Phoebe Bridgers @ Red Rocks
Red Rocks lived up to every photo, but the emotional core was hearing Phoebe Bridgers perform “Halloween” after it had already soundtracked our break with Iowa—proof-of-life for a move we’d rushed to make.…
Skate City Des Moines
Des Moines opened what was then America’s largest skatepark and landed the Dew Tour—four days of Olympic-qualifying skating where the point felt less like scores than shared progression in the sport.…