Welcome to an extra edition of the mailbag where you will find some of the comments, questions and ideas sent recently by readers of this newsletter or our publications. They are edited for space and clarity.
“My dad was a carpenter (Dad jokes, Aug. 7, 2024). His first joke was, ‘Did you hear the one about the blind carpenter? He picked up his hammer and saw.’ His other one was more for anyone:
‘One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead men got up to fight,
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other,
If you don’t believe this lie is true,
Ask the blind man he saw it, too.’
Took me all day to remember that one. Thanks again for the memories. - Donna
Maybe your dad needed to see an eye doctor? - Shane
“Shane, did your dad ever have you near him when he was hammering nails into something and throw down a nail and say, ‘Dang it, another nail with the head on the wrong end?’ (Dad jokes, Aug. 7, 2024). Yeah, mine neither.” - James
Some variation of that, but when he got those efforts right, he would say, “We are cooking with fuel now!” - Shane
“Good morning, Shane. The brief ban on plastic bags we experienced here in Iowa didn't last long (I love a parade, Aug. 8, 2024). Bringing your own bags was a real pain for we lazy people and some say unhealthy due to contamination. Unprepared in Philadelphia a while ago, we had to buy a grocery bag. You mentioned the waste of plastic bags each year. Did you ever consider how many little plastic cups and plastic forks are wasted in stores serving samples of foods and drinks?” - John
Good points, John, but the littering of those plastic bags stuck in tree branches are what irritate me the most. - Shane
Have a thoughtful Thursday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
shane@dmcityview.com
515-953-4822, ext. 305
www.thedailyumbrella.com
See Shane Goodman's previous columns here. |
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
Rain chances continue today, then we head into a nice weekend!
For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage. |
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| Featured in the August issue of CITYVIEW | | | ART NEWS
Growing up in summer
By Jim Duncan
In the art world, summer is the season of aestivation. That started before air conditioning when art patrons and performers retreated from sultry cities for cooler climes. It persists as a time out for symphonies, opera companies, schools and ballets. Douglas Duncan and Lawrence Ely took advantage of that a half century ago by establishing a summer opera company here that commands far-flung attention that might not be there when other companies are fully active. Des Moines Metro Opera’s recently concluded season was its best yet.
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CENTER STAGE - a weekly Daily Umbrella update about cultural happenings in Central Iowa.
Des Moines Community Playhouse – The Penguin Project. Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” Aug. 15-18.
Java Joes (Ankeny) Broadway Cabaret – “Miss Saigon Tribute” plus “Michael Howland’s Musical Journey.” Aug. 17, 1 p.m.
Iowa Stage Theatre Company – Scriptease. Scriptease Open House: “Resistance” by Taylor Sklenar. Monday, Aug.19, Happy Hour & Tours: 6 p.m., Scriptease: 7 p.m., Iowa Stage Theatre Company Rehearsal Space, 1472 N.E. 69th Place, Suite 101, Ankeny.
Des Moines Performing Arts – “Moulin Rouge.” Aug. 20 - Sept. 1. BONUS: Listen to a 15-minute interview with “Moulin Rouge” star Renee Marie Titus (in the role of La Chocolat) from The Culture Buzz.
Gray's Station Summer Music Series – Des Moines Downtown Chamber Night Wednesday, Aug. 21, 5-7 p.m., Gray's Station Paseo, 469 S.W. 12th St., Des Moines. Enjoy live music from Brother Trucker, food from Big Red Food Truck, and free samples from some local breweries.
— John Busbee, The Culture Buzz |
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| CITYVIEW's Best Of Des Moines® | | | The results have been tallied and published in the February issue of CITYVIEW and online!
Best Local School District
1. Des Moines Public Schools
2. Waukee Community School District
3. West Des Moines Community School District
Read all the results now!
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Bad August for restaurants courtesy of the U.S. Senate. The U.S. Senate failed to advance the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, H.R. 7024, which was passed by the U.S. House on a bipartisan vote. That means that current eligibility for 100% bonus depreciation on leasehold and interior improvements for restaurants will reduce to 20% this year and end completely after 2026.
