February 03, 2016 by justin
in Cover Story
You’re more likely to be struck by lightning while drowning than you are to strike it rich playing Powerball. Nevertheless, the recent lottery jackpot had Iowans feverish to buy. Iowa Lottery players, hungry to claim the $1.6 billion jackpot, bought more than $12 million in Powerball tickets for the drawing
Read More →The use of the house from “American Gothic” in Tim Wisgerhof’s flexible set for “Caucus: The Musical!” suits the season, doesn’t it? Every four years, the Heartland goes Broadway. But this winter, when the media spotlight gets too bright, Des Moines offers two splendid escapes: “Caucus!,” a revue by local
Read More →The Iowa State Fair has announced its first grandstand acts for the 2016 State Fair. Deirks Bentley and Newsboys will both be performing this August, with Newsboys hitting the stage on Aug. 11 and Bentley on Aug. 16. Ticket prices have not been announced yet. Speaking of summer, Des Moines-based
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February 03, 2016 by justin
in Belly Up To...
For years, regular bar patron Mike Walsh would frequent the Greenwood Lounge every day. He would sit at the bar and gaze out the window at Ingersoll Avenue and wax poetic about the old trolley that used to travel back and forth along there. Suddenly the staff at the Greenwood
Read More →Vince Young, former NFL quarterback, was arrested on Jan. 25 for driving under the influence (DUI) in Texas. Young, 32, was pulled over in Austin, Texas, around midnight. After refusing to take a Breathalyzer test, he was arrested and brought to Travis County jail. His bail was set at $2,000.
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February 03, 2016 by justin
in Food Dude
Some things are much better than the sum of their parts. Consider mustard. There is a good reason why people don’t often eat straight mustard seed. However, mix it with humble ingredients such as vinegar, salt and turmeric, and you have the world’s favorite condiment. Hagar’s Manhattan Deli on Ingersoll
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February 03, 2016 by justin
in The Sound
Carson McHone has a sound that has been shaped not only by the city of Austin, Texas, but by the musical traditions of the entire Lone Star State. “I’ve been writing since I can remember,” she said in a phone interview. “(My writing) is influenced by the music that I
Read More →In May of 2016, just as we’re switching off the space heaters, a new Iowa Quilt Museum should be set to open. Winterset’s newest “attraction” will be downtown on the square, if all goes as planned. The $439,000 project was recently greenlighted for a grant in the amount of $57,725
Read More →Hillary Clinton repeated a quote in the Saturday night forum at Drake that best describes the choice Iowa voters made. The quote was, “You campaign in poetry and govern in prose.” Bernie Sanders has become the candidate speaking in a poetry that inspires people to believe the impossible is achievable.
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