Posted September 04, 2024in Feature 2
Iowa is divided into 99 parts, called counties. If 99 seems like a lot, it’s not compared to Texas with 254 or Georgia with 257. Even in our own neighborhood, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois all have more. Why 99? About 183 years ago, sentiment dictated minimum and maximum sizes so
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Posted July 31, 2024in Feature 2
It goes by many names: lunch, brunch, brown bag, high tea, luncheon, nuncheon, dim sum, almoço, déjeuner, mittagessen, hirugohan, obiad and smorgasbord, to name a few. But what’s in a name? The things we call lunch today evolved from the Spanish word lonja, which meant “slice of ham.” That connection goes
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Posted July 03, 2024in Feature 2
Since 2021, several Des Moines suburbs have opened massive, multi-million-dollar, multi-use sports complexes. In West Des Moines, development costs for the MidAmerican Energy RecPlex were close to $60 million in 2021, according to the Business Record. Waukee launched Triumph Park in cooperation with Confluence and received positive shoutouts from Apple
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Posted June 05, 2024in Feature 2
It’s no secret that Iowans enjoy an adult beverage. Or two. While alcohol can have its drawbacks, and should be consumed responsibly, drinking has become ingrained in Iowa culture. Iowa State football fans have made a habit out of drinking mass quantities of Busch Light at bars in whichever cities
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Posted May 01, 2024in Feature 2
If you are looking for fast-paced sporting action this spring and summer, you are in luck. The Des Moines Menace soccer team and the Iowa Barnstormers arena football team, although being quite different, provide a similar atmosphere for their current and soon-to-be fans. On the following pages, we share some
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Posted April 03, 2024in Feature 2
The high arts are flirting with existential jeopardy. What are the “high arts?” Late Des Moines artist Don Dunagan explained: “ ‘Titanic’ defined it. The music on the first class level was ‘high,’ and the music in steerage was ‘low.’ So were the clothes and food.” High arts’ elitism
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Posted March 06, 2024in Feature 2
Who was St. Patrick? Why does he get a parade? And why is his parade so much fun? At the core of St. Patrick’s Day, those with Irish heritage recognize St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and celebrate their Irish heritage. St. Patrick is heralded on March 17, which
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Posted January 31, 2024in Feature 2
What is your favorite true-life love story? Always an interesting question when getting to know someone, it can solicit many different answers. Achilles and Patroclus’ love story has been both cherished and debated for 3,300 years. It was also far more honorable than the love “that launched a thousand ships,”
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Posted January 03, 2024in Feature 2
“Iowa is a special place that has crafted itself to claim a big part of the future but, at the same time, never sacrificed those values of person and community upon which a successful society must rest.” — Hugh Sidey Iowa’s glorious and renewable productivity was fashioned by
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Posted December 06, 2023in Feature 2
Even with record-high temperatures in 2023, a trend that is expected to continue, do not underestimate Iowa’s ability to accumulate enough snow to last into the spring season. The snow will eventually fall, and the lakes will eventually freeze, turning your favorite parks and hills into ice skating, sledding, skiing
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