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OUR 23rd YEAR / JANUARY 8 - 14, 2015 / Central Iowa’s Alternative Newsweekly / www.dmcityview.com / FREE
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OpeningShot
By Dan Hodges
Armed and ready
Joe
Zimmerman
Jan. 7-10
In 2014 he recorded a Half Hour Special which
aired on Comedy Central July 25th, as well as being
a featured performer on Season 8 of Last Comic
Standing, where he drew praise from Roseanne
& Russell Peters. 2014 also saw the release of
his debut solo album, “Smiling at Wolves” which
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comments from our readers
Disappointed with ‘Best-Looking’ category
I
just got done voting for some of the Des
Moines “Best” venues, items, people, etc.
in the Des Moines area. What a great way
to honor local businesses; however, I was very
disappointed to see “Best-Looking Media
Personality (Female and Male)” as two of the
categories. I could have seen this as a category
several years ago, but haven’t we yet learned
to move on from such labeling and trivializing? With such a category, these people
are objectified and their skills are trivialized
when we focus solely on their looks. I’m not
sure why the term “Personality” was even
used. I’m confident that for most, personality
will have nothing to do with how they vote.
Kristi Leonard
Forest City
Food Dude fan
Dang, some people have to pay big bucks (or,
subscribe) to read great writing like this. You
are fortunate to have Jim Duncan penning nates the Iowa market and refuses to cooperarticles for you.
ate. Many are cheering that CoOpportunity,
Carl Voss the other Marketplace company, is having
Des Moines financial difficulties. It did not help when a
provision adopted by Congress reduced the
of its assets by about $60 million. It
Affordable Care Act is amount
is hard to understand why people get so mad
the best starting point about health insurance. They should understand that there are people who really, really
The Affordable Care Act changed health in- need this law. So unless Congress votes for
surance coverage for millions of people who Medicare for all ages, this law is the best startbought insurance that capped or excluded ing point for standardized health care in the
benefits. Before the law took effect a year ago, private sector.
patients did not know if they had inadequate
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Cityview Magazine: What is
the most important New Year’s
resolution you should make?
Cityview Magazine: What was the
best movie you saw in 2014, and
why?
Cityview Magazine: What are you
doing with all the money you are
saving on gasoline?
Chivas Rivas: don’t make one
Edward Mahlstadt: Gravity
Hobart Schmenge: I’m investing it in
alcohol.
Peter Spaulding: To give up making
symbolic, empty promises to yourself
while watching a middle-aged
D-list hag say and do “edgy” and
“outrageous” things that make her
ever-shocked co-host cringe, until he
starts to look like he’s actually praying
for a school shooting or some other
disaster to just get him the hell out of
there.
Brian Conley: Shawshank
Redemption...it’s the best movie I
watch every year!
Kyle Connor: Debbie Does Dallas. It
teaches you that a little initiative and
some elbow grease can take you a
long way.
Kathy Hinrichs Boe: Since things
have been tight for many months for
me, putting toward other essentials
Patricia Dorman: Save it for Sturgis
2015!!!!
Kyle Connor: Learn how to put my
legs all the way behind my head.
Adam Lovelace: “Start smoking.”
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last you forever. Don’t laminate it. Good luck.
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CivicSkinny
Twist: Branstad calls Godfrey suit harassment,
says Godfrey should pay those LaMarca bills.
G
ov. Terry Branstad and his fellow defendants in the long and
nasty harassment, discrimination, extortion, retaliation and defamation lawsuit filed by former Workers
Compensation Director Chris Godfrey, want to turn the tables.
If Godfrey wins, besides any damages he might be awarded he will in
all likelihood recover from taxpayers
his legal fees, which probably will be
around $1 million, and the taxpayers
— or possibly the defendants themselves — also will pick up the fees for
Branstad and the others, which also
are likely to be around $1 million. If
he loses, his lawyer, Roxanne Conlin,
presumably will eat her fees, as Godfrey
is not a wealthy guy, and the taxpayers presumably will pick up Branstad’s
fees.
But in the latest twist in the meandering, three-year-old lawsuit, lawyers
for Branstad and the others have told
the court the litigation is “frivolous”
and “was contrived for the purpose of
harassing and oppressing” the defendants. Because of that, the new court
filings say, Godfrey should have to pay
“reasonable attorney’s fees” to the defendants.
To date, the state has paid out
— reasonably or unreasonably —
$648,140.93 in fees to George LaMarca and his colleagues, the private
attorneys representing Branstad and
the others at taxpayers’ expense.
Besides Branstad, the defendants
are Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds; director of
Iowa Workforce Development Teresa
Wahlert; Jeff Boeyink, the governor’s
former chief of staff; Tim Albrecht, the
governor’s former communications director; and Brenna Findley, the legal
counsel to the governor.
The lawsuit was filed three years
ago, on Jan. 11, 2012, after the Governor cut Godfrey’s pay by about
$40,000 following Godfrey’s refusal
to resign. Godfrey, the only openly
gay department head in the Branstad
administration, is a Democrat who
was appointed to his job in 2006 and
was twice confirmed overwhelmingly
by the Iowa senate. He had a set term
that was not to expire until April of this
year, but Branstad very much wanted
to get rid of him — though the Governor has said he had no idea Godfrey
was gay, a fact widely known in the
state government.
Godfrey resigned last fall to become
chief judge and chairman of the Employees Compensation Appeals Board
of the United States Department of
Labor in Washington.
The flurry of motions has heated up
in recent weeks — a hearing on a couple of them is set for this week — and
the language has become a little snippy.
In a motion filed last week, Conlin referred to “defendants’ uncooperative
attitude and discovery abuses,” and
she said “allowing defendants to profit
from its (sic) own recalcitrance is unacceptable.”
Know your client: In a filing in
the Godfrey suit on Dec. 22, George
LaMarca states, among other things:
“Defendants…affirmatively state that
[Branstad] is a resident of Boone,
Boone County, Iowa.” Well, not really,
According to Jimmy Centers, Branstad’s spokesman, the Governor “is registered to vote in Polk County, where
he resides in the governor’s mansion.
He owns a home in Guthrie County.
He no longer owns a home in Boone
County.” …
The sudden firing of Paritosh Kasotia, head of the energy office at the Iowa
Economic Development Authority and
an expert on alternative energy, could
spill over to the Iowa Energy Center.
Kasotia has been on the advisory council
of the center, which was created by the
Legislature in 1990 and is administered
through Iowa State University.
The center has become vigorous in
helping develop alternative energy solutions for Iowans since Mark Petri took
over two years ago, and she has been a
strong supporter on the council. Some
utility executives apparently view all
this as a potential threat to their business, and they would like the center’s
structure changed so that it becomes a
quasi independent agency with a reconstituted governing board — not an advisory board — that presumably would
give them more say in the policies and
grants and low-interest loans. It’s messy
and bitter and politically explosive, says
a person who is watching closely. CV
COMMENT: ART NEU
In the mid-1970s, when I was editor of The Des
Moines Register and Art Neu was lieutenant
governor of the state, we would get together
regularly for early-morning breakfast.
He was a font of knowledge about politics and
the legislature and the ways and rules of governing
— in those days, the lieutenant governor was also
the presiding officer of the state senate — and
he was a clear-eyed observer of the world as well
as a wonderfully witty companion. He saw the
absurdities in life — especially political life — and
used them as fodder to tell great stories, often on
himself.
One morning around 6 a.m., we were in a
basement eatery on Locust Street. We were the
only customers in the place, and we were talking,
as usual, about Iowa. “You know Iowa really well,”
I said at one point. “What’s the crappiest town in
the state?” He looked around, saw that the tables
were empty, and instantly replied. “Leon,” he said.
Just then the young waitress appeared with
the coffee pot. She looked crestfallen. “Leon!” she
said, “that’s my hometown!”
“And that’s why I’ll never be governor,” Neu
said quietly.
And that is why he never was governor. He
was too frank, too honest, too blunt and maybe
too caring to get elected or even nominated. He
grew up as the mayor’s son in Carroll, went off
to Northwestern and the Army and then, when
his father died, came home to practice law in
the family firm and take over the family mantle of
public service, serving six years in the Iowa senate
— becoming expert on the state’s education and
environmental needs — and then six years as
lieutenant governor.
In those 12 years, 1967 to 1979, he was probably
the smartest person on Capitol Hill. Clearly one of
the most modest. And certainly among the most
caring.
Always, he put people over politics, especially
the downtrodden. He was a champion of people
who needed a champion.
Art Neu — who died last week of pneumonia
at age 81 — was a Republican, though I suspect
in recent years he voted for more than a few
Democrats. He was a Republican of the kind
that is rare in this state today — moderate if not
downright liberal on social issues, sound and
sensible on economic issues, civil and civilized on
political issues. He was the kind of Republican who
raised money for the Iowa Civil Liberties Union or
the Legal Aid folks.
That brand of Republican once ran the state and
the nation. The compassionate Bob Ray — the man
who brought the Laotians to Iowa — was governor
for 14 years, and part of that time, from 1973 to
1979, Neu was his lieutenant governor. In those
days, lieutenant governors ran independently, not
on a ticket with a governor, but Ray and Neu usually
spoke as one, as one who cared about everyone
and everything in this state. (Neu particularly cared
about Carroll, a gene inherited from his father, and
he worked skillfully, tirelessly, and successfully to
get a community-college campus there, to ensure
the town had a great hospital, and to bring in
industry.)
The party changed dramatically after he left
office — he chose not to seek re-election — and
it bothered him a lot. The Tea Party folks were by
and large idiots, he thought. (“Idiot” was worse
than “jerk,” the other strong word in his political
lexicon.) But until shown otherwise, he would
always hold out hope for a Republican candidate.
Though he endorsed the occasional Democrat —
most notably Barack Obama and Christie Vilsack —
he never turned his back on his party.
But the party turned its back on him. When Neu
left the lieutenant governorship, Bob Ray appointed
him to the Board of Regents. But Terry Branstad —
who succeeded Neu as lieutenant governor and then
succeeded Ray as Governor — didn’t reappoint
him. Neu was deeply interested in the welfare of
prisoners and the conditions in the state’s prisons,
and he worked hard to improve things during years
on the Board of Corrections. He threw himself into
that work and was widely admired, yet three years
ago Branstad refused his request to be reappointed.
He left his mark on this state because he always
answered the bell. If Carroll needed someone
to make a case for a grant, a new plant, a bond
issue — there’d be former mayor Art Neu, armed
with facts and figures, making his case, listening,
negotiating, and then making another good deal
for his hometown. If the state needed a smart guy
to help launch Iowa Public Radio, there’d be former
Lt. Gov. Art Neu, willing to step in as chairman and
help form the strategy and the vision to merge the
universities’ stations.
And if a guy just wanted to have a great lunch
talking politics, learning about Iowa, and listening
to funny stories, there’d be Art Neu, saying sure,
he’d be happy to drive over to Des Moines on a
wintry day.
At one of those lunches, not too long ago, we
were talking about that breakfast on Locust Street.
He’d been thinking about it, he said. “You know,
Leon is not the worst town in Iowa.”
He didn’t elaborate. CV
— Michael Gartner
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Joe’sNeighborhood
By Joe Weeg
A winter forecast
“
T
he squirrel nests are high in the
trees, have you noticed?”
My mail carrier is a fairly sane
looking man. Not a youngster by any means.
He hustles every day, working long hours,
hanging on to a job that seems to be fading away before the ever-present digital devices. I see him often through my window,
striding across lawns, sorting catalogues and
letters, bills and newspapers, steadily walking as he works. An old plow horse. And so
when he takes a moment to talk, I listen.
“Yup, the squirrel nests are high in the
trees,” he says, as he looks skyward to the
branches in the neighbor’s oak.
Well, so they are. What does it mean?
“The winter will be mild,” claims my
mail carrier, with more than a smattering of
wishful thinking.
A mild winter? Why not? Although predicting the weather all the way to next spring
seems a little dicey. Particularly in Iowa.
Particularly these days. Perhaps the squirrel nests are so high in order to avoid the
upcoming flood waters. Who knows? Listen,
you pay your money and take your chances
when it comes to squirrels.
Downtown, the wind whips across the
flat concrete parking lots and jumps over the
open stretch of wide river. Cheers from Iowa
Cub fans are nonexistent on this day. It’s the
wrong time of year and just too cold. Multiple lines string out high above the water
next to the stadium.
just resting and enjoying the view? A wellneeded afternoon break. A siesta, right here
in downtown Des Moines. But the birds
aren’t talking. They just sit and stare at the
skyline. Silently.
Don’t fret, there are even more signs for
you to observe. The wooly bear caterpillar
and its brown middle band, thin or thick.
Cattle bunched together in a field. Rabbits
fat in November. Roosters crowing during
the midday. The list goes on and on. And I
haven’t even jumped species to mention the
ache in Aunt Martha’s knees.
The high grind of the tractor engine
echoes off the partial walls of the new building going up on University Avenue in Windsor Heights. The motor is stilled. Stiffly, Jay
Parker climbs out of the cab. A wry, smiling
man with soft eyes in a weathered face.
Joe Weeg spent 31 years bumping
around this town as a prosecutor
for the Polk County Attorney’s Office. Now retired, he writes about
the frequently overlooked people,
places and events in Des Moines
on his blog: www.joesneighborhood.com.
And there the birds gather.
“If you see large numbers of birds perching on power lines, look for a storm.” So
says Emma Springfield of Nature Center
Magazine. Really? But what if the birds are
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“We come out of the ground with stuff so
they can build on it. But we’ll be done after
this job. The biggest problem is trying to keep
it warm enough. You see, we do footings. And
then everyone comes on top of our stuff.”
The outside construction season is coming to an end for Parker. It is unclear if that
is a good or bad thing. Perhaps it is just the
nature of things.
And what do you think the weather will
be this winter?
“It’s going to turn out cold. Everybody’s
going to be locked out of more work outside. Farmers Almanac said it’s going to be
really cold. We’re going into single digits
tomorrow. There might be some work going
on, but I know we’re done.”
Parker and I both stomp our feet trying
to stay warm as we talk. The cold wraps us
in a blanket of quiet stillness. But there is
no warmth. The air is clear and sharp and
raw. Our toes and fingers are beginning to
sting. It’s possible that Parker and I are the
last survivors in the outdoors. Alone in the
wild. On University Avenue.
I ask Parker if he’s freezing.
“Kind of. Are you?”
And we race to the warmth of our vehicles — unconcerned about tomorrow’s
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Additions to Wells Fargo - Jordan Creek campus complete
W
ells Fargo employees are nearly
ready to move into the company’s
new, $100 million offices on the
West Des Moines campus. The addition was
built to house 1,800 staff members. Mortgage
employees will occupy much of the space.
