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Posted August 05, 2015in Civic Skinny

The rich get richer: Iowa, Iowa State sports money soars.

Money continues to pour into the athletic departments at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. And the departments continue to find ways to spend it — without shipping [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in On the Move

Trostel’s Dish adds patio, lunch menu

Trostel’s Dish, located at 12851 University Ave. in Clive, has added a patio and a lunch menu on weekdays. The partially covered patio was added to the north side of [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood

The waitress and the Good Samaritan

“A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.” So begins [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in Locker Room

Read, bike, run

With all the different fun runs and rides out there, it can be easy to forget some in the bunch. Instead of simply enjoying an evening of exercise and drinks [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in Belly Up To...

Tonic sets its self apart

The great thing about going out at the bars in the West Glen area is that, no matter what night or what time it is, the style can range from [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in Food Dude

First and last chances at great stuff

Traditionally, Des Moines diners resisted change. Restaurateurs have told me that customers complain about the slightest menu alteration. Panic ensues when a restaurant is sold, or, Lord forbid, closes. It’s [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in Sound Check

Titus Andronicus “The Most Lamentable Tragedy” Merge Let us start with the most glaringly obvious: “The Most Lamentable Tragedy” is long. Stupid long. Twenty-nine tracks, 93-minutes long. It is so [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in Sound Notes

Roving rockabilly act Urban Pioneers swings through town this week to play a free show at The Fremont on Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. That night is also “steak night” [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in News of the Weird

There’s an app for that

Among the health and fitness apps for computers and smartphones are sex-tracking programs to document the variety of acts and positions, degrees of frenzy and lengths of sessions (via an [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in What the?

Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Enter for your chance to win two tickets to an Iowa Cubs game!   Next week’s photo: This week’s [...]

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