Stanford wins big. Stanford students/grads took home 39 Olympic medals, more than double the number of any other U.S. school and more than the Netherlands, South Korea, Germany or Canada. In addition to Stanford, other colleges with multiple medals were led by Texas, Cal, Virginia, Penn State, Southern Cal, Washington, Notre Dame, UCLA, Florida, Iowa, Davidson and Harvard. (WSJ)
Deals today
• The Keg Stand's (3530 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines) Thursday special is $9 burgers with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and choice of side
• Irina's Steak and Seafood (650 S. Prairie View Drive, West Des Moines) offers a steak special with choices on Thursdays. Choose one: prime filet mignon, New York strip or baseball cut sirloin, plus one selected side, $25
• Sirloin steak dinners are featured specials today at Sully's Irish Pub (860 First St., West Des Moines), Front Row (9956 Swanson Blvd., Clive), Winn’s Pizza and Steakhouse (122 W. Ashland Ave., Indianola) and Sprockets (2314 University Ave., Des Moines)
• Thursday nights, Moroccan couscous — lemon chicken, beef keftas, five vegetables, harissa — are $17 at Purveyor (505 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines)
• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Thursday special is hot beef sandwich with green beans, $10
• Sprockets (2314 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a breaded pork tenderloin special on Thursdays for $9.99
• Aussie pies, savory and sweet, at St. Kilda's Collective (333 Fifth St., Valley Junction) farmers market stall are good deals at varying prices. Indoors, Thursday's happy hour brings gargantuan $12 fried cod sandwiches, plus cheeseburgers, Cubanos, chicken sandwiches and veggie burgers
• Kids eat free at Scornovacca’s (1930 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines) on Thursdays
• Mariscos El Pirata (6050 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines) offers $2 off all sushi on Thursdays
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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| Featured home for sale | | |
$899,000 5601 Rose Ave., Des Moines, IA 50321
Stunning 2020 custom built ranch offers 4,000+ square feet of finished living space and wonderful outdoor amenities including a saltwater pool and screened porch with fireplace. Grand French doors open to an open concept floor plan highlighted by beautiful windows, stone fireplace and custom touches including Italian marble backsplash, custom-made fireplace mantel, custom closets, whole home audio/security and wood floors through entire main level. ...
See the listing here.
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| SOLD: Featured commercial real estate transaction | | | 2201 E. PARK AVE., DES MOINES
SALE DATE: 2024-05-21
SALE PRICE: $4,500,000
SELLER: DES MOINES LEASED HOUSING ASSOCIATES VII LP
BUYER: PRAIRIE WINDS APARTMENTS LLC
ACRES: 3.236
SQUARE FEET: 65,837 |
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| From the August issue of West Des Moines / Jordan Creek Living magazine | | | Loyal Friends Foundation volunteer
Fratianni has love for books and giving back.
By Lindsey Giardino
Mary Fratianni moved to West Des Moines 24 years ago.
In the years since, she’s developed a real affinity for the community. So much so that, in 2020, she joined the board of the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation, which helps to guide and support the library in terms of events, fundraising, membership, endowment and technology. The group’s mission is to provide support and serve as advocates for the library.
One of the foundation’s most visible recent projects was helping fund the Words on Wheels mobile library.
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FROM KCCI: Webster County jury convicts Fort Dodge man of father's murder. FORT DODGE, Iowa — After two hours of deliberations Wednesday, a Webster County jury convicted a Fort Dodge man of the murder of his father. Alec Jones, 26, was charged back in April with first-degree murder after the body of his father, 55-year-old Dennis Jones, was found in a ditch in rural Webster County by a mail carrier. ...READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: Leaders in affordable housing pushing for more opportunities. DES MOINES, Iowa — Housing for the homeless and affordable housing in general is something a group is actively working on in central Iowa. A couple of months ago, WHO 13 News reported about the old Days Inn Hotel off of Merle Hay that was being repurposed by Anawim Housing for living quarters for the homeless. The Monarch Apartments will be ready for residents on January 1, 2025, with construction work well under way .... READ MORE
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: Vehicle driven 'erratically at high speeds' on University Avenue rear-ends another car during pursuit, DMPD says. DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police announced Wednesday evening that pursuit of a vehicle driving "erratically at high speeds" led to a crash with injury at Ohio Street and University Avenue. ...READ MORE |
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ESPN: Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart covers music, sports in new film. ...READ MORE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: J.J. McCarthy’s Lost Season Could Turn Out to Be a Blessing. ... READ MORE
CBS Sports: Brewers owner Mark Attanasio accused of stealing sand from Malibu's Broad Beach ...READ MORE |
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1969: Woodstock festival opens in Bethel, New York. ... Early estimates of attendance increased from 50,000 to around 200,000, but by the time the gates opened on Friday, August 15, more than 400,000 people were clamoring to get in. ... READ MORE
2021: Kabul falls to the Taliban after U.S. withdrawal. On August 15, 2021—just two weeks before U.S. troops were set to officially withdraw from Afghanistan—Taliban leaders enter the capital city of Kabul and sweep back into power with little resistance. The Afghan government collapses, the country’s president Ashraf Ghani flees, and many desperate Afghan civilians are left behind . ... READ MORE
1057: King Macbeth is killed by Malcolm Canmore. At the Battle of Lumphanan, King Macbeth of Scotland is slain by Malcolm Canmore, whose father, King Duncan I, was murdered by Macbeth 17 years earlier. ... READ MORE
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| Birthdays and notables | | | These celebrities were born on this date: Jennifer Lawrence, Chief Keef, Joe Jonas, Jill Vertes, Ben Affleck, Carlos PenaVega, Donald Mustard, Tristan Evans, Princess Anne, Belinda, Anthony Anderson, Zion Foster, Emily Kinney, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
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The answer to yesterday's riddle:
Why did the architect dip her finger in ink? SHE NEEDED BLUEPRINTS! - Beckham Miller, Carolyn Rogers, Gail Tomlinson.
I missed sharing some answers from yesterday's riddle, "Where did the one-armed man like to shop?" The lost and found…..for miss matched gloves! - William Snyder. A second-hand store! - Rex Post, Gail Tomlinson.
Today's riddle
What did the woman say to her date when he said the non-alcoholic wine was delicious?
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