The additions include a 50,000-square-foot
cafeteria and training center and a second
parking garage with 1,400 parking spaces.
The addition has allowed Wells Fargo to add
4,000 employees since the Jordan Creek campus opened in 2003.
Shive-Hattery building in final
stages of completion
The architecture and engineering firm ShiveHattery has been expanding. Hurd Real Estate
redeveloped The Wall Street Journal building
in Westown Parkway in West Des Moines
to make more room for Shive-Hattery. The
renovations include a remodeling of the exterior, new staircases, elevators, mechanical and electrical rooms, restrooms, a health
room, a new entrance, an expanded rentable
floor area, new landscaping and an expanded
storm water detention system. The building
also houses insurance company Symetra Life.
Kettlestone to be further developed
this year
The Kettlestone development in Waukee on
Hickman Road and Alice’s Road will have
strong pushes in development in the New
Year. Kettlestone is a 1,500-square-acre
area that will include 3.8 million square feet
of commercial retail space and 5.5 million
square feet of commercial office space.
completion of stage one of three stages of
development. Located downtown at S.W.
Ninth Street and Murphy Street, the building will provide 288 apartments. There will
be nine total buildings, and buildings two,
three and four were included in the first
phase. Phase two will include buildings five,
six and seven. For more information on the
project, see www.cityvilledm.com.
River Point West apartments break
ground this spring
A four-story apartment complex located south
of West Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway will
begin construction this spring. The building
will have 142 market-rate units and will include space at ground level on the corner for
a shop or restaurant. Developer George Sherman had made plans for a large office space
for the area seven years ago, but the recession
put a halt on the project. The apartments are
slated to be completed in mid-2016.
Hotel Randolph renovations move
forward
Hotel Randoph, located on the corner of
Fourth and Court Avenue downtown, has
been sitting empty for more than a year. Following a delay, developers are now moving
forward, and plans include turning the hotel
into 55 apartments and 7,800 square feet of
retail space. Renovations are planned to begin this spring, and the grand opening is set
for spring of 2016.
Cityville on 9th apartment complex
completes first development phase
Cityville, the $40 million complex developed by Hubbell Realty Co., is nearing
DMACC Ankeny stadium and
culinary institute to expand
Des Moines Area Community College was the
recipient of a $2 million donation to expand
the school’s amenities. Philanthropists Dennis
and Susan Albaugh have donated $1 million
to expand the community college’s football
stadium and another $1 million to expand the
schools culinary center, which will be renamed
in the couple’s honor. The stadium will have
2,000 seats added, gain new locker rooms,
added restrooms, a new entrance, and the
bleachers will be revamped. Total restoration
of the field will be an estimated $4 million to
$5 million. The culinary institute will also receive a new entrance with a new reception area,
an events area, and remodeled classrooms. The
cost for restorations for the culinary institute is
estimated to be near $5 million. Construction
begins in May, and the remodeled facilities are
expected to open in January of 2016.
The Learning Post has new owners
The Urbandale-based teacher supply and educational toy store has been sold to former Kum &
Go executive Kym Howe. Former owners Monti and Carol Miller ran the store for 37 years,
opening the shop in 1977. The Learning Post’s
hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7
p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday
noon to 4 p.m. Howe plans to expand the website and create a bigger online appearance. CV
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Two of a kind?
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Paid for by taxpayers…
Former Major League Baseball player Wladimir Balentien,
then 29, was arrested in Florida
last January on domestic violence and false imprisonment
charges. He and his wife of six
years, Karla, were going through
a divorce when Balentien forced
his way into the couple’s home.
He grabbed his wife’s arm and chased her up the
stairs into their bedroom and locked the door. Their
daughter was home during the altercation. A witness called police, and Balentien was arrested at their
Miami-area home.
Keith Kennedy
never played for
the Reds or the
Mariners, but
he did have a
similar encounter with his significant other.
Kennedy, 26,
was arrested on Nov. 11 on domestic assault charges. He was taken to
the Polk County Jail around 1 a.m.
No bail was set.
Crimestoppers
This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All suspects are innocent until proven
guilty in a court of law. Des Moines Police Detective Bureau asks that anyone with information on the location or
identity of this suspect call 515-283-4864 or The Polk County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 515-223-1400.
The Polk County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $1,000 for information on four serial robberies that began on Nov. 26, 2014. These robberies show similarities in several areas,
such as the descriptions of the crimes and suspects, as well as the types of businesses that
were robbed (including Amazing Beauty and Jung’s Oriental Store). The most recent case at
Jung’s resulted in two victims being shot. Detectives are working this case thoroughly, but
request any information that may help further the investigation. If anyone has information
regarding any of the cases or any of the suspects in question, they are asked to contact the
Des Moines Police Detective Bureau at 515-283-4869 or the Polk County Crime Stoppers
at 515-223-1400.
City of West Des Moines
Paid 12-17-2014
Amount: $1,724
To: ASCAP
For: License fees
Amount: $503.70
To: Embark IT
For: Service calls and printer
Amount: $5,478.90
To: Ahlers & Cooney P.C.
For: Professional services
Amount: $287.49
To: MidAmerican Energy
For: New street light
Amount: $60
To: Costume Specialists
For: Clifford costume
Amount: $598
To: Hewlett-Packard Company
For: Printers
Amount: $59.99
To: LEGO
For: Summer reading room
Amount: $51.71
To: Dahl’s
For: Fall reading readiness supplies
Amount: $13,801
To: Jester Insurance Services
For: Additional building insured
Amount: $63.53
To: HyVee
For: South Side Library supplies
Amount: $201.70
To: The Library Store Inc.
For: Dry-erase board
Amount: $105
To: Pesticide Bureau - IDALS
For: Commercial pesticide applicators
license
Amount: $8,062.31
To: 3 Des Moines citizens
For: Property damage claims
Amount: $21.40
To: Shred-It
For: Shredding of legal documents
Blotter — Des Moines
Don’t get mad, get even
On Dec. 26, Rachel Connolly stated to police that her home had been burglarized and
multiple items had been stolen from her.
Police found no sight of forced entry, but
Connolly stated she thought she forgot to
lock the back door when she left earlier that
day. Dustin Hunter, Connolly’s roommate,
believes that an ex-roommate is the suspect
in question. Earlier in the week, Hunter
stated, the suspect told him he was going to
burglarize their home because of a falling out
the three of them had. The suspect said he
wanted to get even. A neighbor witnessed
two men in a white four-door car carry multiple items out of the house.
Not like the movies
Police were notified of a burglary of a car
from a passerby at Integrity Automotive
Group on Dec. 27. The owner of the business, Rich Evenson, was the last person at the
dealership the same day at about 1:30 p.m.,
and the car was in good condition when he
left. The rear passenger side window was
broken out, and a mounted DVD monitor
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was stolen from the ceiling of the car and
a DVD/audio monitor was stolen from the
dashboard. Evenson couldn’t give authorities the makes and models of the equipment
but knew they were worth a couple thousand dollars. Evenson told police his son had
more specific information than he did and
would be able to report that on the following Monday. Evenson told police he would
review his security footage.
Christmas vacation surprise
Renee Lloyd reported to police that her
home had been broken into on Dec. 29
while she was on holiday vacation. She left
on the Dec. 23, and when she returned on
Dec. 29, she found items missing from her
home, and her window was broken. The
suspect gained entry into the house through
a broken back window, and Lloyd’s home
had been ransacked. Officers had responded to her home earlier that day but did not
make an earlier report because Lloyd was
not home. Neighbors didn’t see any suspicious activity. There are no suspects at this
time. CV
Salaries and such
Name ................ Ron “Wally” Burnham
Title .................. Assistant Football
Coach
Department ..... Iowa State University
Annual Salary .. $375,000
Travel
The Des Moines City Council approved travel expenses for Senior Building Inspector Robert Mezera to visit Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 8-14, 2015. Mezera will attend a training
sponsored by the International Code Council. The event provides specialized training not
offered locally, and it will serve in the performance of building code enforcement. This comes
at a cost of $1,929.98 to taxpayers. CV
NewsoftheWeird
Annals of injustice
R
ichard Rosario is in year 18 of a
25-to-life sentence for murder, even
though 13 alibi witnesses have tried
to tell authorities that he was with them
— 1,000 miles away — at the time of the
crime. (Among the 13 are a sheriff’s deputy,
a pastor and a federal corrections officer.)
The “evidence” against him: Two “eyewitnesses” in New York City had picked him
out of a mugshot book. Rosario had given
police names, addresses and phone numbers
of the 13 people in Florida, but so far, everyone (except NBC’s “Dateline”) has ignored
the list, including Rosario’s court-appointed
lawyers. As is often the case, appeals court
judges (state and federal) have trusted the
eyewitnesses and the “process.”
Questionable judgments
Pastor Walter Houston of the Fourth Missionary Church in Houston repeatedly refused in November to conduct a funeral for
longtime member Olivia Blair, who died
recently at age 93 — because she had come
upon hard times in the last 10 years and had
not paid her tithe. Ms. Blair’s family had
supported the church for 50 years, but Pastor Houston was defiant, explaining, “Membership has its privileges.” (The family finally found another church for the funeral.) …
A U.S. Appeals Court once again in
September instructed government agencies
that it is unconstitutional to make routine
business-inspection raids without a judicial
warrant. “We hope that the third time will
be the charm,” wrote Judge Robin Rosenbaum. In the present case, the court denounced the full-dress SWAT raid in 2010
of the Strictly Skillz barbershop in Orange
County, Florida, for “barbering” without a
license. (All certificates were found to be up
to date, and in fact, the raiding agency had
verified the licenses in a walk-through two
days before.)
The continuing crisis
Cornelius Jefferson, 33, was arrested for assaulting a woman in Laurel County, Kentucky, in October after he had moved there
from Georgia to be with her following an
online relationship. Jefferson explained that
he was frustrated that the woman was not
“like she was on the Internet.” …
The recovery rate is about 70 percent for
the 1,200 injured birds brought for treatment each year to the Brinzal owl-rescue
park near Madrid, Spain — with acupuncture as the center’s specialty treatment.
Brinzal provides “physical and psychological
By Chuck Shepherd
LockerRoom
By David Rowley
Tundra Training Series
rehabilitation” so that eagle owls, tawny owls
and the rest can return to the wild, avoiding
predators by being taught, through recordings of various wild screeches, which animals
are enemies. However, the signature therapy
remains the 10 weekly pressure-point sessions of acupuncture.
Suspicions confirmed
Even though one state requires 400 hours’
training just to become a professional manicurist, for instance, most states do not demand nearly such effort to become armed
security guards, according to a CNN/Center
for Investigative Reporting analysis released
in December. Fifteen states require no firearms training at all; 46 ignore mental health
status; nine do not check the FBI’s criminal
background database; and 27 states fail to
ascertain whether an applicant is banned by
federal law from even carrying a gun. (After
an ugly incident in Arizona in which a juvenile gun offender was hired as a guard, the
state added a box on its form for applicants
to “self-report” the federal ban — but still
refuses to use the FBI database.)
Cry for help
Calvin Nicol, 31, complained that he was
obviously the victim of a “hate crime” when
thugs beat him up in Ottawa, Ontario, on
Nov. 1 — just because he is intensely tattooed and pierced, with black-inked eyes, a
split tongue and implanted silicone horns on
his forehead. (Though “hate” may have been
involved, so far “body modification” is not
usually covered in anti-discrimination laws.
However, Nicol suggested one legal angle
when he explained that “piercing myself and
changing my appearance, and making me
look like the person I want to look like is
almost a religious experience to me.”)
Recurring themes
In December, Florine Brown, 29, finally accepted removal, by the city of St. Petersburg,
Florida, of the estimated 300 rats, grown
from her initial three, inhabiting her house
(with the familiar droppings and smell). “I
just want them to go to good homes,” she
said, comforted that a local rat “shelter”
would take them in temporarily. “I really
depended on the rats to get me by (bouts of
depression).” (It turns out rat-removal is a
slow process, since they hide. It took several
days even to trap the first 70.) CV
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The Tundra Training Series meets Mondays and Thursdays at The Athletic Training Room.
I
nevitably, the arrival of the New Year
brings well-intentioned resolutions. Favorites include pledges to quit smoking,
drink less, spend more time with family and
friends, travel more, develop a hobby, etc. At
the top of most lists is exercise. While you
should be exercising regularly year-round,
why not start a new winter regiment that
keeps you in shape, too?
“As a dedicated runner, I know it is difficult to motivate myself to run on some cold
days, and I am sure others share that same
feeling,” said Michael Donahue, series organizer and owner of The Athletic Training
Room. “The reason I organized the Tundra
Training Series was to bring people together
to start a new activity, train for a spring race
or just continue running with peers who enjoy the same activity.”
Before hitting the pavement, remember
this: Don’t start cold. Donahue said there
will be a meet-up 15 minutes before each run
to socialize and warm up. If you’re running
on your own, go up and down the stairs or
jump rope at an easy pace for a few minutes
indoors to get you limbered up and your
blood flowing and before heading out.
“Running outside at this time of year will
better prepare runners for spring events, and
maintaining mileage will help people move
into more race-specific workouts closer to
the event,” Donahue said.
TUNDRA TRAINING SERIES
Beginning Jan. 5, 2015, at The Athletic
Training Room
2785 N. Ankeny Blvd., Suite 17
Mondays at 4:45 p.m. and Thursdays at
5:15 p.m.
Participate in 10 group runs and receive
an official ATR Runner’s T-shirt.
Additionally, the right attire makes all the
difference as well, he said. Dry socks to help
wick away moisture are particularly good to
wear in weather like this. Cold and wet feet
lose warmth quicker than cold and dry feet
because water conducts heat away from the
body quicker than air. It’s also important to
change to a dry pair of socks immediately
following your run.
“Dressing appropriately is very important
— it is important to stay warm, especially
extremities, to reduce risk of frostbite,” said
Donahue. “Otherwise, the main risk is slipping on the ice.”
If you’re preparing for that big spring
marathon, you’re much better off training in
conditions that are similar to those on race
day, Donahue said. On the graded and uneven surface of the road, you’ll be training
your muscles, joints and lungs to handle the
real thing. The treadmill can’t give you the
same workout that pavement can, so running outdoors as much as possible can get
your body in line for race day.
The term “bathing suit season” was coined
for a reason: Many people spend the spring
and summer months on some sort of diet, trying to lose the winter weight and regain their
shape. But you don’t have to let the colder
months turn you into a lazy pile of mush.
“The run group is hosted by individuals
who specialize in sports medicine and offer
help training for events if desired,” said Donahue. “Programs can be individualized if
someone is just beginning to run or if they
want to meet specific goals in an upcoming
race — we can help with that.” CV
David Rowley is an Iowa native with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University
of Iowa and a master’s in film journalism from
the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
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By Douglas Burns
A forceful Iowa icon
A
rthur A. Neu, a son of Carroll’s longest-serving
mayor who went on to a career in public service
himself that included election as lieutenant governor of Iowa, died Jan. 2 from complications of pneumonia.
