Posted December 01, 2021in Feature 2
Join us in giving two dozen thumbs ups for two dozen likeable people. More than a half-million people call central Iowa home, and since our state is known for being “Iowa Nice,” it should come as no surprise that when we asked readers to determine the area’s most likeable man
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Posted November 03, 2021in Feature 1
Those who served our country continue to serve each other and those around them. When wounded soldiers and sick U.S. military veterans returned home from both the Spanish-American War (1898) and from the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902), no federal pension program existed, nor did any type of widespread medical assistance. These
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Posted November 03, 2021in Feature 2
With Iowa no longer the beef capital, what are our state’s special foods? My aunt and her family visited Iowa from Oregon in the late 1950s. They wanted to eat Iowa beef at every meal. Iowa beef had such a national reputation then that it was revered from New York
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Posted October 06, 2021in Feature 1
Iowa Wild set to drop the puck on a new — and hopefully full — American Hockey League season. There was absolutely nothing that could have prepared Iowa Wild Coach Tim Army for what transpired off the ice that, for all intents and purposes, melted his last two seasons. That,
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Posted October 06, 2021in Feature 2
A nearly obsessive interest in the intermingled legacies of Marshalltown native Cap Anson and Ohio native Fleetwood Walker. The 19th century realized the highwater mark for the grand theory of “intermingled destinies.” The Civil War inspired the idea. Abraham Lincoln spoke about it often. From the trenches of Shiloh and
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Posted October 06, 2021in Feature 3
Central Iowa’s blueprint to fun diversions, interesting distractions and enjoyable recreation Cooler weather has settled into central Iowa. The sun might be setting a little sooner, but don’t you dare sink into a wintery sadness. Instead, say “hello” to autumn crispness, colorful leaves and sweater season. More than likely, you’ll
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Posted September 01, 2021in Feature 1
Purchasing tickets from scalpers or resellers? Read this first. Is it even a concert, game, event, etc. if you don’t encounter at least one scalper trying to offload tickets at a premium price on your walk up to the venue? It’s easy to conjure up images of this scenario in
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Posted September 01, 2021in Feature 2
Unique finds — and stories — abound. From pristine to cobweb-laden, from tidy to cluttered, from showroom to workshop, area garages run the gamut. But one thing they often have in common is that, somewhere inside — besides a family vehicle — one can find a personal treasure with a
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Posted August 04, 2021in Feature 1
Our annual Ultimate Food Challenge returns with a quest for central Iowa’s chicken wing champ. No other edible food has undergone as drastic a change of fortune in the last half century as the once humble chicken wing. Before the 1980s, it was the cheapest part of the bird not
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Posted August 04, 2021in Feature 2
Lineup is loaded with world-class live music The Iowa State Fair offers funnel cakes, butter cows, real cows, carnies, and 1-million-plus people who are watching people who are watching animals who are watching people. But the best place to put your eyeballs this August, and your ears, too, is squarely
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