Geocaching takes Metz all over the globe
Geocaching is a hobby that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and skill levels. It is a real-life treasure hunt that can be played across the globe. Using [...]
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Posted October 01, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Posted September 03, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Video bunker hosts treasure trove of media
Brian Hogan is the owner and a barber at Franklin Barbershop in Beaverdale. After a day of cutting hair, he returns home to his video bunker — a space filled [...]
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Posted August 06, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Taking the old and making it new again
What do most people do with old wood? Toss it into the wood chipper? Take it to the dump? Burn it? Or leave it in a pile for someone else [...]
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Posted July 02, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Trading card games help local charities
Trading card games take a variety of forms. Some of you may have seen or opened a pack of Pokémon cards. Others may have seen a few seconds of Yu-Gi-Oh [...]
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Posted June 04, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Train collection enjoyed by multiple generations
For many children, their first experience with a train set would be something along the lines of Thomas the Tank engine and his group of pals. This is not the [...]
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Posted April 30, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Capoeira combines several art forms into one
Capoeira is defined as an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. The combination may sound too good to be true. But, for Juan Loruido, [...]
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Posted April 02, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Fessler taps into a love of arcade games
Dan Fessler’s love for arcade games started in his hometown of Clear Lake. He enjoyed games like The Simpsons Arcade Game, Cruis’n USA, and various shooting games for a specific [...]
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Posted March 05, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Bryan Mehmen
If you’re a musician in a band or attend live music in the Des Moines metro, you have likely encountered Bryan Mehmen. Mehmen is “that guy” — a bandana-clad rocker, [...]
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Posted February 05, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Sports card collecting sees a resurgence
Packs of trading cards might not come with a stick of gum anymore, but the allure to grab a pack off the shelf, place a bid online, or go to [...]
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Posted January 01, 2025in Collections & Hobbies
Coed soccer league is one of the largest in the Midwest
Sure, football draws more spectators than other sports. We all know that. After it, there isn’t much of a conversation. However, the Central Iowa Coed Soccer League boasts one of [...]
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