He was 81.
Neu’s oldest son and law partner, A. Eric Neu, a Carroll
County magistrate, said family was with Neu at the time of
his death at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines where
doctors had been treating Neu in the intensive care unit for
nearly a month.
As much as any citizen in Carroll’s history, Arthur Neu
earned a statewide reputation as a highly effective advocate
for Iowa.
Neu, a Republican, served as a state senator from 1967
to 1973 and as lieutenant governor from 1973 to 1979. He
was mayor for the City of Carroll from 1982 to 1985, during which time he shepherded Des Moines Area Community College into the city.
“Art was a lovely man who put the interests of the people
above all else,” said Michael Gartner, a close friend of Neu
and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from Des Moines. “He
cared deeply about Iowa and Iowans. He was also delightfully witty and enormous fun to be with.”
Neu and Gartner, the chairman of the Iowa Cubs baseball team and a former Iowa newspaper owner and editor,
met regularly for lunch to discuss Iowa politics and government.
Iowa’s political establishment began honoring Neu as
news broke of his death.
“Iowa lost a dedicated public servant today with the passing of Art Neu,” Gov. Terry Branstad said. “I had the honor
of succeeding Art as lieutenant governor of Iowa. Art’s passion for Carroll was always evident. He was a friend and
confidant to many, an advocate for community involvement
and volunteerism, and an integral part of ensuring that St.
Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home was positioned for the 21st century. I offer my deepest condolences
to his family and friends.”
Former Gov. Robert Ray said Neu will be missed and remembered by many Iowans, not just for the offices he held,
but for how long and well he served Iowans.
“As lieutenant governor he always gave me unvarnished
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advice, usually with his great sense of humor,” Ray said.
“Democrats and Republicans liked and respected Art, because he was principled, fair, modest and willing to listen
to others. We need more people like Arthur Neu in public
life in our communities, our state, and nation. Billie and I
are sad because of Art’s loss, but we will smile whenever we
think of him.”
Arthur A. Neu was born in Carroll on Feb. 9, 1933.
He graduated from Carroll High School in 1951. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1955. He
obtained a law degree in 1958 from Northwestern University and completed advanced legal training in taxation from
Georgetown Law School in 1961.
Before returning to Carroll, he spent 3.5 years with the
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corp. He was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1958. He was a member of the Iowa
Board of Regents from 1978 to 1984. He was a member
of the Iowa Board of Corrections, Carroll County Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Locally, Neu, among a raft of other pursuits, was an active Carroll Rotarian and a leader with the Carroll Area Development Corporation.
One of Neu’s closest friends, former DMACC Carroll
campus provost James Knott, a long-time educator, said
Neu’s contributions to Carroll were enormous.
“He was an outstanding citizen of the community and
the world,” Knott said.
St. Anthony chief executive Ed Smith, a former Carroll
mayor, said Neu was talking with him right up until the end
of his life about ideas to improve Carroll’s local government
and commercial climate.
“He was a humble man with a very high intellect who
was willing to share openly,” Smith said. “It’s a tremendous
loss. At the same time, I’m grateful for all Art left. He’s an
outstanding example of how all of us can be committed to
the place we live in and make it a better place for all of us.”
Neu’s father, Arthur N. Neu, who became mayor of Carroll in 1934, was a key figure in city politics until his death in
1960, leading Carroll through the Depression, World War II
and the post-war boom, making the decisions, with the help
of others, that would lead to a major population increase and
advancements with technology and city services. CV
Douglas Burns is a fourth-generation Iowa newspaperman who resides in Carroll. He and his family
own and publish newspapers in Carroll, Jefferson
and other neighboring communities.
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by Chad Taylor
L
et’s be honest: It doesn’t matter how hardcore
or badass you are, nobody relishes the idea of
being in a bar and realizing “I have to poop.”
For most places, restrooms are an afterthought, a section of floor space that makes your business absolutely no money, but that you pretty much have to have
anyway. That is why “10 Worst Toilets” columns are
so easy to write. They are low-hanging fruit.
But sometimes, shining out like lighthouses in the
darkness, you’ll find a place that puts some thought
into its throne room. They may be rare, but an establishment that cares about your comfort level while
you take the Browns to the Superbowl has a distinct
advantage over its less accommodating brethren. So,
to kick off the new year, we thought we’d pay a little homage to the places that get it right. The spots
where getting to siphon the python is more than just
a bodily function; it’s a bodily privilege. There’s no
rhyme or reason to the order of the following list,
because when you’re when you’re sounding your
foghorn in one of these stalls, everyone’s a winner.
Von Maur, Valley West Mall
Von Maur has been bringing fancy to your
pantsies for nearly 40 years now. Since its
opening in 1976, the most upper-scale of
Valley West Mall’s anchor stores has carried
a well-earned reputation as THE place to deposit those food court leftovers. As an extra
bonus, Von Maur is one of the few places
where the men’s rooms are as decadently appointed as the ladies’ facilities. With white
tile, wood paneling and brass-plated drinking fountains, the Davenport-based department store continues to show people that
walking the extra three minutes past the
public restrooms is worth it.
Von Maur’s individual stalls aren’t the
biggest in town, but they make up for it with
solid dividing walls and full doors, making
you feel like you’re baking your brownies in
a cozy cabana. In addition, the store gets extra points for having a big waiting area for
people who don’t actually need to go. Big,
wooden benches, well-appointed walls and
those brass drinking fountains make waiting a pleasure, no matter how much Sbarros
Dad is getting rid of.
Jordan Creek Mall Food Court,
Jordan Creek Town Center
The bathrooms at Jordan Creek’s food court
have a lot in common with Von Maur’s.
Full-length tile dividing walls for the stalls,
wooden doors, and a huge waiting area with
vending machines make the Jordan Creek
depositories a worthwhile experience. The
big difference between Jordan Creek and
Von Maur is that while the latter is built
to handle one department store, the former
is made for a whole mall’s worth of sewer
sundae. As a result, these bad boys are huge.
The men’s room features a dozen stalls and
another dozen urinals. The area also includes
not one but two family restrooms, both of
which come equipped with tiny toilets for
your crappers-in-training.
Other lavish additions to the Jordan
Creek experience are the two baby changing
stations that are located off the main waiting
area. These chrome-plated diaper dorms are
like Escalades for your baby’s butt, complete
with padded changing tables and wall-towall mirrors so Junior can watch himself get
his swag on. YOLO.
Lifetime Fitness, Urbandale
Fitness centers always kick the bathroom
bling up a notch, thanks to being equipped
with showers and personal lockers. But even
within its subset, Lifetime Fitness stands
head and totally ripped lats above the rest.
Lifetime Fitness gets its boost thanks to two
important categories: square footage and
towels.
Just like everything else at the new Lifetime complex, this Club Med for your caca
is gigantic. Featuring dozens of day-use lockers and row after gleaming row of shower
stalls, Lifetime makes sure that you can get
get your sweat on, make a post-workout
protein purge, and still come out smelling
like roses. And once you’ve washed off a
hard day’s effort, Lifetime doubles down on
decadence with unlimited towels, ready and
waiting to swaddle your swag wagon in soft,
cottony goodness.
But don’t feel like you can just waltz
on in for a mid-day shitz-and-spritz. Like
any exclusive venue, Lifetime’s porcelain
paradise is blocked off by the velvet ropes of
membership. But for those willing to pony
up and join the club, Lifetime will make
sure you come out looking and smelling like
a P.I.M.P.
Wasabi Tao, Hotel Kirkwood
Just like the Little Engine That Could — or
Ron Jeremy — this downtown sushi spot
is small in stature but big where it counts.
At barely 3-foot by 6-foot, the actual square
footage of this john makes it the least spacious squat on the list. But while you’re
there, it’s like a zen garden for your growlers. Black marble, bamboo and a basin sink
made from rough-cut limestone combine to
ensure that getting rid of Wasabi Tao sushi
is almost as enjoyable as taking it in.
There is one thing to watch out for, though.
The tiny restaurant is packed to the gills with
seats, and just like in the Lord of the Rings,
there’s only one of these things to rule them
all. So if you’ve got to make room for more
California rolls during the dinner rush, you
might have to take a number, kemo-saki.
Joker’s, Court Avenue
It’s about time we get a club up on this list,
because like any club kid or frat row bro can
tell you, just because the music’s bumpin’
and bodies are thumpin’, doesn’t mean
someone’s not dumpin’.
There’s nothing about Joker’s bathrooms
that could be called “fancy.” Unlike most of
the other spots on this list, the club features
no marble or fancy tile, and the black painted rows of stalls are pretty basic. The ceilings
sport exposed piping, and both rooms are
moodily lit by blue and purple lights. The
biggest knock against the place is that none
of the stalls in the men’s room have doors.
This means that if you’ve got some kids to
drop off at the pool, you better make it a
drive by, unless you want your posse to see
you riding dirty.
Golden drinking fountains? Golden
drinking fountains.
When you’re at Von Maur, even the
waiting rooms let you live la vida loca.
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perience starts right from the outset with a
deep-stained oak door accented with a frosted glass window that combine to make you
feel like you’re about to step into someone’s
private reading room. You can practically
smell the leather-bound books and rich mahogany from here.
But the swagger doesn’t stop at the door,
as all that dark wood gives way to the bright,
blue and white interior. The spotless white
tile is nothing special but makes the place
feel extremely clean. The blue accent tiles
and lighter blue paint scheme, along with
the white marble counters, give the place a
vaguely Mediterranean feel. Are those pants
around your ankles linen? Because you just
took a five-minute vacation, my friend. With
two urinals and two stalls — that’s four stalls
for you ladies — a line can build up on the
busy days, but waiting never looked so good.
Prairie Meadows, Altoona
Hey, High Roller, is that a stack of $100 chips
in your back pocket, or do you need a little
quality time? If the answer is the latter, then,
tiger, you’ve hit the jackpot. The Altoona
horse track and casino has some facilities that
need to straddle a fine line. As such, these
little beauties are utilitarian enough to be
able to stand up to the 24-hour, never-ending
stream of users while still having enough class
to say, “Hey there, big spender. Who just won
a ticket on the Fancy Poo Express?”
Sure, there’s going to be your standard,
high traffic issues — that floor is always going to be just a little sticky — but the everpresent sound of the ringing slot machines
serves as a constant reminder that you’re
never far away from your next big deposit.
Flix Brewhouse, Merle Hay Mall
Going at Star Bar is like being in a Jay Z video: 99 problems, but your piss ain’t one.
However, the most noteworthy feature of
the Joker’s lounge is best experienced after
the soiree in your slacks is over. On your way
back out to the dance floor, the mirrors at
the sinks are all off set from one another, allowing you to get a gander at the person of
the opposite sex scrubbing up on the other
side. It’s fun, flirty and gives you single fellas
the chance to say, “Hey there, little lady. I’m
reasonably interested in hygiene, and I’ve
very recently touched my genitals.”
Django, 210 10th St.
Django, along with Centro and Malo, is
part of downtown Des Moines’ holy trinity of “places to go when you want to feel
fancier than you maybe should.” But while
any of the three will provide you with a great
dining experience, it is Django’s pit stop
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that takes the cake, along with anything else
you’ve eaten that day.
Not as big as some of the others on the
list, Django makes up for it with clean lines
and lots of travertine tile, which give the
whole place a refreshing European feel. On
top of that, fully, tiled dividing walls between the stalls and oak doors that feature
brass coat hooks help round out the experience. Sure, everyone actually goes to Django
for the food, but make no mistake: With
warm visuals and a welcoming feel, this brasserie’s bathroom is the single best place in
town to drop a French loaf. Sacre Bleu!
Star Bar, 28th and Ingersoll
As the first place on the list with bathrooms
that are almost nicer than the rest of the
joint, Star Bar comes out swinging. The ex-
It doesn’t matter if you’re a movie fan, a beer
fan or just got lost looking for that angel guy
on the tricycle, Merle Hay Mall’s center
court has got you covered when it comes
time to sit and think. The newly opened
Flix Brewhouse admittedly makes the list
primarily because it’s all so brand spanking
new, but don’t underestimate the allure of
virgin porcelain when you’re giving back all
that movie soda.
Des Moines’ oldest mall hasn’t been a
place known for its bling-bling lifestyle for
the better part of two decades, but Flix is
hoping to help change that with its homebrewed beers, comfy leather chairs, and
bright, clean potty places. The interior is
aimed more at function over form, and
there’s nothing in the design itself that will
remind you of being in a Biggie video, but
the spacious stalls, clean counters and close
proximity to the theaters will have you feeling like a star in no time.
Jordan Creek Mall: bringing class to your
ass since 2004.
Gas Lamp, 15th and Grand
Let’s be honest, the word “greatest” means
something different to everyone. While
most people look for the opulence that will
let them live that champagne lifestyle, for
others, it’s all about being true to who you
are. And for that, Gas Lamp’s indoor outhouses win in spades.
You are not going to find anything plated
with brass here; Gas Lamp is not that kind of
place. But as a bar with a decidedly CBGB
sensibility, the bathroom’s décor is designed
to make your inner scumbag feel right at
home. The place is well-used, but not dirty;
it’s covered in graffiti, but never feels seedy.
But Gas Lamp’s biggest calling card is the
wallpaper. Like a perverted version of Haley
Joel Osment, take one step into Gas Lamp’s
honey buckets, and you’ll see naked people.
The Final Word
There are plenty of other swag-tastic places
in the city in which to chuck a little mud.
From Miss Kitty’s to Exile Brewing Company or from Red China Bistro to Pal Joey’s,
there are literally dozens of places in Des
Moines where brewing up a batch of Mello
Yellow doesn’t have to be a pedestrian affair.
They say that life is too short to drink bad
wine. Well, friends, I say that life is too short
to give that wine back in squalor. Thanks to
these places, you don’t have to. Here’s to
you, you Lords of the Loo. Without you,
Des Moines would be a little crappier. CV
OnTheTube
New Year’s Noise
By Bill Frost
“Archer,” “Banshee,” “Shameless” and (too many) more return this week.
“Archer”
Thursday, Jan. 8 (FX)
After last season’s cocaine ’n’ country detour, Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin)
and crew are back in the spy game — but no
longer as ISIS, since that name’s been, uh,
compromised. After he’s done wallowing in
“cobra whiskey and lady-boy hookers,” the
new father (congrats, Archer and Lana, even
though only one of you was aware of it) will
be freelancing for the CIA. Other than that,
it’s business — and deliciously crass hilarity
— as usual. Favorite line of the new season
(so far): “Eat a buffet of dicks.”
