Turn over a new leaf

 

Our fourth annual fall books guide provides options for readers of all interests

Society has changed, and so have our reading habits. Many Americans would rather stare at a screen than read a book, and that’s a shame. But we at Cityview champion the written word, and we think you should, too, which is why we are pleased to publish our fourth annual fall books guide.

 

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A list of salaries; Mark Schantz is back with the AG; news is coming; and no crap for Hawk coaches

A bunch of stuff that isn’t earthshaking but is kind of interesting — though, as a guy once told Skinny, “you tell me the story, I’ll tell you if it’s interesting.”


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Garcia’s Cashes Rivers rolling on with new album, label, publicist

The three paradoxes that help define budding Des Moines singer-songwriter Matthew Garcia are:

When he received his first guitar from his mother at age 13, he was more concerned with using it to write songs than he was jamming with friends;

He is best known by his band’s name, Cashes Rivers, though he credits himself as its only member on its new, self-titled album;

 

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The Oasis is a dream come true

When Madison Avenue produces a “follow your bliss and open a restaurant story,” usually for a credit card company, things work out magnificently well. Middle-aged families quickly transform dives into palaces, doing all the remodeling with smiles on their faces. On opening night, their place is packed with glamorous couples, toasting the owner-chef with champagne while his wife-hostess pops corks. Sometimes things work out well in real life but never quite so quickly. Sometimes they don’t at all.

 

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On the town

Cityview brings you updated
nightlife images, trivia and bar
specials from the metro area's
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Concert Photos

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