Brad Olson arrested, bonded out
This whole situation with West Des Moines city councilman Brad Olson is just too odd for words. The shoplifted prescriptions were a misunderstanding, the stolen truck was a paperwork mistake… there just seems to be a lot of “oh that, that wasn’t my fault” with this case, in addition to all the odd behavior like [...]
Science Center to feature ‘Grossology’
Heads up, parent-bloggers - the Science Center of Iowa will host Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body beginning September 29. Your kids (and, admit it, maybe even you) are going to want to see this - it’s the science behind pee, boogers, belching, farting and much more.
Good news, too - you’ll have plenty [...]
Who has good French Dip sandwich? And - InPlay revisited
My fellow community blogger Chuck in Newton, Massachusetts, notes today that he has discovered a great new turkey club sandwich at an area restaurant. Seems he’s been on a quest for quite some time to find the best turkey club, and I felt compelled to comment on his blog post because my personal quest over [...]
Neighbors, police reunite Mom with child who wandered off
My heart goes out to this mother. This is indeed a very scary situation, even when it doesn’t materialize and you’re simply left pondering what “could have been.”
One night several years ago, when my daughter was about three, I was up late working on the computer in the living room. My daughter had been in [...]
Move WWI memorial to Capitol monument grounds
I’m not surprised to see Gerlad LaBlanc at the helm of the efforts to restore the WWI monument near Iowa Lutheran Hospital. He has been leading these kinds of efforts around Greater Des Moines for many years, including a tombstone restoration project at Woodland Cemetery a few years ago and many others. Now that Polk [...]
YEEOWW!! Injuries and news notes
I skinned my right knee! As an adult it’s easy to forget how much it hurts when you fall and rip the hide off your knee. I fell off my heeled boots onto cement while carrying a lawn chair on Sunday, sprained my left ankle and skinned my right knee. On Monday, I couldn’t even [...]
Metro Arts networking opportunity for artists is August 20
The Metro Arts Alliance invites artists of all disciplines to a networking meeting:
Monday, August 20, 2007
Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The focus of this meeting will be “opportunities and venues for artists to exhibit and perform.” Our special guests will be Stephen King, Executive Director for The Des Moines [...]
Windsor Heights offers movies in Colby Park August 10 & 24
The Windsor Heights Sam’s Club and the City of Windsor Heights Special Events Committee will be teaming up for two movies in Colby Park during August. Movies and show dates are as follows:
August 10th – “The Great Outdoors”. Family comedy classic starring John Candy. “The Great Outdoors” is rated PG and runs 91 minutes. August [...]
Eliminate Walnut Transit Mall?
Josh asks whether the City of Des Moines should eliminate the Walnut St. Transit Mall and return that area to street-level retail.
My thought is no. With Younkers gone, there is no “anchor” in the area anymore. And, there is PLENTY of new retail space popping up all over downtown Des Moines - East Village, Court Ave., [...]
The Spirit of Des Moines Dinner boat will cruise again
Remember the Spirit of Des Moines? That’s the paddlewheel dinner boat that used to cruise the Des Moines River back in the early 1990’s. If you’ve lived here long enough, you might recall that the Spirit met an untimely end when a drunken woman untied it from its moorings one night and set it afloat. [...]
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