“Banshee”
Friday, Jan. 9 (Cinemax)
The strangest action-thriller you keep missing opens Season 3 with a one-two punch
of bloody violence and steamy sex — Cinemax hasn’t gone completely straight. It
doesn’t seem to matter anymore that Banshee, Pennsylvania “sheriff” Lucas Hood
(Antony Starr) is a fraud; apparently, only
a criminal can dispense justice in this town
(while making felonious bank on the side).
But it does, and he’ll face as much hell from
his girlfriend/deputy as he will enemies old
(the local Amish mob) and new (an Indian
tribe out for his blood). How many times do
I have to tell you to just watch “Banshee”
already?
“Shameless”
Sunday, Jan. 11 (Showtime)
No longer knockin’ on Heaven’s door, professional alcoholic Frank (William H. Macy)
has a new liver (which he wastes no time
road-testing), and Fiona (Emmy Rossum) is
pushing her own bad-boy limits by juggling
four men (including the back-from-the-notdead Jimmy/Steve/Jack, who only counts as
one). But of all the troubles the family has in
Season 5 — and there are plenty, as usual —
none are more terrifying than the creeping
coffee-shop gentrification of their craphole
Chicago ‘hood: The Gallaghers vs. Hipsters
war is on!
“Parks & Recreation”
Tuesday, Jan. 13 (NBC)
NBC is burning through “Parks &
Recreation”’s final 14 episodes back-to-back
on Tuesdays for seven weeks — damn, that’s
some cold Jerry Gergich treatment. While
the perfect “Parks & Rec” finale actually
aired a year ago (“Ann & Chris,” the one
where Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe left the
show), at least we’ll have a little more time
with these characters — now fast-forwarded to the year 2017, because why not? All
I want is for Andy (Chris Pratt) to reunite
with MouseRat, or at least for Ron (Nick
Offerman) to reunite with the Meat Tornado.
“Man Seeking Woman”
Wednesday, Jan. 14 (FXX)
When he splits from his girlfriend, Josh (Jay
Baruchel) walks away, followed by a literal raincloud. His first post-breakup blind
date is with an actual troll. “Man Seeking
Woman” is full of such absurdist visual gags,
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looking for love, aided/wildly misdirected
by his far-cooler bud (Eric Andre — yeah,
a stretch), who drops such romantic wisdom
as “Tinder is like Facebook, but it’s just like,
straight to smashing.” “Man Seeking Woman” is cute with the potential to wear thin
fast — proceed with caution.
Also premiering this week:
“Portlandia: (IFC, Jan. 8); “Glee” (Fox, Jan.
9); “Real Time With Bill Maher” (HBO,
Jan. 9); “Comedy Bang! Bang!” (Comedy
Central, Jan. 9); “Girls,” “Togetherness,”
“Looking” (HBO, Jan. 11); “House of Lies,”
“Episodes” (Showtime, Jan. 11); “Workaholics,” “Broad City” (Comedy Central, Jan.
14). CV
Bill Frost writes about television for Salt Lake
City Weekly, talks about it on the TV Tan
Podcast (Tuesdays on iTunes and Stitcher),
and tweets about it at @Bill_Frost.
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Review by Sally Wisdom
‘The Rosie Effect’
Effect” furthers the adventures of socially awkward genet“ heics Rosie
professor Don Tillman and his wildly unpredictable wife Rosie
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Jarman in a sequel to Australian Graeme Simsion’s acclaimed first
novel, “The Rosie Project.”
Forty-one-year-old Don has abandoned his Standardized Meal System
and relaxed much of his highly organized life in
By Graeme Simsion the interest of building a compatible marriage with
Rosie, “the world’s most perfect woman.” They have
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Dec. 30, 2014
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chology studies. Not one to do well with the unpredicted or anything
353 Pages
inspiring emotion, Don is faced with an overwhelming challenge.
What follows as Don tries to cope is a sometimes laugh-out-loud funny string of events
as he over-thinks, over-studies and over-quantifies the prospect of parenthood. An array of
characters — some from “The Rosie Project” and some new — present new problems for
him to solve. Without intending to, Don weaves a web of deceit, which gets complicated.
The reader has the privilege of seeing Don’s odd behavior from both his perspective and from
that of an observer who is able to read normal social cues.
As the events compound, both Rosie and Don question his ability to be a parent, and
Rosie makes plans to return to Australia. However, romantic comedies must end happily, and
this novel is no exception. Despite his odd reactions to almost everything, Don demonstrates
in his own quirky ways his dedication to being a good father. None other than Bill Gates
called novel “one of the most profound novels I’ve read in a long time.” This funny, sweet
romance tale should not be missed. CV
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Let the Internet worry
about what you wear
By Patrick Boberg
I
f there is one thing brick and mortar retail
has over online shopping it is the handson, trial-run experience of being able to
try something out before making a purchase.
You can try on an outfit, listen to a whole
album and rent a film or videogame before
you purchase it. Online shopping has never
really had an answer to the test run. For electronic media such as movies and music, it’s
an easy transaction that delivers immediate
enjoyment. But for tangible products, there
is a lot of risk. You buy a shirt online, it gets
delivered, but it is the wrong size, the color
wasn’t what you were expecting, and now
you are faced with the zero-fun task of returning an online purchase.
While in-person shopping definitely still
holds this advantage, it seems some online
retailers have come up with a suitable workaround. What if instead of purchasing physical goods online, you could have a trial period? Such is the case with the rising trend of
“curated commerce,” or subscription-based
tailored shopping sites.
If you think about your online presence,
your style is almost entirely shared and waiting for a personal shopper to run with it.
Your Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and potentially LinkedIn profiles all tell the story
of your interests and how you dress. Simply
put, curated commerce marries online taste
information with your measurements and
ships you goods that match your size and
sensibilities. Instead of personally investing
hours of your time driving from store to
store or surfing around the web looking for
unique products, curated sites take all your
data and deliver customized choices for you
to pick from.
There is a curated shopping service for
practically anything you can think of, from
women’s shoes (Shoedazzle.com) to cooking gadgets (Ahalife.com); and suits, ties and
dress shoes (NeedEdition.com); to toys and
geekery (LootCrate.com).
Beyond doing the shopping for you, curated shopping can fit widely varying budgets and frequency of shopping needs. Some
curated services are simply free apps, such as
Canopy, which was developed by Amazon to
reshape its online service to your personality
and tastes. Other services come as monthly
subscription models where the shopper pays
a monthly fee for the personal shopping ser-
vice plus shipping and handling. When their
goods are delivered, the shopper only pays
for what they want to keep, with the return
process already paid for in the subscription
fee. If receiving a mystery box of goods is too
risky for you, services such as Birch Box ease
those concerns by allowing one product per
month the shopper personally selects with
five curated selections. While the shopperchosen item quells the riddle of what’s in the
box, it also helps curating sites build a better
profile of what the subscriber is looking for
from the service.
Subscription-curated shopping is akin
to the brick and mortar shopping routine
except without undressing in public fitting
rooms. Yet the main benefit of curated shopping is discovering products and looks that
fit your style that you might not have personally chosen.
For those shopping-averse, curated sites
ease the pain of buying clothes and necessities, but some sites take the experience one
step further offering curated gifts. That’s
right, why go through the agony of finding
friends and family the perfect gift when you
can tell the Internet all about them and let
shopping algorithms do all the work for you?
How ridiculous is that? Don’t worry, curators don’t mind if you take the credit come
Christmas morning. CV
Patrick Boberg is a central Iowa
creative media specialist. Follow
him on Twitter @PatBoBomb.
FilmReview
CenterStage
Peter Pans go head to head A quiet death
By Chad Taylor
By John Domini
“Dancing Pros: Live!” Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines Performing Arts. Thurs., Jan.
15, 7:30 p.m.
T
hese days anyone who thinks of the sitcom “Growing Pains” probably thinks
of Robin Thicke, the young lead, now
a rock star. The show’s success, however, depended more on the father, Alan, and since
it ended he’s kept busy, too. He’s done movies with Adam Sandler and written bestsellers about parenting, yet he thinks of himself
as a song-and-dance man.
“I’ve always been a big musical theater
fan,” says Thicke, calling from Hollywood.
“I loved touring with ‘Chicago,’ back in the
’90s.”
Oh, right: He also appeared on Broadway and took that show on the road. Now
Thicke finds himself once more gadding
about with a dance program — though acting as emcee rather than performing.
“I wouldn’t dare call myself a dancer, not
in front of these folks,” he confesses. “Every
one of them’s a Peter Pan.”
Thicke hosts “Dancing Pros: Live!,” a
traveling dance competition. In Des Moines
for one night only, it features international
champions like Chelsie Hightower. She and
others go head to head, working in a variety of styles and costumes from what Thicke
calls “dramatic” ballet to contemporary hits
by Adele and Rihanna.
“And the vocals on those songs are all
live,” he points out. “We’ve got people off
‘The Voice,’ and they’re live just like the
dancers, giving their all.”
So the question becomes: Who did the
best? For answers, “Dancing Pros” turns to
the audience. Everyone at the show receives
a remote, and with this they vote on the
winner of each sequence, and finally on the
night’s top performer.
“Everyone’s invested,” is how Thicke
puts it. “Our best audiences, they want to
see ‘Dancing Without the Stars.’ A star
might be a little off the beat, but with the
talent we put onstage, nobody has to rein
themselves in.”
This means, too, that at every stop “you
never know how things are going to turn
out.” For the master of ceremonies, this adds
to fun. It takes Thicke back to the sort of improvisation, the quick-wittedness, he needed
as a talk show host.
In that role, back in his native Canada,
he set ratings records at the beginning of the
1980s. Here in the States, hosting “Thicke
of the Night,” he didn’t do so well, but one
of his favorite gags brought him to Iowa.
“We had a competition,” he explains.
“Towns all over the country applied to become my home in the States — the place
most like where I was raised in Canada.”
The gimmick actually calls to mind
the competition he’s got going now, with
“Dancing Pros,” but Thicke can’t be sure
what gave him the latest idea. All he knows is
that the earlier winner, his American hometown, was Boone.
“It was great fun,” he recalls, “I was in a
parade! I rode a fire truck! I say proudly, I’m
a son of Des Moines.”
Overheard in the Lobby: Jan. 11, at 2
p.m., Living History Farms will stage “Map
of My Kingdom,” by the Iowa Poet Laureate
Mary Swander. CV
John Domini is a published local
author who has lived on both coasts
and abroad and enjoyed theater ev-
“
T
he Woman in Black ” was released
in 2012 and was a bit of a pet project put together by director James
Watkins, writer Jane Goldman and actor
Daniel Radcliffe.
But fast forward to 2014 and none of
those people are back for the sequel, “The
Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death,” having
abandoned the franchise entirely.
The original earned points for attempting to be a fresh take on the haunted house
trope. Viewers were impressed by its efforts to actually weave together a compelling ghost story rather than relying on tired
jump scares and one-note thrills to drive the
psychological action. The sequel does none
of those things well and is little more than
a blatant cash-grab and another example of
film studios insisting on turning every decent film into a franchise, no matter how illsuited it may be.
“The Woman in Black 2” takes place 40
years after the events of the original film.
The story opens up with school teacher Eve
(Phoebe Fox) grimly waiting out The Blitz
in World War II England. When her school
of children is relocated to a safer location
outside of the city, Eve and Jean (Helen McCrory) go along to mind the kids. The relocation takes the group to Eel March House,
which, for the uninitiated, is the home of
the titular Woman in Black.
From there, any aim to tell a unique or
meaningful story is pitched out the window,
as director Tom Harper opts for all the classic horror story hits: dark hallways, creaky
furniture, glassy-eyed dolls and children
just being kind of creepy. All of this is peppered with a few jump scares (most of which
you have actually already seen, if you have
seen the trailer) and very little else. There
is a barely-there romance story shoehorned
into the second
“The Woman in Black
act between Eve
2: Angel of Death”
and pilot (Jeremy
PG-13
Irvine), but it does
98 minutes
nothing for the
Starring: Phoebe
story.
Fox, Helen McCrory,
Visually, the
Jeremy Irvine
film had the potential to be a winner. Harper has a good eye for dread, and
his use of color, mist and framing make for
some scenes that are great to look at. But
while the film captures a stark and sometimes foreboding feel, it never makes it all
the way to scary. Instead, you sit in your seat
and feel a little uneasy because you know
the next lame jump scare is going to happen soon, but you never find your heart racing, wondering where the film will take you
next.
The acting is OK, but nobody here is going to be burning up the box office on his or
her own anytime soon. Fox does what she
can with the run-of-the-mill, impossibly naïve, scary movie heroine role, and McCrory
is the one who shows the most potential for
genuine emotional range, as her Jean is the
character who shows the most depth and is
the one many people will empathize with
most — assuming they empathize with any
of them at all.
All in all, the best thing you can say
about “The Woman in Black 2: Angel of
Death” is also the worst thing you can say
about most any movie you hope to be successful. It’s pretty by the numbers. The film
plays it safe with the writing, the acting and
with the scares. For a film that is at times
so visually arresting, the fact that it’s such
a blasé letdown in every other aspect makes
the viewer feel like a parent scolding a child.
I am not mad; I am just disappointed. CV
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THE SOUND
Central Iowa’s connection
to the local music scene
DES MOINES
By Chad Taylor [email protected]
Roots music
R
usted Root has the feel of your hippie
neighbor’s campfire drum circle that
got a record deal and made it kind of
big. They have a kind of amorphous lineup,
the overall sound is jammy and loose, and
the songs make it feel like the journey is
more important than the final destination.
Started by Michael Glabicki nearly a
quarter century ago, Rusted Root has remained more or less on the periphery of
mainstream success. But as far as Glabicki
has been concerned, radio play is built
largely upon a feeling of familiarity — and
that is never been his bag.
“I grew up listening to Cat Stevens and
’70s music from when I was 6, and I was
really inspired by U2 and Peter Gabriel for
a while,” he explained in a phone interview.
“When I would sit down and write and start
to like it because it sounded like something
I knew, I would immediately throw that
piece of music or lyric away, just because
I wanted to come up with something really
unique. The music at times isn’t very complex at all. Sometimes there’s a lot of work
put into it, but at every moment I’ve always
felt that this is really ‘me.’ This is unique
and something that’s beyond my musical
learning.”
The one exception to Rusted Root’s career came early with the 1996 single “Send
Me on My Way.” The song was in heavy
Rusted Root plays at Wooly’s on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
rotation on the radio when it was released
and went on to be featured in over a dozen
television shows, commercials and feature
films including “Ice Age.” It’s a song that’s
nearly antithetical to the rest of the band’s
output, and yet the fact that it endures —
especially in children’s movies — has kept
Rusted Root on the road and performing
for fresh, young audiences.
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“There are some songs that have this
kind of light, and ‘Send Me On My Way’
has that particular energy,” Galbicki said.
