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.
“Loved Jim Croce (Telephone songs, Oct. 2, 2024). It's like you put time in a bottle for me this morning. But Sugarloaf? I'm calling that up now, and the video is like the very first YouTube project video!” - Brad
“You know the band performs in the nude. He said, ‘Uh-uh, don’t call us, we'll call you.’ ” - Shane
“Hi, Shane (Telephone songs, Oct. 2, 2024). I did my homework and came up with these: The Clash, ‘London Calling’; Train, ‘Calling All Angels’; Vince Gill, ‘When I Call Your Name’; Carley Rae Jepsen, ‘Call Me Maybe.’ ” - James
Now that’s quite a range of music. - Shane
“Good morning, Shane. I just couldn’t resist dipping into the KFMG music computer to see what telephone tunes WE play (Telephone songs, Oct. 2, 2024). I think you did pretty well. Only missed a couple of significant/popular songs: Sade - ‘Smooth Operator’ and Noah Kahan - ‘Dial Drunk’ (Noah is a popular Alt-Country/Americana performer and was the headliner at this year’s Hinterland Festival.)” - Ron
You are the smooth operator, Ron. - Shane
“I agree with you 100% (Pay it back, Oct. 7, 2024). If an athlete abandons the school that took him/her in, offered a free ride, training, skills discipline, etc., he/she absolutely should pay every cent back if he/she dashes away to another school. But I’d take it a step further. If that athlete chooses not to participate in year-end games in order to protect against injuries before pro level drafts, then once again the deal is off. Staying and participating to the end is just part of the commitment. We forget these are still just kids despite the athletic ability they possess and those types of lessons are a part of learning what life is sometimes about.” - Chuck
Good addition. - Shane
Have a thoughtful Thursday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
shane@dmcityview.com
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
More warm and dry weather. Cool down finally coming Sunday into next week.
For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage. |
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| Pick up your October CITYVIEW magazine, available on racks across the metro. | | | FILM REVIEW
‘The Substance’ delivers a campy, bloody romp you won’t soon forget
By David Rowley
“The Substance”
R | 141 minutes
Director/Writer: Coralie Fargeat
Stars: Margaret Qualley, Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid
“The Substance” is not just a horror film — it’s a savage indictment of celebrity culture and the lengths to which society pressures women to maintain an unattainable ideal of beauty. It’s a tragic, funny and deeply disturbing film that will resonate with anyone who has felt the weight of those expectations.
Directed by Coralie Fargeat, the film is a grotesque, satirical journey through themes of fame, beauty, aging and societal pressure, all set in the cutthroat glitz and glamour of Hollywood. It is visually stunning, unnerving and unmistakably unique, destined to polarize audiences and become a cult horror classic. | | | READ MORE |
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The 2024 results ...
CITYVIEW's Best Of Des Moines® | | | Best Local Yoga Studio
1. Power Life Yoga Barre Fitness
2. Rooted Yoga + Fitness
3. Yoga & Co.
Read all the 2024 results.
Cast your votes in the 2025 Best Of Des Moines Poll now! Open until Nov. 22. Results to be published in the February 2025 issue of CITYVIEW.
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| Featured home for sale | | |
$919,000 32335 Wildwood Drive, Adel, IA 50003
Prepare to fall in love with this fabulous 5-bedroom home on 1.74 acres, located just minutes west of West Des Moines. Preplanning and attention to detail are the cornerstones of this spacious home and breathtaking yard. The house, a Pacific Northwest design, was built using 2x6s instead of the standard 2x4s for the exterior walls, providing added insulation and durability. The house, with its contemporary hipped roofs, was strategically angled to parallel the stream bed at the front of the property.
See the listing here.
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Des Moines Performing Arts. “Back to the Future: The Musical.” Oct 15-20.
Iowa Stage Theatre Company. Only four performances remain to see award-winning playwright Jen Silverman's play “Witch.” Check out the exclusive interview with Silverman in the current "Center Stage"
Beaverdale Books will host writer Ta-Nehisi Coates at a ticketed event at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 at Franklin Event Center. He will be joined in conversation by Rekha Basu, and there will be a special poetry reading by Iowa City poet Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey.
In his new book, “The Message,” the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of “Between the World and Me” journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell — and the ones we don’t —shape our realities.
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell's classic "Politics and the English Language," but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories —our reporting and imaginative narratives and mythmaking — expose and distort our realities. Each ticket holder will receive a copy of his new book, “The Message.”
Tickets are available at: Special Ticketed Event - Beaverdale Books
Tallgrass Theatre Company. Broadway Karaoke. Oct. 12, 7 p.m.
Valley Junction Gallery Night, Friday, Oct. 11, 5-8 p.m. Valley Junction’s galleries come together to showcase new artwork by regional, national, and international artists during our annual Fall Gallery Night. This event is free and open to the public. Click here for more information.
— John Busbee, The Culture Buzz |
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| SOLD: Featured commercial real estate transaction | | | 4100 S.E. 14TH ST., DES MOINES
SALE DATE: 2024-07-12
SALE PRICE: $1
SELLER: ORTALE, THEODORE J
BUYER: TLJZ LLC
ACRES: 0.452
SQUARE FET: 1,768 |
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You are what you don't eat. Dr. Eleanor Barnett wrote “Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation” and will lecture on that story beginning in the Tudor kitchen, then through medieval streets lined with butchers’ offal, the inventions in preservation during the Industrial Revolution, the hidden history of Victorian street-food scavengers, the thrifty recipes of the World Wars, to the AI restaurants of the future. “Through our leftovers, we learn a lot more about our culture and our shared history, from poverty and inequality to globalization. If we are what we eat, we are equally defined by what we don’t eat.” Watch on Zoom, Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. Meeting ID: 883 1172 4362. Passcode: 727492. +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago).
