Are we boors for not reciprocating? GENTLE READER: Someone evidently told you it would be a virtue to be honest with your hosts about why you dread their parties, but it was not Miss Manners.

“We look forward to being able to have you over when we are unpacked and ready for guests.” Miss Manners is only relieved that your neighbor also had the good manners -- and situational ...

“He had a sense of humour that was unmatched, and I will miss him having us laugh until we cried. Most importantly, I will miss his beautiful smile. I hope he shines down on us as bright as he ...

“Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work ...

"Greenwood Pond: Double Site" by Mary Miss is pictured in Des Moines in 1996. In 2024, the Art Center, which owns the site, announced plans to remove it, saying the cost to rehabilitate the ...

Recently, we asked Westword readers what restaurants they miss the most, and hundreds of comments flooded the Facebook post. Replies ranged from spots that said goodbye in recent years such as Old ...

“René, we can’t believe you’ve been gone nine years already. Not a day goes by that we don’t feel your presence, RC, Eddy, Nelson and I,” Dion wrote in an Instagram post featuring her ...

January 2024 photo of New York artist Mary Miss in her studio in Tribeca, New York. Miss' art installation, Greenwood Pond: Double Site at the Des Moines Art Center, is under threat of demolition.

is launching a Public Art Advocacy Fund to support the preservation campaigns of other threatened works, with an inaugural donation from Miss. “Sadly, over roughly the past decade we have seen ...

The Des Moines Art Center in Iowa has reached a settlement with Mary Miss more than nine months after the groundbreaking land artist filed a lawsuit to stop the institution from demolishing an ...

It’s looking fantastic, We miss you a little bit. I’m very excited about your premiere. What started as a casual phone call quickly turned into a heartwarming surprise when the two ended up Facetiming ...