“It’s fun, it’s giggly and creates an experience that separates it.
“Playing it out live for the first time, we
realized that was going to be our ‘pop song’
and I was like, ‘Ok, whatever. It already was
fun for me, and I didn’t mean it to be any-
thing more. That song had its own destiny,
I guess. It’s gotten so big that I don’t even
control it anymore; I’m sort of just a witness to it.
“I really think the way it was used in
movies like ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Matilda’ was really great. We’ve seen a lot of young people,
like 14-year-olds, now coming out to the
show because of the experience with that
song, and that’s exciting to us. On tour now
we bring the young children up on stage to
sing the song with us; it’s really their song
now.”
But it is not a success that Galbicki is in
a hurry to recreate. It’s been nearly 20 years
since “Send Me on My Way” came out, and
since then Rusted Root has remained more
interested in its live experience than establishing any kind of enduring radio presence.
Like with most “jam” acts, Rusted Root is
an act that is best appreciated in the moment, and that is what keeps the band on
the road.
“The fans are really connecting to the
newer material, which is perfect, because
we wrote this album with the live show
in mind,” he said. “Because of ‘Send Me
on My Way,’ young kids come out to our
shows, along with pretty much the same
crowd people that have been coming for 23
years, and it’s amazing to have that community.” CV
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Central Iowa’s connection to the local music scene
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SOUNDCHECK
SOUND CIRCUIT
Charli XCX
More than a trio
“Sucker”
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A
T
fter moving to Des Moines in 2010 and getting involved in the music scene through another act, California native Steve Pellow decided to create his own outlet. He handpicked a few
musicians and set about crafting SP3’s dance-infused
funk personality.
“All of us had played in two different groups,”
Pellow said of his SP3 bandmates. “We’d spent quite
a few years playing in those bands together, and I decided to make a new band and put together a group
of musicians I enjoyed playing with, playing music
that I wanted to.”
To create SP3’s sound, Pellow relies mainly upon
drummer Evan Cokeley and bassist Brandon Haynes.
But percussionist Cecil White and saxophonist Kyle
Gowin make frequent appearances along with a rotating stable of horns, guitars and auxiliary musicians
as needed.
“We called ourselves SP3, obviously, but we decided early on that we wouldn’t let ourselves be limited by a name,” Pellow said. “So we grow and shrink SP3 plays Wooly’s on Saturday, Jan. 10.
in size depending on the show.”
That affords SP3 flexibility, and, in turn, gives it
to be titled “Rise Above and Rage.”
a huge diversity in sound. When the act was booked to play
“This album that we’re doing now is a little different,” he
Des Moines dance festival 515 Alive, the lineup consisted of explained. “We’ve opened the doors for some instruments that
more synth and a heavier bass sound. Meanwhile, the SP3 that we’ve not had before. Cellos and that sort of thing.”
played Jazz in July featured more horns and a funkier feel.
With so many players contributing, it makes the songwrit“The real variable behind it is budget,” Pellow admits of ing process fairly fluid, something that Pellow believes helps
the changing live lineup. “But musically, it’s a matter of what make SP3’s sound as vibrant as it is.
members I need to bring in to fill the card appropriately.”
“I may have (written a track) as a 120 BPM (beats per minThat flexibility carries over to the band’s albums as well. ute) funk song, and it gets turned into a slow blues song,” he
Pellow and his cohorts released one album shortly before the said of the input his band mates have. “I let them breathe their
band’s first 80/35 appearance, and are now at a point Pellow parts into it, chew it up, spit it out and see if it works. It usudescribes as “six months into” preparations for album No. 2, ally does.” CV
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et’s be honest: It is January, and there is not much going on news-wise. It will pick up soon, but in the meantime,
here are TWO picks o’ the week.
Pick o’ the Week #1: Get down to Gas Lamp on Friday, Jan. 9 and check out the first candidate for Best Local
Album of 2015, as Peace Love & Stuff releases its debut LP at 9 p.m. Also on the card are Dust Radio and the great James
Biehn, so it is an awesome show no matter why you go. Plus, it is only $5 at the door, so it is the best deal of the night.
Pick o’ the Week #2: On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Vaudeville Mews plays host to Wichita, Kansas, act Soleb Theory,
playing along with our own Wheelers and Doctor Murdock. That show kicks off at 9 p.m., and you can get into that one
for $5 at the door as well. What else are you going to do on a school night? Mahalo. CV
Chad Taylor is an award-winning news journalist and music writer from Des Moines who would love to take his talents abroad if the
rent were not so much more affordable in Des Moines.
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you know of Charli
XCX, it is for her
credits on Icona Pop’s “I
Love It” and Iggy Azalea’s
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whether or not that is the
kind of thing that will get
you interested in hearing
more from her; I am not
here to steer your ship. But if you do happen to find
yourself in the market for a good, synthey, dance-pop
album, you can do a hell of a lot worse than “Sucker.”
The most easily recognizable tracks off the album are
big single “Boom Clap” and follow-up “Doing It.” But
from the first beats of the overpowering title track, the
whole album grabs you by the dancy bits and doesn’t
let go for 40 minutes. CV
Justin Townes Earle
“Absent Fathers”
Vagrant
I
f it seems like yesterday
that Justin Townes Earle
was releasing an album ,
it is because it was. “Single
Mothers” came out in September of 2014 and was
one of the more underrated beauties of the year.
“Absent Fathers” was recorded in the same session,
and the two were originally planned for release as a
double LP. While the two albums clearly strive to have
their own identity and make their own statements,
there is a lot of similarity, if not direct overlap. Earle
is one of the masters of contemporary Americana, and
“Absent Fathers” is lush, full-bodied and beautifully
showcases Earle’s smokey, tortured vocals. How much
mileage you get from the album will be dependent
upon how much you liked “Single Mothers,” but most
people will find this to be a great way to kick off the
new year. CV
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at Gas Lamp
by Dan Hodges
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West Side Auto Pros
“25,000 happy
customers.
Owner: Ron Haugen
Address: 1901 N.W. 92nd Court, Clive
Phone: 515-225-9090
Website: www.westsideautopros.com
You’re next.”
How many years have you been in business?
17.5.
– Ron Haugen, Owner
What made you want to open your business?
I was a mechanic at a business that closed. It was a good opportunity to
open my own place. I figured I could always get a job working for someone
else.
What do you and your business bring to the community?
Ethical auto repair and service with unsurpassed customer service.
What are you most proud of about your business?
The people — my staff. They uphold my vision, desire and dream. They are
totally who make West Side Auto Pros what it is today.
What can people expect when they first walk in to your business?
Smiling faces and a reception area that feels more like a dental office than
an auto repair shop. The experience just gets better from there!
What sets you apart from your competition?
The experience. The technical knowledge and equipment we have to
diagnose and repair vehicles. My staff.
How do you want people to remember your business when they leave?
Their positive experience.
What do you think can be done to improve locally owned shopping?
Campaigns and marketing to bring awareness to the benefits of the dollars
spent locally staying local. Q
CONGRATULATIONS,
WESTSIDE AUTO PROS
“BEST PLACE
FOR AUTO REPAIRS”
225-9090
www.westsideautopros.com
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Estilo Salon and Day Spa
comfortable atmosphere. You will enjoy 5,700 square feet of salon and spa, large
but very well laid out and organized for each department.
Owner: Cindy Landa
Address: 440 Fairway Drive, Suite 100
Phone: 515-727-4980
Website: www.estilosalon.com
How many years have you been in business?
Almost 15 years in business, opened May 2000
What made you want to open your business?
I had a desire to give Des Moines more of a salon experience. A gathering place
for friends to enjoy group services, large enough for bridal parties to enjoy and
an overall great atmosphere to work in.
What do you and your business bring to the community?
We bring beauty and relaxation to the community and a comfortable environment
clients want to return to.
What are you most proud of about your business?
As a business owner, I am most proud to be able to employ 40 exceptional team
members with a common goal of bringing the latest to the Des Moines market.
Through continued advanced education in salon and traveling outside the city,
these team members are up on the latest our industry has to offer.
How do you want people to remember your business when they leave?
I would like people to remember our business from their overall experience from
our team members whether it be hair, skin or nail services. Our priority is to
provide our clients with the most up-to-date hair designs and using the highest
quality products in all departments.
What do you think can be done to improve locally owned shopping?
To improve locally owned shopping, I provide products that can’t be found in
every other store in town, bringing products and trends from the larger markets
to Des Moines. Q
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What can people expect when they first walk in to your business?
When you walk into my business, you will experience an upscale salon but with a
What sets you apart from your competition?
I think what sets my salon apart from the competition is being recognized as the
Best of the Best Salon and Day Spas in the nation by the Industry Source Magazine,
one of the top Bridal Salons in Iowa featured in Bridal Guide Magazine, voted
as one of the Top 200 Salons by Salon Today magazine. I am a salon owner who
is very focused on bringing in advanced education by the best educators in our
industry from Goldwell Color, ARROJO (Nick Arrojo) himself from “What Not to
Wear,” Aquage (Ann Bray worked on the Hunger Games) etc. We also provide
ongoing education in our skincare and makeup department with Eminence,
Skinceuticals and Bare Minerals training. We are also lucky to have a Creative
Nail Design Educator working in our salon.
TexturE... the next wave in hair!
in the Village of PonderosaQ 440 Fairway Drive, Suite 100, WDM Q 727.4980 Q EstiloSalon.com
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Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel
Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel is one of the most prominent destination properties in the Midwest. It features
Las Vegas-style gaming with more than 1,400 slot machines, Keno, Racebook, Poker, Craps, Roulette, Blackjack,
Three-card Poker, Fortune Pai Gow, Mini Baccarat, Let It Ride, Double Deck Blackjack, Texas Hold’em Bonus and
a 550-seat high-stakes Bingo hall for the total gaming experience. Make it a weekend stay in our 404-room hotel,
including 16 whirlpool suites, two governor suites and one presidential suite with an indoor pool, or pamper
yourself in our Winding Stream Spa/Salon. Meskwaki offers five venues for your dining pleasure, The Prime Cut
Grill, The Jackpot Buffet, Full House Café, Food Arcade and our concession stand. Meskwaki also offers a 50-spott
RV park located directly behind Meskwaki, offering electricity, showers, laundry facilities, dump station, restroomss
and water. And finally, want to just relax? Enjoy our new lounge with live entertainment on weekends and yourr
favorite alcoholic beverages.
Meskwaki is proud to offer more than 14,000 square feet of conference and meeting space. This facility will
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provide your guests with the best surroundings for idea exchanges, problem-solving and retention of learning,
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free from the distractions of daily business life. We take the guesswork out of planning and budgeting. The result?
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Everything you need to run an effective, motivating and productive meeting with no surprises, while enjoying all of life’s most indulgent luxuries at your fingertips.
With all these amenities, why would you go anywhere else? Q
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Scratch Cupcakery
Fresh Mediterranean Express
It doesn’t get more homegrown than living where you were grown. For Scratch
Cupcakery, Iowa is where all of their stories began. Since opening its doors first
in June of 2010 as a very small, locally owned business in Cedar Falls, Scratch
Cupcakery has expanded by the grace of its customers and is still being run by
the same locals who started it. Fast-forward four years later, Scratch now has four
locations throughout Iowa: Cedar Falls, Waterloo, West Des Moines and Coralville.
Scratch offers more than 25 different flavors of cupcakes every day, with its
menu expanding to more than 200 flavors total! From classics like Wedding
Day and Peanut Butter Cup, to new fan favorites like Sully and Brownie Batter,
Scratch has something for everyone’s sweet tooth! You can also stop in to Scratch
and pick up a delicious smoothie, freshly squeezed lemonade, gourmet cup of
coffee, cake balls, or even a treat for your favorite furry friends! Stop in to the
Scratch Cupcakery near Jordan Creek Mall today or go to www.scratchcupcakery.
com to learn more! Q
Owners: Hassan Atarmal and Jeni Betts
Address: 15 N.E. Carefree Lane, Waukee (right off Hickman Road)
Phone: 515-987-6870
Website: www.freshmediterraneanexpress.com
Fresh Mediterranean Express brings
the flavors of the Mediterranean
to the Greater Des Moines area in
a casual café setting. The unique
kitchen and dining room layout
allow customers to experience the
food preparation process while
enjoying the lively international
music and décor.
The cafe offers a fresh, flavorful
menu filled with foods found in the
Mediterranean, including gyros,
kabobs, falafel, chicken shawarma,
salads, soups and rolled baklava.
Complementing the menu are the
10 different sauce and dip choices,
including two flavors of hummus all made fresh in house.
Fresh Mediterranean Express is locally owned and operated by husband-andwife team Hassan Atarmal and Jeni Betts. The café is located at: 15 N.E. Carefree
Lane in Waukee (right off of Hickman Road). For more information, visit www.
FreshMediterraneanExpress.com. Q
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Nuevo Mexico Mexican Restaurant
Light the Earth
Owner: Jose Ochoa
Address: 6110 N.W. 86th St. Johnston
Phone: 270-5010
Light the Earth, where Earth’s elements of stone, wood and
metals are blended into unique works of functional stone
artistry to include jewelry, oil lamps, vessels, fountains,
furniture and much more for your home and garden.
Join us as our adventure begins with personally collecting
How many years have you
rough stone. Follow along with us on Facebook as we
been in business? 10 years.
rock hound to places like Arizona chrysocolla mines, the
What did you do before you
North Shore of Lake Superior or to the Rocky Mountains
started your business? I was a
at 12,500 feet above sea level as we dig for stones full
server and assistant manager at
of mica and pyrite during a July snowstorm. Each of our
various Mexican restaurants before
pieces has its own story that we will share with you. The
coming to own my own restaurant.
stone is then cut, carved or honed to a beautiful finish, exposing its inherent
What makes your business
beauty while maintaining its original pristine state. At Light the Earth, you will
unique from the chains that carry
find the unrivaled beauty of semiprecious gemstone and natural stone brought
similar products/menu items?
into daily life as one-of-a-kind, functional stone artistry. Visit our gallery to see
High-quality, fine Mexican food is
an incredible variety of stunning stone including amethyst, labradorite, petrified
what we are known for. We offer
wood, calcites, marble, tiger eye, fossils, hematite, jaspers and much more. This is
the finest Grade A products, which
truly a collection worth seeing.
distinguishes us from many other
Visit Light the Earth at 125 Fifth St. in West Des Moines’ Historic Valley Junction
Mexican restaurants in the area. We
(first block on the east side of the street). www.lighttheearth.com.
now have a beautiful outdoor patio
that our customers love to enjoy lunch and dinner on.
