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Feature Story
Best of Des Moines

Nearly 14,500 CITYVIEW readers voted these businesses, people, destinations and more as the 2025 Best Of Des Moines.  There is a comforting feeling when you walk into a business and [...]

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Political Mercury
President Jimmy Carter taught my late father — and me — about ‘they say’ sourcing in journalism

The conversation came rushing back to me sometime between the Carter grandchildren’s heart-tugging memories and Andrew Young’s magisterial closing eulogy during the funeral for President Jimmy Carter. As a 10-year-old boy, I thrilled [...]

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Des Moines Forgotten
The Negro Motorist Green Book

I was in Memphis between Christmas and New Years for the very first time, and I fell in love with the city. It didn’t feel much bigger than Des Moines, [...]

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Joe's Neighborhood
A Saint Valentine story

“You know what’s going to happen if you do that?” I say this in my sternest grandfather voice with a glower of hard eyes, a very pursed mouth, and a [...]

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Civic Skinny
More than 100 university sabbaticals. Sand for governor? Concerns over restraint chairs in jails.

For the average worker, a sabbatical may be joked about as taking a long weekend, or perhaps even a week off of work, to rest, relax and recharge. For university [...]

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Center Stage
‘Life of Pi’ coming to Des Moines

It’s simple performing arts math. Pi r2 may determine the area of a circle, but “Pi,” the stellar award-winning theatrical experience, is bringing a prelude of anticipation when the “Life [...]

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Business Feature
Renting or owning?

In Des Moines, small businesses are opening regularly. According to the DSM Small Business Report, provided by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 12,286 jobs were created by new firms in [...]

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Film Review
Which film will earn this year’s Oscar for Best Picture?

This year’s Academy Awards will be on Sunday, March 10 and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Winners will be announced live on ABC and, for the first time, streaming on Hulu. [...]

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Food Dude
Christopher’s — a family heirloom

Joe and Red Giudicessi bought Christopher’s in 1961. The purchase included a sign too expensive to replace, so they kept the name someone else liked. Before that, they ran a [...]

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Feature Story
Winter Arts and Entertainment Guide

Get ready to bust out your winter boots, heavy coats, thick gloves and ice scrapers if you have not already. Some snow has started to fall, and so, too, has [...]

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CITYVIEW's Question of the Week

CITYVIEW’s question of the week

How many eggs, on average, do you eat per week?

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