The unhealthiest cheeseburger. Plush Care evaluated fast food cheeseburgers for their unhealthiness. Four factors considered, Five Guys was rated the unhealthiest and Culver’s butter burger was deemed the least unhealthy.
Thursday specials
• Burger King releases their Addams Family themed menu today. Krispy Kreme already has four Ghostbusters themed items out.
• 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), and Winn’s Pizza and Steakhouse (122 W. Ashland Ave., Indianola)
• 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 a hot beef sandwich with green beans, $10
• Sprockets (2314 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a breaded pork tenderloin special on Thursdays for $9.99
• 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
• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) offers 20% off all frozen foods through Tuesday.
• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) has karaoke tonight from 6 p.m.
• ShortE's BBQ (8505 Chambery Blvd., Johnston) has $1 smoked wings Thursdays.
• Cyd's Catering has a football "pre-game meal deal" that includes crudité with tomatoes, shrimp cocktails, corn chips and three dips, bourbon meatballs, dry rubbed chicken wings and fudge brownies to feed four - $100.
• Pho Viet (5002 EP True Parkway, West Des Moines) opens today at 11 a.m. with free drinks with all entrees.
• Aldi stores are selling raspberries for $1.99 per 6-ounce pack through Tuesday.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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| Featured in the current issue of Clive Living magazine | | | Meet Keri Lindstrom
Impacting the wellbeing of her students
By Rachel Harrington
Did your childhood dream career come true in adulthood? It certainly did for Keri Lindstrom.
“When I was in elementary school, I knew I wanted to be an educator in some sense,” she says. “I loved interacting with people.”
Her mom worked in education then went into social work, and she observed the impact that a person can have on students in those roles.
After high school, Keri played softball in college and earned her degree in education. Now living her childhood dream and enjoying her 13th year as an educator, she looks back on her career so far with satisfaction. | | | READ MORE |
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FROM KCCI: Two pedestrians hit by car in Des Moines. The Des Moines Police Department says it happened on Southwest 9th Street and Army Post Road around 8 p.m., Wednesday. They say two people were hit by a car and one person is in critical condition. ...READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: Des Moines woman injured after falling into hole on downtown sidewalk. DES MOINES, Iowa – A pedestrian is considering legal action after a lunch-hour walk led to injuries. ...READ MORE
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: Michael McTaggart named new Des Moines police chief. Maj. Michael McTaggart of the Des Moines Police Department replaces Chief Dana Wingert, who has served as police chief since 2015. ....READ MORE |
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MLB: CLE 0 DET 3 DET leads series, 2-1 ; PHI 1 NYM 4 NYM win series, 3-1; NYY 3 KC 2 NYY leads the series 2-1; LAD 8 SD 0 Series tied 2-2
ESPN: Francisco Lindor's grand slam lifts Mets into NLCS, ousts Phillies ... READ MORE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni Not Concerned About Hot Seat After Jets Fire Robert Saleh ... READ MORE
CBS Sports: Bears' Caleb Williams responds to DJ Moore calling him 'bossy'; Chicago GM discusses rookie QB's development ...READ MORE |
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| Weekly fuel report | | | The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 1 cent, averaging $2.98 across Iowa according to AAA. Prices are down 41 cents from a year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $3.21, up 1 cent from last week’s price.
Retail diesel prices in Iowa rose 6 cents this week with a statewide average of $3.38. One year ago, diesel prices averaged $4.27 in Iowa.
The current Iowa diesel price is 22 cents lower than the national average of $3.60.
Wholesale ethanol held steady and is currently priced at $2.16.
Natural gas prices fell 30 cents at the Henry Hub reporting site and are currently priced at $2.66/MMbtu.
Propane prices averaged $1.57 per gallon in Iowa.
Home heating oil prices had a statewide average of $2.91 per gallon. |
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1985: U.S. Navy fighter jets intercept Italian cruise ship hijackers. On October 10, 1985, the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches a dramatic climax when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom and force the jet to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily. American and Italian troops surrounded the plane, and the terrorists were taken into Italian custody.. .... READ MORE
2014: Malala Yousafzai, 17, wins Nobel Peace Prize. On October 10, 2014, activist Malala Yousafzai, age 17, wins the Nobel Peace Prize. A fierce advocate for girls' education, in her native Pakistan and around the world, she is the youngest-ever Nobel laureate..... READ MORE
1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat. In the conclusion to an extremely embarrassing situation, President Dwight D. Eisenhower offers his apologies to Ghanian Finance Minister, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, who had been refused service at a restaurant in Dover, Delaware. It was one of the first of many such incidents in which African diplomats were confronted with racial segregation in the United States. ... READ MORE
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| Birthdays and notables | | | These celebrities were born on this date: DDG, Marina, Thomas Kuc, Josh Giddey, Mario Lopez, Brett Favre, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mya, Matt Meese, Geno Smith, Dan Stevens, Sojaboy, Da'Vinchi, Lizzy Hale, Martin Kemp, David Lee Roth, Rose McIver, Jacob Williams, Isabela Ferrer, Lali Espósito
SUBMIT: Send your birthday greetings and congratulatory notes to: tammy@iowalivingmagazines.com |
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The answer to yesterday's riddle:
What do you call a lazy kangaroo? A POUCH POTATO! - Gail Tomlinson, Shane Goodman, Carolyn Rogers. OR A MAR-SLEEP-IAL! - Kris Hoover. Other answers from: William Snyder, Rex Post.
Today's riddle:
What do you call a train carrying bubblegum?
Have a guess? Email tammy@iowalivingmagazines.com |
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