It’s said that “Art at its highest and nature at its truest are one.” This, we’ve
What is your price point like? We offer specials every day. Original come to experience firsthand while working with nature’s oldest medium — stone.
margaritas are always $3.50. Lunch prices start at $5.50 and go to $8.25. For
Follow along with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LightTheEarth as we
dinner, poultry dishes start at $11.25, our house specialties start at $11.25, and once again head out on our rock hunting adventure to the Southwest from the
seafood starts at $12.99. Sundays and Mondays kids eat for $2.50. With every end of January 2015 into February! Then be sure to stop by the shop to see our
meal we always offer our sopapilla ice cream dessert for free. Q
newest treasures! Q
Light the Earth
Functional stone artistry by John & Kim Novotny
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Tuesday – Pollo a la Crema
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Noah’s Ark
Tasty Tacos
Owner:
Jim Lacona
Address:
2400 Ingersoll Ave.
Phone:
288-2246
Website:
www.noahsdesmoines.com
How many years have you been in
business? Noah’s was opened 66 years
ago in 1946, and I took it over from my
father in 2010.
What products/services/cuisine do
you offer? Our most popular item is
pizza, as well as traditional ItalianAmerican cuisine with our own sauces,
bread and rolls made from scratch daily,
steaks I hand-cut myself and seafood.
What makes your business unique
from the chains that carry similar
products/services/menu items? Noah
introduced pizza to the Des Moines
area 66-some years ago, when he
handed out samples to customers who
had not heard of or seen pizza before.
We have a full scratch bakery to bake
bread and rolls every day, and our
sauces are faithfully prepared from
Noah’s original recipes. Q
Owners: Mosqueda family – three generations
Address: six Des Moines Area Locations
Website: www.tastytacos.com
“Nada Es Imposible” or Nothing is Impossible has
been the driving force behind the Tasty Tacos
Operation. We now have six flourishing locations,
with our newest at 6326 Mills Civic Parkway. Tasty
Tacos has been family owned and operated since
1961. We strive to make each experience fast and
friendly. Our food is homemade and made fresh
daily with the finest ingredients. We are famous for
our delicious, mouth-watering Flour Tacos, filled
with your choice of meat, lettuce and cheese. We
were voted 2014 BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Des Moines by Cityview readers.
Tasty Tacos also offers tons of Tasty Tacos apparel. Including “Got Tacos”
T-shirts (long sleeve and short sleeve), hoodies and stocking hats. Gift cards are
also available in any denomination and good at ALL locations.
We appreciate the generations of loyal customers who we have been privileged
to serve and hope to meet many new customers in the years to come. For more
information, visit our website at www.tastytacos.com and like us on Facebook! Q
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Cityview
Bites
Local dining guide
Strudl Haus — a trip to Austria
D
es Moines’ food
an
scene began
s i m p l y
some 20 years
ago with flour,
yeast and water.
Before
George
Formaro built a
ck
Sicilian-style brick
oven and Steve and Joe
Logsdon began making French-style breads,
Des Moines travelers often carried loaves of
bread home from San Francisco and New
York City. After those men raised the quality of our daily bread, other things followed.
Formaro’s South Union Bread Company
spawned five major restaurants, all of which
feature different specialty breads. Steve Logsdon’s Lucca recently added a second floor to
its state of the East Village art restaurant. Joe
Logsdon’s La Mie is a French-style bakery
and café that packs people in regularly and
recently opened a satellite café across the
street from the sculpture park.
A fourth player began serving decadent
Austrian pastries and desserts about the same
time as the others. Michael Leo landed here
from Austria after marrying a local girl. He
and Formaro shared space at the Downtown
Farmers’ Market before either branched
out to more prominent retail venues. Leo
opened Salzburg Café in Altoona a decade
ago, but closed it a short while later. He’s
been spending winters working in top Austrian sky resorts and summers here since
then. Last year he bought a building on Indianola Avenue and began transforming it
By Jim Duncan
STRUDL HAUS
1951 Indianola Ave., 259-9886
Mon. - Thurs. 6 a.m. - 6 p.m., Fri. - Sat. 6
a.m. - 12 a.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Food
Dude
Cold cuts lunch plate at Strudl Haus.
into a Central European café and bakery.
When he opened last month, it was nearly impossible to tell it had recently been a
barbecue. The new place has a plush look
with red wallpaper matching stuffed red
armchairs. Wreaths hang on the wall with
food art by Ben Schuh. Russian chandeliers
dangle from the ceilings. A bakery case greets
people at the entrance, and an immaculate
kitchen openly invites visitors to walk in
and see for themselves that Strudl Haus has
nothing to hide.
Treats are many: Pastries of various flavors; almond-filled Dutch letters; strudels of
several fruits with a vanilla flavored Bavarian
cream sauce; Napoleons (puffed pastry filled
with layers of Bavarian cream sauce); spritz,
linzer and macaroon cookies; torts; sheet
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cakes; rouladen (rolled cake); and crepes are
available daily. Drip-brewed and espressostyle coffees are, too. The wine list ($27 $270) is written European-style including
both the location of the winery and also the
appellation where the wine is actually created.
An Austrian breakfast ($10) included a
Coyote Run Farm egg, a variety of breads,
cold cuts and cheese, jelly and orange juice.
Crepes ($4.50) were served with Nutella,
maple syrup or jelly fillings. Other menus
changed weekly. One week’s goulash was
the next week’s Tyrolean bacon soup. Mixed
salads were quite generous. Cold cut platters ($7) included breads, butter, Austrian
mountain cheese and five kinds of European-style salami, bologna and mortadella.
Ham and cheese spaetzles ($11) included
salads. Wiener schnitzel ($11) was made
Iowa-style, with breaded pork tenderloin instead of veal and served with potato salad.
Strudl Haus also has a considerable inventory of Austrian and German-style sausages made in Tulsa by an Austrian butcher.
These alternate on the weekly lunch menu
but can be ordered in bulk any time. Hot
dogs are made with smoked beef and pork.
Nuernbergers are small brats of pork and
veal. Kaesewurst are beef and pork sausages
stuffed with Swiss and cheddar. Knackwurst
are pork and beef with onions and garlic.
Grobewurst are spiced veal and pork. Vienna sausages are pork and beef with paprika
and caraway. Other bratwursts, hot links
and Polish sausages were also available.
Bottom line: Strudl Haus brings a distinctly new kind of café and bakery to town.
From its trappings to its menu, it’s a trip to
the Tyrolean Alps.
Side Dishes: Pastry chef Katy Nelson
(Table 128) prepared to open her Scenic
Route Bakery in East Village… Angelo’s
closed its store on Eighth Street in West
Des Moines. CV
Jim Duncan is a freelance writer who has
penned nine different columns for Cityview
and its sister publications beginning in 1987.
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B-Bops: We have the best burgers in town! For 21
years we’ve won Cityview’s “Best of Des Moines”
readers’ poll and are proud to serve these burgers at more than seven locations throughout the
metro. Multiple locations in Des Moines, Ankeny,
Altoona, Urbandale and Ames. www.b-bops.com.
Big City Burgers and Greens: Located on the
first level in Capital Square in Downtown Des
Moines, Big City is fresh, healthy and socially responsible. Serving local meats and greens, using
organic beef and free-range poultry and being one
of Iowa’s first 100 percent compostable restaurants, Big City is “green.” Catering also available.
400 Locust St., Suite 195, 537-8433. Order Online
www.bigcityburgersandgreens.com.
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The Club Car: While great food and service
may be the “primary products” of The Club Car,
the casual atmosphere also elicits captivation
from the moment you walk in the front door.
Railroad memorabilia, original framed posters,
model train cars and signs from “way back” always draw attention. 13435 University Ave.,
#200. Clive. 226-1729. www.clubcardining.com.
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Food Arcade: The Food Arcade offers a wide array of grab-and-go food options like whole or bythe-slice pizza, burgers, tenderloins, wings, fries,
hot beef sandwiches, homemade soups, subs,
ice cream and much more. Open 10 a.m.–7 a.m.
daily. Meskwaki Bingo and Casino, 1504 305th
St., Tama. (641) 484-2108. www.meskwaki.com.
Holiday Inn Cityscape Lounge: Discover the
delicious Cityscape Lounge for downtown dinner
and drinks… with a view! Located in the Holiday Inn downtown, Cityscape Lounge offers daily
Happy Hour drink specials and half-price appetizers Monday-Friday during Happy Hour. From our
almond-crusted tenders and skyline platter to our
cowboy steak and old-world, baked cavatelli pasta… whatever you do, make sure you save room
for dessert! Come escape the day and enjoy the
view. 1050 Sixth Ave. 283-0151.
Iowa Cubs Cub Club: The Cub Club at Principal
Park offers delicious dining with a one-of-a-kind
view! The Cub Club is open to the public Monday through Friday for breakfast and lunch (7 a.m.
to 2 p.m.) year round. The Cub Club is also the
perfect place to host a group meeting or special
event. Space is available for up to 200 guests. This
unique facility will meet your catering needs — no
rental fee with a food and beverage purchase. The
Iowa Cubs are committed to a truly extraordinary
experience for you and your guests. For more information, please contact Brandie Willson at 2802650.
Jackpot Buffet: The Jackpot Buffet at Meskwaki
Casino is one of the largest buffets in the Midwest
with more than 20 homestyle entrée choices along
with our fresh, never-frozen, broasted chicken,
many homemade desserts and, of course, our famous Friday Seafood Night featuring jumbo snow
crab, shrimp scampi, fried whole catfish, fried
shrimp, herbed-baked fish, clam strips and many
other seafood favorites. The Jackpot Buffet is also
well known for an outstanding breakfast, which is
served daily Monday through Saturday. Meskwaki
Bingo and Casino, 1504 305th St., Tama. (641)
484-2108. www.meskwaki.com.
Quinton’s: Located at 506 E. Grand in the East
Village, Quinton’s is open seven days a week from
11 a.m.-2 a.m. and serves food until midnight.
Our unbeatable all-day drink specials are supplemented with a daily happy hour from 3-7 p.m.
featuring $3 23-oz. domestic Big Girl beers, $4
premium Big Girls, $5 Big Girl mixed drinks and
half-price chips and salsa, C.C.Q. and spinach artichoke dip. We can accommodate groups of up
to 60 people. Visit us at www.quintonsdm.com to
check our menu of unique sandwiches, breadbowl
soups, giant loaded spuds, fresh salads and gourmet burgers, with take-out always available.
Trostel’s Greenbriar: Trostel’s Greenbriar is
offering a new menu featuring five seasonal specialties, cracker-crust pizzas, and of course, your
favorite entrees. Not just for special occasions but
for every occasion when you want… Simply the
best! Reservations accepted. 253-0124. www.
dishtrostels.com.
BBQ
Jethro’s BBQ: If you’re looking for some of the
best BBQ in town, this Drake neighborhood sports
bar is the place to go. Jethro’s racked up the
awards in Cityview’s 2011 “Best Of Des Moines”
readers poll, winning Best BBQ and runner-up for
Best American Food and Best Nachos. Serving
ribs, pork, beef brisket, whole chickens and turkey
that is smoked daily in our 750-lb. capacity smoker. Stop by and see why we are the best. 3100
Forest Ave., Des Moines; 2601 Adventureland
Drive, Altoona; 9350 University Ave., Waukee;
1425 S.W. Vintage, Ankeny, and 5950 56th St.,
Johnston. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Jethro’s BBQ Pork Chop Grill: The State Fair
Pork Chop, Pork Chop on a Stick, The Shake and
Bake Pork Chop, a Stuffed Pork Chop, a double
cut Smoked Pork Chop — you will find them all
here as Jethro pays homage to the 21 million pigs
in Iowa. This brand new Johnston Jethro’s features
29, huge 60- and 70-inch TVs that will bring you
all the sports. Twin 900-lb. smokers cook all of
Jethro’s award-winning “Amazing Slow Smoked
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Meats.” Jethro’s Pork Chop Grill, Your Johnston
Neighborhood Sports Bar. 5950 N.W. 86th St.,
Johnston.
421-4848.www.jethrosdesmoines.
com.
Woody’s Smoke Shack: Woody’s has championship BBQ and offers catering, dine-in or carry
out options. Home to the best corn bread in Iowa.
Come early, call ahead or even fax your order!
2511 Cottage Grove Ave. Phone: 277-0005. Fax:
277-0022. www.woodyssmokeshack.com.
Catering
CateringDSM: Catering DSM, located in Capital Square in downtown Des Moines, offers a full
range of catering services and cuisine options.
With partnerships with venues such as Dos Rios
and Big City Burgers and Greens, Catering DSM
can do it all; from playoff parties to office parties
to wedding receptions. Contact us to plan your
next event! 400 Locust St., Suite 193, 508-0829.
www.CateringDSM.com.
Cajun
Jethro’s BBQ Jambalaya: What a concept! Barbeque and Cajun Creole Creations all served in
Your Waukee Neighborhood Sports Bar. It doesn’t
get any better than this made-from-scratch cooking. Serving all of Jethro’s “ Amazing Slow
Smoked Meats” plus Cajun food favorites like
Jambalaya, Red Beans ‘n’ Rice, Crawfish Etouffe
and Spicy Gumbo. Try the Alligator or the BBQ
Shrimp; the blackened Mahi is as close as you will
come to the Big Easy in Iowa. The Cajun sampler
platter will tickle your tummy. Jethro is hooping
and hollering excited for you to come visit. 9350
University Ave., West Des Moines. 987-8686.
www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Jethro’s BBQ Lakehouse: Jethro has built his
very own LAKEHOUSE in the booming city of Ankeny. Two patios overlook the serene water of
Prairie Trail Lake as a giant moose and trophy elk
gaze. 22 big screen TVs bring you all the sports
action. Twin, 750-lb. hickory fired smokers cook
all of Jethro’s award-winning “Amazing Slow
Smoked Meats.” The Cajun Creole Creations
made famous at Jambalaya are proudly served.
Imagine how good the taste of Walleye served
fresh from the lake is at Jethro’s LAKEHOUSE,
Your Ankeny Neighborhood Sports Bar. 1425
S.W. Vintage Parkway, Ankeny. 289-4444.www.
jethrosdesmoines.com.
Diner
Crouse Cafe: Crouse Café is located off Indianola’s Town Square – just a short drive from Des
Moines’ south side. The third-generation, familyrun eatery is proud to offer the best in homemade.
Whether stopping by for breakfast, lunch or dinner, Crouse Café is serving up all your favorites
including biscuits and gravy, hot beef sandwiches
and pork tenderloins. Or stop by for just a piece of
homemade pie – you won’t be disappointed. 115
E. Salem Ave., Indianola. 961-3362.
Food and Restaurant
Products
Bolton & Hay: Established in 1920, Bolton &
Hay Inc. is a locally owned and family operated
foodservice equipment business based in Des
Moines. Bolton & Hay’s mission is to provide quality foodservice equipment and supply products
at discounted factory direct prices to our valued
customers. Bolton & Hay is your leading source
of commercial kitchen equipment and supplies
to the foodservice industry. 2701 Delaware Ave.
