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Feature Story
Buffalo Bill, Des Moines and the Iowa State Fair

By the time the shows ended their 33-year run, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West had played to more than 50 million people. It was the spectacle of the era, performed for [...]

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Feature Story
2025 CHOICE Awards

Inspired by Japan’s Living National Treasures, the idea for CITYVIEW’s CHOICE awards originated 11 years ago. The Japanese program honors “preservers of important intangible cultural properties.” In the years after [...]

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Business Feature
The business of malls

Popularity and ease of access have made online retailers increasingly attractive for shoppers. According to Shopify, an e-commerce site where businesses can sell their products, global e-commerce sales are forecast [...]

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Civic Skinny
Park positive. Good tippers. Big trees. A $300K median home price. And Iowa… works?

Park place. Des Moines continues to be a solid destination for those looking to live within walking distance to a park. According to Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national [...]

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Political Mercury
We will all be dead by 2030, credentialed forecast on artificial intelligence predicts

The opening line of AI 2027, a forecast about the exponential explosion of artificial intelligence, is jaw-dropping. “We predict the impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be [...]

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Film Review
Go on a cosmic misadventure with Pixar’s ‘Elio’

Blast off for a vibrant, heartwarming adventure that proves original storytelling still has a place in today’s entertainment landscape. While it may not reach the emotional heights of Pixar’s very [...]

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Food Dude
Is soul food the new BBQ?

Soul food is having a moment in Des Moines. Two new brick and mortar cafés devoted entirely to this African-American style of southern roots cooking are up and running. Every [...]

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Des Moines Forgotten
80/35 Musical Festival

This is my first July in Des Moines without the 80/35 Musical Festival (excluding the two pandemic years). I know it was not just one factor that ended this nearly [...]

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Joe's Neighborhood
Gardening as self-defense

“Fill the bathtub with water,” my wife yells in a high crescendo while gesturing with her hands as if she is has me by the ears and is trying to [...]

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Center Stage
Great shows offered in June

The Des Moines Playhouse has developed a strong tradition of a summer musical, adding a roster of collegiate talent home for the summer to their shows. Their summer musical tradition [...]

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CITYVIEW's Question of the Week

CITYVIEW’s question of the week

How often do you wash your vehicle?

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