Palmer postpones retirement. Campaign dollars climb. VA clinic opens.
The Prairie Meadows Board of Directors recently voted to extend the contract of CEO Gary Palmer, who had formerly planned to retire at the end of 2023. “I had a [...]
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Posted August 31, 2022in Civic Skinny
Posted August 03, 2022in Civic Skinny
University athletics contracts. Roosevelt’s new projects. And a canceled 515 Alive’s future.
It’s that time of year again: Several athletics coaches at Iowa’s state-funded universities have amended their employment contracts. Although most took pay cuts in 2020 during the pandemic, they are [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Civic Skinny
Prairie Meadows Casino gambling grows. Greyhound racing concludes. DART evolves.
Ever wondered about surveillance at Prairie Meadows Casino? With the jaw-dropping amount of cash traveling through the establishment every day, it’s no wonder the casino needs an equally astonishing amount [...]
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Posted June 01, 2022in Civic Skinny
Traditional parking meters on the out. Political campaign contributions on the rise.
As more employees return to the office and in-person events are scheduled, the City of Des Moines is nearing the completion of its transition away from traditional parking meters. The [...]
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Posted May 04, 2022in Civic Skinny
George Flagg Parkway to be renamed? Domestic violence soars. Register costs $3.49.
A petition to rename George Flagg Parkway was posted on March 30 as a joint effort by the Des Moines Black Liberation Movement (DSM BLM) and Des Moines Peoples’ Town [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Civic Skinny
22 will take you through? DART usage plummets during COVID. And what happened to the Ankeny Press-Citizen?
One would correctly assume that the use of Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, better known as DART, dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic. But how much? In DART’s fiscal year [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Civic Skinny
Costly copyright infringements for schools. $13 million in transportation grants. And a moon tree in Des Moines?
Five days after Apollo 14 launched in 1971, Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the moon. Stuart Roosa, a former U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter, orbited above in a [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Civic Skinny
University sabbaticals: robot handicaps, turtle DNA, mosquito hearing… and the boudoir
The following excerpts are a sample of the professional development assignments, also known as sabbaticals, that were approved by the Board of Regents for 2022-23 at the University of Iowa, [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Civic Skinny
Sign of change at The Boat House. Iowa booze sales soar. LHF snubs longtime mud run race directors.
The Johnston City Council started hearing complaints in July regarding a sign posted at The Boat House, a bar located across from Hyperion Field Club at 7695 N.W. Beaver Drive [...]
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Posted December 01, 2021in Christmas Skinny
Merry Christmas
Twelve drummers drumming… …for “Max and Amy in the morning” — WHO radio’s morning duo of Max Schaeffer and Amy Sweet — but we miss Van (Harden) and Bonnie (Lucas)…for [...]
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