Ames Progressive

For Kim
In one instant Sheng is in Chataranga, perfectly parallel to the ground, supporting himself with his arms bent at a 90 degree angle, his elbows against the side of his torso. And in the next instant he is in a Crow arm balance, his knees up in his armpits and his weight balanced on […]

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From the Boheme (R.I.P.) to the M-Shop and the Practice Space, some of the best music in Ames is contained within divers and sundry living rooms, and I will be bold and state that there is another to add to that esteemed list: the Ames Progressive office. The shows there, which occur every Tuesday at […]

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The now-closed Boheme, on the corner of West Street and Campus Avenue in Ames. (photo: Kim Smith)
Kate Kennedy: Is there any way to save the Boheme?
Pete Sherman: Well, the business and the philosophy are two different things. What you’re doing is the Boheme. So there’s the business of the Boheme, but […]

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We all do it. Stare at the strangers around us and wonder what thoughts are flickering through their minds.
We endeavored to find out one night.
Location: Thumbs
Time: 10pm -2am
Question: What are you thinking?
“The people I am going to meet the rest of the day. The potential situations I am going to be in and how I […]

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