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.
“Great idea about leaving the phone number at the top of the call and the email address also (Voicemail, Oct. 9, 2024). I’m putting that in motion today.” - Pat
You can drop me a check in the mail. - Shane
“Now I have to worry about the length of my pants (Floods, Oct. 14, 2024)? Gimme a break!” - Brad
Yes, Mr. Highwater, you do. - Shane
“I hate to tell you, but the original patent showed over was what the toilet paper holder had in mind (How do you roll, Oct. 16, 2024).” - Ann |
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Once again, I refuse to go with the flow. - Shane
“I prefer the inventor’s design (How do you roll, Oct. 16, 2024).” - Bill
Mix it up a little, Bill. Life is short, and so are the toilet paper rolls. - Shane
“Really... you are an under man (How do you roll, Oct. 16, 2024)? I'm not sure our friendship can continue.” - Greg
We can work it out. Just bring your own toilet paper when you visit. - Shane
I never really paid attention or cared about this until nearly 52 years ago when we got married (How do you roll, Oct. 16, 2024). My wife insisted ‘over’ was the only correct way. It wasn't a big deal, and it contributed to marital bliss. Over the years, I have become a believer of ‘over.’ It really does seem to work better. Have a great day and may all your rolls be over the top!” - Chuck
Happy wife. Happy life. I can’t argue with that. - 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 other columns here. |
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
Our mild and dry fall rolls on through the weekend.
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. | | | LUNCH WITH...
Scott Carlson at Americana
By Jim Duncan
Scott Carlson opened Des Moines’ first successful brew pub. Recently, he sold his share of Court Avenue Brewing Company (CABCO) to concentrate on Americana, Gilroy’s and the Iowa Craft Beer Tent at the fairgrounds, which he also founded. He has just completed many years of leadership with the Iowa Restaurant Association (IRA) and the National Restaurant Association (NRA).
We asked him to lunch and met at Americana, his contemporary restaurant in the historic former Manbeck Chrysler building in the Western Gateway. Americana is a local weekend brunch legend with an endless mimosa/screwdriver/bloody Mary option and six elaborate stations. Over Mandarin salads and seared ahi, we talked about the last 30 years in the life of Des Moines’ food scene. | | | READ MORE |
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Wall Street Journal’s think tank “The Future of Everything” released their findings that focused on food. Here are two of them summarized: The future of cooking oil may likely come from algae. Algae cooking oil has just a quarter of the saturated fat found in olive oil and is higher in heart-healthy monounsaturated fat than other popular cooking oils. It also contains less of the polyunsaturated fat that is found in seed oils. Algae oil has a higher smoke point than many other oils, allowing it to remain stable when used for high-heat cooking without degrading the oil or affecting flavor. a Dutch company with plants in Brazil has bred a super algae for cooking oil. It originally derived from sap in chestnut trees.
Seaweed is making its way into more foods, cosmetics and even pet kibble. In the U.S., most of that seaweed is imported from Asia; in 2019, the U.S. produced just 0.01% of the world’s seaweed. As a crop, seaweed could bring environmental benefits, like reducing acid in oceans and absorbing excess nutrients that can be harmful to marine life. Economic benefits could help fishermen whose livelihoods are threatened by global warming. Maine-based Atlantic Seafoods is the leader, and Albertson's and Whole Foods provide the most demand.
Deals today
• Fresh Thyme (2900 University Ave., West Des Moines) is having a one day sale today on both boneless New York Strip steaks and snow crab clusters for $7.99/pound.
• Irina’s Steak and Seafood (650 South Prairie View Drive, West Des Moines) now offers a USDA prime version of steak night. Choose a filet, New York strip or sirloin with a side for $25.
• Ribeye sandwiches are tonight's feature at The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines), and chicken fried steak or liver and onions dinners are at Mickey's in Yale (217 Main St., Yale).
• Firecracker shrimp are $6 on Thursdays, and five pasta dinners are just $12.99, including fettuccine chicken Alfredo, at Bianca’s Grill & Vineyard (410 S. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny).
• Red Lobster (3838 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines) offers a Thursday special of Maine lobster tail with shrimp scampi and a side for $20.
• Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) has fried chicken on special every Thursday with the ice-cooled salad bar.
• Whatcha Smokin (Luther, Iowa) offers its decadent pork belly burnt ends today.
• Hy Vee Market Grill has a Thursday special sirloin steak dinner with potato and green beans for $10.
• Price Choppers have popular Cosmic Crisp apples on sale for 99 cents a pound and Marie Callender frozen pot pies and entrees for $1.99 each through Monday.
• Bubba (200 10th St.) runs a dine-in “Sips & Sliders” promotion every Thursday, 4 p.m. to close - $6 select drinks and $10 mix-and-match BBQ slider trios.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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The 2024 results ...
