Winter Arts & Entertainment Guide
Each winter, the desire to shut the doors, close the blinds and stay hunkered down while the wind, snow and cold weather creep in grows stronger. We would say we [...]
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Feature Story
Respite — Places that restore our resilience
We reached out to the staff of Iowa Architect, the official magazine of The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter, and requested permission to reprint portions of their cover story, [...]
Read More →Business Feature
Start with the legal basics when building a business
Launching a small business is often fueled by passion and a vision, but nothing replaces the legal foundations that keep a business protected and positioned to grow. Whether for a [...]
Read More →Civic Skinny
Alcohol sales down. Tax dollars paid to newspapers continue. Reimagining Education progresses. Pet adoptions break record. And holiday drinks confuse?
The Iowa Department of Revenue released its fiscal year 2025 report, which includes the alcohol revenue numbers. Each year, the department details which spirits, from beer to wine, and which [...]
Read More →Political Mercury
Fox News’ Gutfeld, his national panelists, mock small-town Iowa House candidate’s weight
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and his orbiting panelists relentlessly mocked the weight of a Dunlap, Iowa, Democrat, a rural middle- and high-school band teacher and candidate for the Iowa [...]
Read More →Film Review
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ sharpens the ‘Knives Out’ formula to an Occam’s razor’s edge
The perfect whodunit doesn’t exist. Or, does it? Writer and director Rian Johnson challenges that age-old question with his latest film, “Wake Up Dead Man,” and gives audiences a clever, [...]
Read More →Food Dude
Noah’s Ark is a shelter from the storm
Noah’s Ark has been selling pizza since World War II. It is certainly the oldest restaurant in Iowa to sell them continuously and, arguably, the first to offer them. “After [...]
Read More →Des Moines Forgotten
Nudity, sex and controversial politics
The past 12 months were wild ones, and this didn’t fully sink in until a reader approached me at the dungeon synth show I promoted at the Locals bar here [...]
Read More →Joe's Neighborhood
The death of a teacher
Jay Holstein died the other day. Most of you don’t know him. He was 87 when he died, and his time in the public eye had long passed. Or maybe [...]
Read More →Center Stage
Iowa Stage launches new season
Iowa Stage Theatre Company is central Iowa’s successful professional theatre company, an evolving, dynamic amalgam of predecessor companies. That creative DNA has delivered a steady series of top-notch stage works [...]
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CITYVIEW’s question of the week
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Stray Thoughts
Who deserves sympathy should not depend on politics
Truth should be measured by evidence, not by political allegiance. Can’t we all agree on that? With that in mind, a useful question for citizens and journalists to ask at [...]
Read More →Belly Up To...
The Tribute Eatery and Bar
The District at Prairie Trail in Ankeny continues to evolve into a bustling mini city center. The ever-expanding area offers an abundance of shops and services, along with restaurant and [...]
Read More →Sound Circuit
Still feels like a teenager
A jam band formed by a group of high school buddies is still going strong 40 years later. Big Head Todd and The Monsters was formed by Todd Park Mohr, [...]
Read More →Cars in the City
Toyota Corolla Cross
Toyota has been consistently recognized as the most reliable brand for nearly a half a century, appearing in nearly every “best of” list, citing reliability, safety, economy and resale value. [...]
Read More →Art News
Des Moines transcends the national gloom
Listen to the elite guardians of American culture, and you might think the art world is self-destructing. The New York Times writes that the Broadway musical is doomed — by [...]
Read More →Lunch With...
Connor Delaney at Hansen’s Manhattan Deli
Connor Delaney is the driving force behind White Oak Realty, the company that has salvaged and redeveloped much of Highland Park and Ingersoll. We asked him to lunch and met [...]
Read More →People & Pets
‘We’ll figure it out’
Two friends, who are both dog lovers, took several steps beyond caring for their furry friends. They established a nonprofit foster rescue, host a dog “pawdcast” and installed microchip stations [...]
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