Up, up and away!
How Indianola’s National Balloon Classic came to be one of the top hot air ballooning events in the United States. Approximately 15,000 people reside in the city of Indianola, [...]
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Posted July 22, 2015in Cover Story
Posted July 08, 2015in Cover Story
Murals of Des Moines
They can be found all over Des Moines. The downtown and East Village areas are peppered with spots of color that catch your eye as you drive past. Faces looking [...]
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Posted July 01, 2015in Cover Story
80/35 Preview
Nobody involved with the Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) or its flagship event, the 80/35 Music Festival, will deny that last year’s festival was a bit rocky. Last year’s first [...]
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Posted June 24, 2015in Cover Story
Saving a bridge
This is a story of corporate bid-rigging (absolutely), municipal corruption (allegedly), political in-fighting (definitely), opportunistic land-owners (seemingly), nasty lawsuits (certainly) and east-side-vs.-west-side chauvinism (naturally) in Des Moines. And of salvation. [...]
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Posted June 17, 2015in Cover Story
Rock ‘n’ roll road trip
On May 20, I set out on a mission to record, on paper and in imagery, what I thought would be an interesting junket of “wrecks, thugs and rock and [...]
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Posted June 10, 2015in Cover Story
Comic Craze
Dajuan Kinney is not your average mother. Kinney loves to sew, but she doesn’t make quilts or simply repair the holes that inevitably appear in her 4-year-old kid’s jeans. Instead, [...]
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Posted June 03, 2015in Cover Story
Back to the heart
Now in its 37th year, the Capital City Pride Festival is, according to this year’s theme, going “Back to the Heart.” While it is a sentiment that will mean a [...]
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Posted May 27, 2015in Cover Story
Pour your heart out!
Cityview Brewfest: the original craft beer festival — sample more than 500 beers at Principal Park on Saturday, May 30, from 2-5 p.m. It all starts with one good idea. [...]
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Posted May 20, 2015in Cover Story
Summer Art & Entertainment Guide
Music By Chad Taylor Summer wouldn’t be complete without a plethora of outdoor concerts to keep all the music lovers happy. Though there’s no way we could pack all the [...]
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Posted May 13, 2015in Cover Story
Travel to eat!
From kranskake to rhubarb pie, or strawberries to barbecue, expand your culinary tastes at these diverse Iowa food festivals Why do we travel? Aesop answered that question simply. “Adventure is [...]
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