265-2554. www.boltonhay.com
Graziano’s: Graziano Brothers is proud to offer
the best in homemade Italian sausage. Established
in 1912 by brothers Frank and Louis Graziano, our
sausage is made from fresh, top-quality pork and
Italian seasonings without any preservatives and
is available in link, bulk and patty forms. We also
feature a variety of cheese, meat, pasta, bread,
tomato products and dolces. Come visit us… it’s
worth the trip! 1601 S. Union St. 244-7103.
Law Equipment: Serves all your restaurant, food
service and bar equipment needs. New and used
equipment, smallwares and glasswares in stock.
Full line dealer. If we don’t have it, we can get
it. Ground up design services available. Special
orders welcome from one piece to complete build
out. 10095 Hickman Court, Suite B, Clive. 3345036. www.lawequipment.com.
Italian
Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano: Biaggi’s is a fun,
casual, white-tablecloth restaurant that offers an
extensive menu featuring a full selection of housemade and imported pasta, soups, salads, pizza, seafood, fresh fish, chicken, veal, steaks and desserts.
Fresh. Affordable. Italian. 5990 University Ave.,
West Des Moines. 221-9900. www.biaggis.com.
The Central Iowa Blues Society welcomes
the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Class of 2014
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Doors open 5:30pm s Show starts 7:30pm
DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT in Des Moines
ADMISSION $15
The induction of the Class of 2014 will take place during the expanded 2015 Winter Blues Fest on “Hall of Fame Night”
Inductee performances backed up by Sumpin’ Doo featuring IBHOF members George and Gil Davis.
Headliner: Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials at 10:00pm
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Cosi Cucina: Under new (old) ownership and
newly remodeled, enjoy a romantic atmosphere
with cheerful service. A Des Moines favorite for
more than 21 years, try a house favorite pasta or
pizza from the original wood-burning oven. Make
sure you save room for Cosi’s famous cheesecake!
They offer a variety of wine-by-glass and select
bottles. 1975 N.W. 86th Street, Clive. 278-8148
Noah’s Ark Ristorante: Noah’s Ark Ristorante
has been a well-known Ingersoll tradition for decades. It offers a comfortable, relaxed, inviting
atmosphere combined with a friendly and helpful
staff. Serving up a full menu of delicious Italian
cuisine, you are sure to find something you love.
2400 Ingersoll Ave. 288-2246.
Mediterranean
Fresh Mediterranean Express: Fresh meets
Waukee. When you enter our doors you will be
greeted by the sights, sounds and scents of the
Mediterranean. Send your taste buds on a journey
of discovery with our fresh menu items. Now open
at 15 N.E. Carefree Lane, Waukee. 987-6870.
www.freshmediterraneanexpress.com.
Mexican
Cabo Sol: Cabo Sol is a great place to eat —
combining a family-friendly atmosphere with
great tasting, authentic food that will make your
taste buds have a fiesta. Come in to enjoy our daily specials. Inside dining, carry-outs, catering and
full-service bar. 5010 Mills Civic Parkway, West
Des Moines. 515-223-6319.
Dos Rios: With authentic Latin cuisine, housemade corn tortillas, drinks, rooms for private
events and off-premise catering, Dos Rios has
earned a place among Des Moines’ hot spots.
Contact us today to book your holiday party! 316
Court Ave. 282-2995. info@dosriosrestaurant.
com.
El Patio: Experience Santa Fe right here in Des
Moines. Come and dine in at our charming Southwestern-inspired setting. Enjoy our blue corn
enchiladas smothered in red chili or try a burrito
filled with tender smoked pork. Always make sure
to save room for the Mexican chocolate cake or
one of Becky’s seasonal desserts. Open every evening at 5 p.m. We are closed Mondays. 611 37th
St., (515) 274-2303
El Rey Burritos: El Rey Burritos is a family-owned
Mexican restaurant located just a few doors down
from the Chicken Coop. Owner Rey Hernandez
wants you to drop on by and try the selection of
enchiladas, burritos, fajitas and tamales here. El
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Grand Ave., West Des Moines, 221-3577. Mon.Thurs. 10 a.m.- 10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-3 a.m.,
Sun. 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Tacopocalypse: Enter the “Our” in “Our Story,”
this means you. The little taco night in a tiny
town south of the metro caught a little Twitter
buzz, people started driving down from as far
away as Ames, Iowa to partake in the original
Braised Pork Shoulder, Vegan Chorizo, Slaw, and
hand pressed tortillas. Tacopocalypse feeds you
world class tacos and other world foods, both traditional and fusion, made with sustainable locallyraised products right here in our great city of Des
Moines. 407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines. 556-0571.
Tasty Tacos: A family-owned Des Moines-based
Mexican restaurant serving family recipes for 50
years! Most everything is made daily. Six convenient locations throughout the Des Moines metro.
1418 E. Grand Ave., 2900 Euclid Ave., 5847 S.E.
14th St., in Des Moines, 8549 Hickman Road,
Urbandale, 2401 S.E. Delaware Ave., in Ankeny,
and 6326 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines.
www.tastytacos.com for more information or join
them on Facebook.
Pizza
The Other Place: If you are looking for good
food and cold drinks that is a family friendly atmosphere you can find it at The Other Place. Well
known for our made from scratch pizza for over
40 years we also have great Appetizers, entree
salads, sub and sandwiches. All the while offering
a unique game day experience for all your family
and friends. Carry-out available. 12401 University
Ave., Clive. 225-9494.
Twisted Pizzaria: Twisted Pizzaria is the place
for fine dining in Des Moines.We are a family
owned and operated restaurant establishment.
We offer a great variety of Italian food. We smoke
our meats fresh daily. We make our pastas with
homemade sauces which are baked fresh. We offer gluten free options as well. Give us a try because our pizza is so twisted you will want MORE!
3801 S.W. 9th St. 244-0554. Sun- Thu. 11 a.m.- 1
a.m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.- 2 a.m. Dine in, carry
out or delivery.
Seafood
Splash Seafood Bar and Grill: Splash Seafood
Bar and Grill is a great place to enjoy fresh fish,
oysters and hand-cut steaks all in a fun and vibrant surrounding right in downtown Des Moines.
Visit our oyster bar for some of the freshest original menu items or our famous clam chowder.
303 Locust St., #100. 244-5686. www.splashseafood.com.
Small Plates
Trostel’s Dish: You’ll love the unique dining experience at our restaurant. We offer small dishes
with fresh flavor from around the world and new
seasonal selections every three months. Enjoy
wine flights and cheese flights. Private dining area
for business meetings or intimate gatherings. Bar
opens at 4 p.m. Monday–Saturday. Dinner starts
at 5 p.m. 12854 University Ave., Suite 400, Clive.
221-DISH. www.distrostels.com.
Steakhouse
Chicago Speakeasy: For more than 36 years,
locally owned Chicago Speakeasy has been serving succulent prime rib, hand-cut steaks, seafood,
pasta, chicken, ribs, chops and sandwiches. With
our famous salad bar featuring more than 40
homemade items, there is definitely something
for everyone! Our cozy atmosphere and legendary
food and service make the Speakeasy a place that
you will bring your friends and family again and
again! 1520 Euclid Ave., 243-3141.
Jethro’s ‘n Jake’s Smokehouse Steaks: Now
in Altoona. Still at Drake. No Australian or Texan
spoken here. These steaks are corn-fed, Iowaraised, USDA Choice meat, hickory smoked over
a campfire and broiled to perfection in our 1,600
degree Jethro’s ‘n Jake’s fire machine. This seals
in the juices and flavors. All our steaks are seasoned with black pepper and salt and finished
with a touch of smoked garlic butter. Your Altoona Neighborhood Sports Bar. 2601 Adventureland Drive, Altoona. 957-9727. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
John and Nick’s: After 30 years, John Jaeger left
his family business and opened John and Nick’s
Steak and Prime Rib in Clive. Enjoy his famous
salad bar — bigger and better with more than
60 fresh homemade items, including homemade
shrimp and crab salads, a wide selection of olives
and too many more to list. The best part is the
salad bar comes with your meal. Enjoy hand-cut
black angus, USDA choice steaks, aged 21 days
for maximum taste and tenderness, including Shot
gun Blackened Rib-eye, New York strip, filet mignon, Steak De Burgo, and many others. Try the
amazing selection of incredible seafood, such as
Parmesan crusted Mahi Mahi, Salmon Florentine,
Yellow Fin Ahi Tuna, Bacon Wrapped Scallops,
and many others. The offerings continue with
chops, pasta and John’s house specialty, Prime
Rib, USDA choice ribeye slow roasted and carved
to order, plus many other tasty menu items. The
cozy atmosphere and delicious food will make
your dining experience unforgettable. 15970
Hickman Road, Clive. 987-1151. www.johnandnicks.com.
Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse: Features steaks,
chops, seafood and Italian specialties. Enjoy
the vintage cool atmosphere with the sounds
of Frank, Dean and Sammy Davis, Jr. as well as
contemporary crooners like Michael Buble and
Harry Connick Jr. Enjoy classic martinis, specialty
cocktails or our extensive wine list at the Blue
Bar. Private dining, banquet and meeting space
make it perfect for any occasion. 6800 Fleur Drive,
Des Moines, 515-287-0848; Mills Civic Parkway,
West Des Moines 515-333-5665 and Bass Pro
Drive, Altoona 515-957-9600.
Prime Cut Grill: At the Prime Cut Grill, we serve
the best steaks available along with a full line of
pasta, seafood, sandwiches and cocktails, open
Wednesday through Sunday nightly. Some of our
guests’ favorites include hand cut boneless ribeye
steak, bacon-wrapped filet mignon, hand-breaded
deep-fried jumbo shrimp, pan-fried walleye fillet,
traditional French onion soup, and of course our
slow-roasted prime rib, which is served every Friday and Saturday night. After dinner don’t forget
to stop by the lounge where we have live bands
every Friday and Saturday night with no cover
charge. Meskwaki Bingo and Casino, 1504 305th
St., Tama. (641) 484-2108. www.meskwaki.com.
Tapas
Stuffed Olive: The Stuffed Olive is all about the
entire “Martini Experience.” From your favorite
classics to new and exciting blends you’ve never
seen before, you’re sure to find a cocktail to love
on our vast martini menu. Add a warm, comfortable atmosphere, great wines, beers and top-shelf
spirits, and The Stuffed Olive will become your favorite place to start, end or spend your evening.
Our tapas menu offers appetizer-sized portions
of globally influenced entrees, for a sampling
and sharing dining experience. 208 3rd St., Des
Moines. 243-4456.
Winery
Summerset Winery: We invite you come out
and be part of the tradition of excellent wines.
Whether you are experienced with the world of
wine or a novice and afraid to look foolish, you’ll
find our expert tasting room staff friendly and
knowledgeable, ready to help you find wines
you’ll appreciate and enjoy. Our list of awards is
long, but we are more proud of our consumers’
love of our legendary Caba Moch, and our other
flavorful wines. Come out for Sunday Tunes, enjoy
the music and wine, bring your friends and family,
and join our family at the place where it all began
in Iowa Wine Country! 15101 Fairfax, Indianola,
961-3545, www.summersetwine.com. CV
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Denny Arthur’s: something old, something new
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standard activity for thee
21 to 30 age group. It’ss
still relevant to the 30 to 50
age group, although probably not a weekly
endeavor. What about the 50 to 80 group?
Are they “too old” for going out?
Not according to the crowd at Denny Arthur’s.
Most of its patrons are older than 35,
but none of them are “old” as we know the
word. Seventy-year-old men can groove with
the best of them, and you can bet you’ll see a
woman in her fifties looking for a hot young
dance partner.
And, yes, Denny Arthur’s is well known
for its cougars, but that’s only one slice of
the pizza. (The metaphorical pizza, that is;
sorry, they don’t serve food.)
The crowd is made up of every race, sex
and age group — and they all join together
seamlessly under the disco ball (yes, there is
a disco ball). Music switches from today’s
hits to ’60s favorites to ’80s classics and back
through, favoring no single generation.
I’ve never been to a disco, but this is what
I would imagine it would be like today —
By Eleni Upah
Denny Arthur’s
2400 86th St., Suite 7
Urbandale
515-270-9824
The drinks flow heavily as the dancing crowd grows bigger and bigger
throughout a night at Denny Arthur’s.
a mix of music and dance styles that could
only happen in bar frequented by seasoned
pros of the disco era and their kids.
For the full effect, head to Denny Arthur’s
at 8 p.m. The music is a little older, and the
dancers — well, they might be moving a little
slower, but they do it well. As the night goes
on, the 70-plus audience seems to dwindle,
and the beats become faster and newer.
From the high-top tables lining the
bar’s walls, patrons can watch 20-year-olds
busting a move, 30-year-olds dancing with
60-somethings, and everything in between.
The most dancers fill the floor during
songs of the 1970s through 1990s, because,
as we all know, what was once in style and
has gone out of style always comes back into
style. Music is the same, because it reminds
us of a time years ago when we were listening
to that same song somewhere else.
Denny Arthur’s doesn’t often top the
list of places to go for the just-turned-21
group. But for those who have heard of it, it
can quickly become something of a regular
haunt.
Here’s a little test to see if you fall into
the category of Denny Arthur’s fans:
Do you like to dance in a club atmosphere? Denny Arthur’s is for you.
Do you like to sit and drink while you
watch others dance? Denny Arthur’s is for
you.
Do you like watching unlikely couples
come together? Denny Arthur’s is for you.
Do you like people-watching the most
interesting types? Denny Arthur’s is for you.
Really, it’s hard to point out a group that
wouldn’t fit in at Denny Arthur’s. It’s just
an ordinary place that hosts an unordinary
group of individuals — and it’s an experience everyone should have at least once. CV
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THURSDAY NIGHTS AT BCA
216 COURT AVENUE
Sunday, Jan. 11
Monday, Jan. 12
TOAD’S TAVERN
All day happy hour. Free pool, 10 a.m. close.
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Game day. Bloody Mary Bar. $3 Tall boys
all day long. $2.50 bottles.
1500 S.E. First St.
MANNING’S
$3 Bakon Bloody Marys ALL DAY LONG!
Two domestic bottles or cans for $5. Free
pool. $2 cans of Old Milwaukee.
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$12 buckets, $2 domestic draws, $2
wells, $3 fireball.
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$2 PBR, Busch Heavy, Natural Light tall
boys, $3 domestic tall boys. Free pool.
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wells and $1 fireball shots 8 p.m.-close.
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Football. $3 tall boys and $2 wells
during the games!
1500 S.E. First St.
MANNING’S
Come see April! Two for $5 domestic
bottles! Two for $5 shots! $2 cans of Old
Milwaukee.
