On the rise
Felicia Coe became “Iowa Fly Girl” mostly by accident. Raised in Des Moines and recently arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was driving to work when she heard the [...]
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Posted April 05, 2023in Collections & Hobbies
Posted March 01, 2023in Collections & Hobbies
A journey of the mind
Hypnotist encourages meditation for change. Bill Mogolov’s journey began in 2004. The owner of a successful video company in Clive, one of his customers approached him with an idea: why [...]
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Posted February 01, 2023in Collections & Hobbies
Courtroom history comes alive
Lawyer showcases collection in Law Museum of Iowa. From the outside, the office building at 7900 Hickman Road looks like any other. But walk inside, and you’ll find a 2,000-square-foot [...]
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Posted January 04, 2023in Collections & Hobbies
From the floor to the ceiling
Larry Carroll collects Sid Dickens Memory Blocks. Some people collect coins or stamps. Not Larry Carroll. Over the course of two decades, he has accumulated nearly 500 art tiles, each [...]
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Posted November 30, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Roller derbies and cornbabies
Full-contact sport on wheels When Katie Akin moved to Des Moines in 2019, she didn’t know a single soul in town. Then, in a Starbucks bathroom, she saw a poster [...]
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Posted November 02, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Sweeping stones
Des Moines Curling Club promotes Olympic sport. Older than baseball, football and basketball, nicknamed the “Roaring Game” and “Chess on Ice,” it’s America’s favorite sport — it’s… curling? OK, it may [...]
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Posted October 05, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Escaramuza Quetzalli
You’ve probably heard of horseback riding, but hidden in the heart of Des Moines is an equestrian sport of a different kind. A newly formed drill team called Escaramuza Quetzalli [...]
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Posted August 31, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Stubs of memories
A large envelope stuffed with varying sizes of faded paper contains more than 50 years of music memories for Terry Bentall. Inside the envelope are dozens of half-torn concert ticket [...]
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Posted August 03, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
American Ninja Warrior
Jackson Twait is a four-time veteran on “American Ninja Warrior” (ANW), a sports reality show that pushes elite athletes to their limit on obstacle courses of insane difficulties. The 24-year-old [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
From paralysis to the Paralympics
At age 18, Justin Phongsavanh was shot in the parking lot of an Ankeny McDonald’s and paralyzed from the waist down. Today, the 25-year-old javelin thrower is a medaled Paralympian. [...]
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