CITYVIEW's Best Of Des Moines® | | | Best Local Herbal/Nutritional Supplement Store
1. Campbell’s Nutrition
2. Your CBD Store
3. Elevate Nutrition
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 | | |
$400,000 14114 Briarwood Lane, Urbandale, IA 50323
You're going to love everything about this fantastic 3-bedroom 2 1/2 bath 4-floor split level on a large corner lot in an unbeatably convenient Urbandale neighborhood. This home offers more than 2,400 sq. ft. of space. It starts with great curb appeal including a lush lawn, mature trees, and an inviting front porch. When you step into the entry foyer you'll immediately notice the beautiful hardwood floors that carry you into the main living area that includes a spacious living room, an open dining area and the perfect kitchen.
See the listing here.
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Des Moines Playhouse. “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” opens Friday, Oct. 18 and runs through Nov. 3. Have a bloody good time.
Fall Spirit Seekers Fair: Saturday, Oct. 19: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UNITY OF DES MOINES, 414 31st St. Free admission and speakers. Bring your family for a day of intuition, healing and purpose. Featuring vendors from the healing arts, intuitive readers, gifts, stones, jewelry, personal growth workshops and much more. For more information and a list of vendors, visit: www.unitydesmoines.com
Des Moines Playhouse. Get involved - auditions. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical.” Monday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m.
Wanna make people laugh? Java Joes Coffeehouse in Ankeny presents weekly Thursday Night Open Mic. Sign up at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Beaverdale Books - Giving Saturday. This Saturday, Oct. 19, Beaverdale Books is helping Everybody Wins Iowa!, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children's literacy programs. Ten percent of the day's proceeds will be donated to this worthy cause. everybodywinsiowa.org
— John Busbee, The Culture Buzz |
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| SOLD: Featured commercial real estate transaction | | | 5626 DOUGLAS AVE., DES MOINES
SALE DATE: 2024-07-15
SALE PRICE: $2,000,000
SELLER: AMERICAN INN LLC
BUYER: CALIA CAPITAL LLC
ACRES: 0.930
SQUARE FEET: 21,612 |
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| Featured in the current issue of Adel Living magazine | | | Meet Nikki Sampson
Sampson makes impact as a teacher associate
By Lindsey Giardino
Nikki Sampson has made such a difference in ADM Community Schools that, two years ago, she was honored by the ADM school board with its Honoring Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding staff members for their contributions to the district.
Sampson has worked in the school district for more than a decade. She moved to town in 2009 and, a year later, took a job at the elementary school as a paraeducator. Three years ago, she transferred to DeSoto Intermediate to work as a teacher associate.
When she first took the role as paraeducator 15 years ago, it was so she could have the same schedule as her kids, who, at the time, were in first and fourth grade. Sampson wanted to be able to have summers and holidays off like them to spend more time together. Those two kids are now graduates of ADM themselves, which makes Sampson doubly proud to work in the school system. | | | READ MORE |
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FROM KCCI: West Des Moines residents protest Ashworth Road widening plan ....READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: First day of early voting one of the busiest ever in Polk County. ...READ MORE
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: Des Moines police: Suspect arrested in arson by explosive device investigation. DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police have arrested a suspect they believe planted an explosive device in a car.
33-year-old Daniel Kashgen Hellmers faces charges. .....READ MORE |
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MLB: LAD 8 NYM 0 LAD leads series 2-1
WNBA: NY 80. MIN 77 NY leads series 2-1
ESPN: NCAA closes loophole on Oregon's 12-man penalty ... READ MORE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: 2025 Masters Tournament Unofficial Field List, Qualifiers ... READ MORE
CBS Sports: Rays' Tropicana Field unlikely to be ready for MLB Opening Day 2025 after hurricane damage, per report ...READ MORE |
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1931: Al Capone convicted of tax evasion. On October 17, 1931, gangster Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion, signaling the downfall of one of the most notorious criminals of the 1920s and 1930s. He was later sentenced to 11 years in federal prison and fined $50,000. .... READ MORE
1989: Oakland‑San Francisco World Series game postponed because of earthquake. On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocks northern California during Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics at Candlestick Park, forcing postponement of the matchup. The series resumes 10 days after the earthquake, which kills 67, injures more than 3,700 and causes an estimated $5 billion in property damage...... READ MORE
1973: OPEC enacts oil embargo. The Arab-dominated Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announces a decision to cut oil exports to the United States and other nations that provided military aid to Israel in the Yom Kippur War of October 1973. According to OPEC, exports were to be reduced by 5 percent every month until Israel evacuated the territories occupied in the Arab-Israeli war of 1967. In December, a full oil embargo was imposed against the United States and several other countries, prompting a serious energy crisis in the United States and other nations dependent on foreign oil. ... READ MORE
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| Birthdays and notables | | | Happy Birthday Jill Nelson!
These celebrities were born on this date: Eminem, Queen Naija, Alan Jackson, Kimi Raikkonen, Chris Motionless, Felicity Jones, Mae Jemison, Charles Oliveira, Ziggy Marley, Matthew Macfadyen
SUBMIT: Send your birthday greetings and congratulatory notes to: tammy@iowalivingmagazines.com |
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The answer to yesterday's riddle:
What do ghosts have in their noses? BOO-GERS! - Gina Chandler, Gail Tomlinson, William Snyder, Jan Stehl, Carolyn Rogers
Today's riddle:
What do ghosts have in their noses?
Have a guess? Email tammy@iowalivingmagazines.com |
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