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$2.50 domestic bottles, $3 dom. tall
boys, $3 shots of Fireball, Jager, Rumple
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Half price beers 6 p.m.-close.
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Half price martinis 6 p.m.-close.
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Wednesday, Jan. 14
Tuesday, Jan. 13
TOAD’S TAVERN
Spin the wheel to drink for cheap! Mug
night: $5 for a mug then $2 refills all day.
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Buy one get ones 4-6 p.m. $2 domestic
draws, $3 captains, $3 jagermeister.
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Steak Night 5 – 9 p.m. 2 for 1s from 9
p.m. - 1 a.m. $2 domestic draws.
1500 S.E. First St.
VOODOO LOUNGE
Half priced potions 6 p.m.-12 a.m.
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MANNING’S
Come see April! Busch Light – Two cans
for $4! $2 cans of Old Milwaukee.
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Buy one get ones 4-6 p.m. $3 import
draws, $4 Guiness, $6 domestic pitchers.
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$2.50 well drinks, $1 off Long Islands
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DERRY’S LOUNGE
VOODOO LOUNGE
$2 off all martinis. $2 off select wine. Half
priced top shelf liquors 6 p.m.-12 a.m.
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$4 bombs and $3 Fireball 9 p.m. – close.
1500 S.E. First St.
MANNING’S
Come see Molli! $3 Fireballs! Two
domestic bottles or cans for $5. $2 cans
of Old Milwaukee.
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2-for-1’s 9-11 p.m. (calls, well, bottles),
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Half price wine 6 p.m.-close.
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Thursday
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ART AND GALLERIES
s-AKING!RT0UBLICMaking Art Public explores the
beauty and history of public art in Iowa, 9 a.m. State
Historical Museum of Iowa.
Friday
9
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s 4HE 3OUL 3EARCHERS Blues, no cover, 9 p.m. The
Greenwood Lounge.
s4HE4ARAKIS Roots reggae band playing many Bob
Marley classics, 9 p.m. Star Bar.
s %LVIS 4RIBUTE #ONTEST &INALS Featuring eight
finalists for top honors. 7-10 p.m. Riverside Casino.
s-IKE!CETO 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Bar Louie. 7105 Mills
Civic. West Des Moines.
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s /PIATE 3UPPORT 'ROUP FOR 7OMEN Call 633-
7968 or 274-3904 for questions and to RSVP. 7 p.m.
Friends House Conference Room. 4211 Grand Ave.
s #ARING AND 3HARING 'ROUP 1:30 p.m. Unity
Church of Des Moines. 414 31st St. Des Moines.
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s +ARAOKE 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Beaver Tap. 4041
s"OB0ACEAND4HE$ANGEROUS"ANDBlues, funk,
RandB and classic rock. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Gas Lamp. 1501
Grand Ave. Des Moines.
s2ICK"URKEAcoustic, no cover, 9 p.m. The Greenwood
Lounge.
s0APA0ROFlTT"ANDBlues rock, 9 p.m. Bourbon St.
Bar and Grill.
s*AZZ(APPY(OUR 5:30 p.m. The Basement @ The
Des Moines Social Club.
s#HARLSON4RIOWITH*ANEY(OOPERVocal stylings.
7 p.m. Chuck’s Restaurant.
s*OHN+RANTZ*AZZ Jazz, 6:30 p.m. Sam and Gabe’s
Italian Bistro.
s &IRESIDE -USIC -ARILYN *EROME Enjoy music
fireside with Marilyn Jerome at the Hotel Pattee. David’s
Milwaukee Diner and Inter-Urban lounge are open for
service, 7 p.m. Hotel Pattee. 1112 Willis. Perry.
s 4ERESA &ARRIS Pop, rock and country dance music.
8:30 p.m. - midnight. Riverside Casino.
Urbandale Ave. Des Moines.
s+ARAOKE!T4HE#AMELOT 7-10 p.m. Family hour
from 7-8 p.m. The Talent Factory. 1114 6th St. Nevada.
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.ETWORKING%VENTNetworking event featuring Iowa
Association of Business and Industry’s Michael Ralston
and what’s on the horizon for Iowa business owners.
Learn what issues will impact your business in 2015
and what you can do about it. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Lincoln
Savings Bank. 13523 University Ave. Clive.
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s /PEN -IC The Last Laugh Comedy Theater’s open
mic night for aspiring comics. Admission is free. 8-10
p.m. The Last Laugh Comedy Theater. 1701 25th St. West
Des Moines.
s4HE"OOKOF-ORMON 7:30 p.m. Civic Center.
221 Walnut St. Des Moines.
s 4HE ,AST ,AUGH #OMEDY /PEN -IC The Last
Laugh Comedy Theater’s open mic night allows anyone
in the audience to sign up and try their hand at comedy.
Stand-up, improv, sketch comedy, funny songs or video,
anything comedic is welcomed. Every Thursday, free,
7:30 p.m. The Last Laugh Comedy Theater.
+!2!/+%
s&RIDAY.IGHT+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1 a.m. AJ’s on East
Court. 419 East Court Ave. Des Moines.
s&IREBALL&RIDAY+ARAOKE 9-11:45 p.m. Overboard
Sports Bar. 1101 Army Post Road.
s+ARAOKE9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. Striker’s Sports Bar. 655
N.E. 56th St. Pleasant Hill.
s+ARAOKE Weekly karaoke challenges with prizes to
be won. 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Okoboji Grill Ankeny. 2010 S.E.
Delaware. Ankeny.
s+ARAOKEWITH,IVE-USIC6IDEOS9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Mickey’s Irish Pub Waukee. 50 S.E. Laurel St. Waukee.
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s/PEN-IC+ARAOKE.IGHTOpen Mic Poetry Night.
Come enjoy original poetry and other performances by
local poets, artists and musicians. 6-8 p.m. Java Joes
DART Bus Station. 620 Cherry St. Des Moines.
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Saturday
10
ART AND GALLERIES
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3HOWAn artistic celebration and tribute to all Saturday
Morning cartoons! PJs encouraged! Cereal and Pop Tart
bar! Plus a massive art card display showing the history
of Saturday morning cartoons, 11 a.m. Palek Studio and
Gallery.
s4HE"OOKOF-ORMON 7:30 p.m. Civic Center.
221 Walnut St. Des Moines.
11 a.m. to noon. Get interesting facts and a closer look
at artifacts on display with a museum guide. Free for
visitors of all ages. State Historical Museum of Iowa. 600
E. Locust St. Des Moines.
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p.m. Beaverdale Books.
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s 4ERESA &ARRIS Pop, rock and country dance music.
8:30 p.m. - midnight. Riverside Casino.
s -IKE !CETO 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Ruby’s Pub. 114 NE
2nd St. Stuart.
s *AMES "IEHN Acoustic, no cover, 9 p.m. The
Greenwood Lounge.
s 3ISTER 3ARA 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Mickey’s Irish Pub
Waukee.
s 4HE &IDDLE #HICS This family band performs a
variety of music from Classical to Bluegrass. $12. 7 p.m.
ArtsCentral. Waukee.
s$-ONET8-11 p.m. Trostel’s Dish.
s#HARLSON4RIOWITH3COTT3MITHVocal stylings. 7
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p.m. Chuck’s Restaurant.
s&INAL-IX"AND9 p.m. Remedy.
s &RIENDS OF *ACK *AM Open mic and Jam with
featured perfomer, 6 p.m. Inspired Grounds Cafe. West
Des Moines - Valley Junction
s &IRESIDE -USIC WITH #7 3MITH 7 p.m. Hotel
Pattee. 1112 Willis. Perry.
s-ICHAEL(OPEAcoustic guitar and vocals, 9 p.m. The
Longest Yard. Valley Junction. West Des Moines.
s"OB0ACEAND4HE$ANGEROUS"ANDBlues, rock,
RandB, funk, 9 p.m. Down Under Bar and Grill.
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s $"3! $EPRESSION"IPOLAR 3UPPORT “We’ve
been there, we can help.” Contact Debbie at wally3610@
yahoo.com for more info. 2 p.m. Lutheran Hospital. Penn
and University Level B Private Dining Room.
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s&RIDAY.IGHT+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1 a.m. AJ’s on East
s #OFFEE +ARAOKE We will play any clean song you
can find on Youtube.com. 7-9 p.m. Java Joes DART Bus
Station. 620 Cherry St. Des Moines.
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s ,EARN ON 3ATURDAYS Drawing from Iowa’s
horticultural professionals and skilled gardeners, the
series will showcase a curated array of programs, 10:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.
30/243
s )MPACT 0RO 7RESTLING 3HOW WITH "OB (OLLY
Impact Pro Wrestling is happy to announce its return
to Des Moines, Iowa for another Impact Pro Wrestling
Show! 7 p.m. Baratta’s @ Forte. 615 3rd St. Des Moines.
4(%!42%!.$#/-%$9
s 4HE ,AST ,AUGH -AINSTAGE 3HOW We perform
games like those seen on TV’s “Whose Line Is It,
Anyway?” getting the audience in on the action by using
their suggestions and even getting them up on stage.
Every Wednesday is Free. Friday and Saturday $14, 7:30
p.m. The Last Laugh Comedy Theater.
s #OMEDIAN "EN +RONBERG 8 p.m. The Talent
Factory. Nevada.
s 4HE "OOK OF -ORMON 2 and 7:30 p.m. Civic
Center. 221 Walnut St. Des Moines.
Sunday
11
ART AND GALLERIES
s-AKING!RT0UBLIC Making Art Public explores the
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s "OTANICAL "LUES Regular admission rates apply.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase from
Trellis Catering, 2-4 p.m. Greater Des Moines Botanical
Garden.
s3ISTER3ARA9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Mickey’s Irish Pub Waukee.
s 3YDNEY -ANCASOLA IN #ONCERT Tickets: $25
adults, $10 students, 1:30 p.m. Cathedral Church of St.
Paul.
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s"IBLE3TUDY#LASSES7ORSHIP3ERVICESAll ages.
Nursery provided. 9:30/10:45 p.m. New Life Center. 1057
23rd St. Des Moines.
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Joes. 214 4th St. Des Moines.
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s&LAVAPRODUCTIONS$*2OD Karaoke and dancing.
8 p.m. - midnight. Yo Yo’s Bar and Grill. 2400 East Dean
Ave. Des Moines.
s+ARAOKE Weekly karaoke challenges with prizes to
be won. 8-11 p.m. Benchwarmers. 705 S. Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny.
s+ARAOKE 7 p.m. - 1:45 a.m. RockStar Bar and Grill.
2301 S.W. 9th St. Des Moines.
Wednesday
14
ART AND GALLERIES
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s&REE#OMMUNITY-EALFor families and individuals
of all ages. 5:30-7 p.m. New Life Center. 1031 23rd St.
Des Moines.
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#LASSES Nursery provided. 6:30 p.m. New Life Center.
1057 23rd St. Des Moines.
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AND 3UPPORT Contact Duane at 243-1742 or
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s!DULT#HILDRENOF!LCOHOLICS!#!-EETING
s4HE0ANTS/FF3ING/FF9 p.m. Whiskey Dixx. 215
12
Free. Anonymous meeting. 11:15 a.m. Central
Presbyterian Church. 38th Street and Grand Avenue Second Floor.
Monday
ART AND GALLERIES
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s#USTOMER!PPRECIATION+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
AJ’s on East Court. 419 East Court Ave. Des Moines.
#/--5.)49
s&REE#OMMUNITY-EALFor families and individuals
of all ages. 5:30-7 p.m. New Life Center. 1031 23rd St.
Des Moines.
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9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Hessen Haus. 101 4th St. Des Moines.
s+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Mickey’s Irish Pub Waukee.
50 S.E. Laurel St. Waukee.
Waukee.
s*AZZINA&UNKY0LACEJazz, no cover, 8:30 p.m. The
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4th St. Des Moines.
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s7ED.IGHT+ARAOKE 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. AJ’s on East
s)OWA%NERGY"ASKETBALLVS7%3 7 p.m. Wells
Fargo Arena.
s&LAVAPRODUCTIONS$*2OD Karaoke and dancing.
Tuesday
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Down Under Bar and Grill. 8350 Hickman
Road. Clive.
s+ARAOKE9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. Striker’s Sports Bar. 655
N.E. 56th St. Pleasant Hill.
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9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. The Keg Stand. 3530 Westown
Parkway. West Des Moines.
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s 3ISTER 3ARA 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Mickey’s Irish Pub
[email protected] for more info. Skywalk
accessible. 1 p.m. 7th and Walnut. 1st Floor, Suite 131.
Des Moines.
s %MOTIONS !NONYMOUS Des Moines Emotions
Anonymous Chapter, EA fellowship of weekly meetings in
a warm and friendly environment. Emotions Anonymous
is a Step 12 program of recovery for emotional issues
and maintaining emotional health. 12:15-1:15 p.m. Java
Joes. 214 4th St. Des Moines.
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s#ROOKED-ILE5NPAVEDAcoustic, no cover, 8 p.m.
The Greenwood Lounge.
Greenwood Lounge.
s4RIVIA.ITEGame starts at 9 p.m. every Wednesday.
The Blazing Saddle. 416 E 5th St. Des Moines.
s,IVE4EAM4RIVIA Round-by-round prizes. 7-9 p.m.
Mickey Finn’s. 7020 Douglas Ave. Urbandale.
s 8TREME 3PIRIT .ATIONAL #HAMPIONSHIP
s -ILLIKIN 5NIVERSITY #HOIR CONCERT Nationally
Cheerleading and dance national championships. 11
a.m. - 6 p.m. Hy-Vee Hall.
s )OWA %NERGY "ASKETBALL VS )$! 4 p.m. Wells
Fargo Arena.
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known choir will perform in Clive as part of its annual
winter choir tour. The choir’s repertoire spans five
centuries. 7:30 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church.
s.!-)Support group for persons coping with mental
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s 4HE "OOK OF -ORMON 1 and 6:30 p.m. Civic
Center. 221 Walnut St. Des Moines.
health conditions. Peer oriented. 2 p.m. Plymouth
Church. 42nd and Ingersoll, Burling Room. Des Moines.
s %MOTIONS !NONYMOUS Des Moines Emotions
Anonymous Chapter, EA fellowship of weekly meetings in
a warm and friendly environment. Emotions Anonymous
is a Step 12 program of recovery for emotional issues
and maintaining emotional health. 12:15-1:15 p.m. Java
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games like those seen on TV’s “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?”
Audience interaction and hilarity ensues. Different show
every night guaranteed. Free. 8 p.m. The Last Laugh
Comedy Theater. 1701 25th St. West Des Moines.
s 4HE ,AST ,AUGH -AINSTAGE 3HOW 8 p.m. The
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