlson. Charlson, an accomplished bassist who’s played with
Read More →As the old adage goes, any job worth doing is worth doing right. Whether you’re flipping burgers at a local bar and grill, parading a catwalk dressed in drag, balancing the budget of a multi-million dollar corporation or running the state government, we believe you should take pride in your
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February 27, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Political Mercury
The thing about a bully is, nobody expects the bullied to win the fight — they just want to see some fight. So let’s say you’re on the school bus, a squirmy, gangly, pimple-faced seventh-grader so uncomfortable with talking to girls that you run from animated female characters when playing
Read More →PLAYSTATION 4 PREVIEW In a New York City press event that was streamed live on the PlayStation website last week, Sony unveiled its next-generation game console, the PlayStation 4. Sort of. The guest of honor — the hardware itself — was a no-show, but the two-hour presentation did feature a
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February 27, 2013 by justin
in The Sound
Chad Elliott’s route to professional music should serve as a parable to aspiring musicians on the importance of creating your own opportunity. “I was going to school for art, and all my roommates were all musicians,” he said. “They had a guitar sitting there, so I taught myself that and
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February 27, 2013 by justin
in Locker Room
Take a deep breath. When you reach into your quiver to grab an arrow, all your cares slowly drift away. The memory of losing hours upon hours at summer camp begging the counselors for just one more shot meanders across your mind as you set your feet according to the
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