Pleading The Fifth
A proposed downtown 32-story skyscraper, set for Fifth and Court avenues, has cleared its biggest hurdle by gaining recent approval by the Des Moines City Council. The planned tower [...]
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May 04, 2016 by justin
in On the Move
May 04, 2016 by justin
in Your View
Preservation of historical documents is No. 1 priority I am concerned about the proposal to spend $80 million to renovate the State Historical Building on Locust Street. As I understand [...]
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May 04, 2016 by justin
in Sound Notes
The Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce has announced the dates and acts for this year’s “Chill on the Hill” summer series. Music will be provided by acts including Standing [...]
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May 04, 2016 by justin
in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind
RAP SHEET Police were called to the home of Sharon “Mama Makeup” Gault on April 18 about complaints of a loud dispute. The celebrity makeup artist is best known [...]
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May 03, 2016 by justin
in Press Release
Goodman named Publisher of the Year
Shane Goodman was honored as the Publisher of the Year on April 28, 2016, in San Diego, California, at the Association of Free Community Papers (AFCP) annual conference and trade [...]
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May 02, 2016 by justin
in The Sound Exclusive
As real as it gets Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood talk of life on the road, regret and new music
Garth Brooks is a liar. Hold on. Hear me out. When Brooks sings his oft-quoted lyric, “I’m not big on social graces,” from “Friends in Low Places,” one of the [...]
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May 02, 2016 by justin
in The Sound Exclusive
Garth Brooks at Wells Fargo Arena
I have never been a Garth Brooks fan. It has nothing to do with him, though. Everything I’ve ever heard about him leads me to believe that he’s a generous, [...]
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May 02, 2016 by justin
in The Sound Exclusive
Indigo Girls to Perform at Hoyt Sherman Place On July 26, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Indigo Girls will appear at Hoyt Sherman Place on July 26, 2016 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are priced at $39.50 and $49.50 and go on sale Friday, May 6 at [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Belly Up To...
B&G Bar — ‘a good place to relax’
B&G Bar is an upbeat place where people go to relax. But it isn’t boring, at least not according to bar regulars Haris Zuljevic and Semir Dzankovic. “The craziest [...]
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