Now the goal is to keep the seeds planting – Danny still has another half to go. Pre-order a book, drop him a donation, set up a community fundraiser of your own for his benefit. Sell some lemonade on your street corner, or shine shoes on the sidewalk. This book is a community book – the money it makes is going straight to the homeless shelters in our neighborhoods that support the homeless youth wandering our cold city.

A self proclaimed Media Enthusiast, Salvage Artist, Thrifter, Dreamer, Erin Stover, aka so Zealous, recreates bland salvage finds into bright brilliant accents. You’ll find the above picture frame above along with sconces, candle holders, and …

Pinnacle Record party went well on Friday, February 13th with five bands, Modern Day Satire, Outhouse Catastrophes, Twisted Youth, Revolution (soon to be For Now and Forever in April), and the Nasties all performing under the management of Darren Hushak.

5 questions + 5 facts about 1 person you should know.

Kari Leigh Heath  |  O’Toole Merchants |  marketstreetmediafoundry.com | myspace.com/klheath

5 Facts
1. I am originally from Jacksonville, Florida
2. I am 28 years old.
3.  My day …

Two Buy Locals today? Yeah but once I found out I had to post this!

One of Iowa’s best musicians that few seem to know about, William Elliott Whitmore, is releasing his newest album, Animals of …

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They were a joy both to watch and needle with questions, an opportunity I hope comes flying back to our shoulders. When I asked them what they thought makes a great show, and what hopefully makes them return to us soon, they both agreed they wanted for “people to feel something changed, something different.” Amen to that.

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All in all, I rather stumbled across a handful of local bands worth the time to tip my hat to. I do believe Kate Kennedy took my heart away with her, and should the rest of the world lose its vocalists, Des Moines should be able to pick up the slack. Ah yes, and soup-lust is smartly curtailed by local artists. Let us not forget that.

Given the deficit of the writing, the Des Moines Playhouse still has cast it well enough to enjoy. Timothy Flynn’s performance is a fantastic piece of acting that shines through the character, supported by an all around congenial cast. Take the time to attend, if nothing else than to see quality actors at work.

“The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.”
-GK Chesterton
There is a certain magic to plays that the modern films have yet to replace for me. …