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 would be the fourth tallest building in the state and will contain 200 residential units, an upscale urban movie theater,
Read More →Paid for by taxpayers in… In Des Moines To be paid on 4/25/2016 Amount: $30,554.45 To: Capitol Center 2 LLC For: Monthly rent payment for office space at 400 E. Court Ave. for city offices Amount: $61.63 To: Hy-Vee For: Two dozen donuts, cookies, one fruit bowl, napkins,
Read More →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 Hampton, Abby Normal and Gimikk among others. For a full rundown of event times, a list of bands and other
Read More →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 for her work with Madonna, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga. Police say Gault and her sister were having a disagreement,
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May 03, 2016 by justin
in Press Release
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 show. Goodman is the president and publisher of Big Green Umbrella Media (BGUM), which publishes more than two dozen titles
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May 02, 2016 by justin
in The Sound Exclusive
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 shortlist mandatory standards on karaoke machines and bars across the county, he is completely full of hogwash. A fibber. A
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May 02, 2016 by justin
in The Sound Exclusive
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, outgoing and sincere individual. I simply have never been big into country music, and I was especially repelled by it
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May 02, 2016 by justin
in The Sound Exclusive
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 12:00 PM. They can be purchased in person at the Hoyt Sherman Place Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000
Read More →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 thing I’ve ever seen was three bartenders dancing on the bar,” Zuljevic said. European music plays in the background, and
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