Capital City Pride (CCP) is the volunteer committee that produces the annual LGBT Pridefest, an annual two-day street event with all-ages entertainment and a parade. For years, the event has enjoyed its home in the trendy East Village area of downtown Des Moines. The East Village is generally considered to
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Posted February 25, 2015in Your Money
Paid in the week of Feb. 16 Amount: $144 To: ChemSearch For: Drain Cobra Program January 2015 Amount: $412.20 To: ClassroomDirect.com For: Scientific calculator Amount: $1,000 To: InfoSnap Inc. For: Spanish registration service fee Amount: $300 To: Ray Center For: Culture of Excellence and Ethics assembly Amount: $15 To:
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Posted February 25, 2015in News of the Weird
A Saratoga Springs, New York, resort has begun accepting totally defeated husbands and wives for a relaxed weekend that includes divorce, bringing to America a concept already successful in six European cities. The Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa charges $5,000 for a couple to check in on a Friday, married,
Read More →Apparently the weekends aren’t always great for the newly famous singer The Weeknd. In Las Vegas on Jan. 3, The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) was hauled off to jail for assault. But he didn’t get in a regular silly bar fight — The Weeknd got in a physical, fist-throwing fight with
Read More →Imagine Dragons “Smoke + Mirrors” Interscope Part of what made Imagine Dragons’ first album so much fun was its ability to be everybody and nobody all at once. You could hear smatterings of Killers, Arcade Fire, Dragonette, even Coldplay in their songs, but only the best bits of all those
Read More →M. O. Walsh’s astonishing debut novel takes place in the ’80s and 90s along Piney Creek Road in the suburbs of Baton Rouge. Good meals and cold drinks are consumed to stave off the oppressive heat, lawns are well manicured, and the neighborhood children attend private school. Amid the charming
Read More →Chasing the dream of being a musical superstar is dangerous. Comparatively, a 2013 NCAA study of athletes chasing the pro dream found one in 50 Division I college football players will be drafted into the NFL, and one in 75 Division I basketball players will get drafted by the NBA.
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Posted February 25, 2015in What's Brewing?
Almost 4,000 miles northeast of Des Moines is Ireland’s historic capital, Dublin. Amidst St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Dublin Castle is St. James’s Gate. Located near the south quays and the River Liffey, this historic building was once the starting point for Irish pilgrims to travel to Spain. But in
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Posted February 25, 2015in Cover Story
Every year, Cityview holds its Best Of Des Moines contest to honor those people and businesses that are doing things right in the community. The awards have grown even bigger this year, with new categories and thousands of voters sharing their opinions on everything from the Best Onion Rings in
Read More →If you are going to get into Des Moines hip-hop, there are a few names you should definitely know. And no matter who you talk to, that list is always going to start with one name: Gadema. “I’m inspired by pain, by love, by joy — all that stuff,” he
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