Posted August 12, 2015in Your Money
Paid on July 31 Amount: $3,140.12 To: Barton Solvents Inc. For: 330 Gallons Barsol S-108 Amount: $11,270.50 To: Family Tree Care LLC For: Stump removal Amount: $264.54 To: Acme Tools For: Various projects Amount: $37,935.35 To: Beautiful Lawns by Long’s LLC For: Grounds keeping Amount: $41.98 To: P&P Small
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Posted August 12, 2015in The Sound
Stella Katsoudas is no stranger to the Des Moines scene, though a large number of people may not actually know her by her full name. The Chicago native was first introduced to Des Moines audiences in the mid- to late-’90s by the pioneering minds at the dearly departed 107.5 FM.
Read More →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 winner: “Uber on the river.” -Merle Newman Runners-up: “This boat is sofa king cool!” -L. Anderson “Candy arrived for her
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Posted August 12, 2015in Sound Circuit
Unlike virtually everyone else in the local music scene, Brian Holtz did not come to music as a toddler, amped up and ready to rock. Instead, Holtz came to the game later than perhaps anyone else performing in town today. “I was a cop for 30 years,” he said. “I
Read More →Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott, 27, was arrested on a Georgia highway after reaching 98 mph on July 30. Scott stopped the car after a two-mile chase, and that’s when cops searched the vehicle. He was booked for fleeing from police, eluding officers, following too closely and drug possession, once
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Posted August 12, 2015in On The Tube
“Another Period” (Comedy Central) After a meh first episode, Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome’s “Downton Abbey”/“Kardashians” parody became bolder and funnier (and dirtier) every week. It’s “Wet Hot 1902 Summer.” “Halt and Catch Fire” (AMC) Just ended and most likely canceled, ’80s tech drama “Halt and Catch Fire” really did
Read More →The Wright Brothers, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and an airplane. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Not so, and David McCullough dispels that notion within the first few pages. Orville and Wilbur Wright were the sons of a bishop, lived in Dayton, Ohio, and owned a bicycle shop. With their time, funds
Read More →Grande Hotel San Calogero, the planned centerpiece of a Sicilian tourist renaissance, is still nowhere close to opening — 61 years after construction began. It took 30 years to build, but then developers fought for 10 years over its management, and only later was a serious drainage deficiency discovered (repair
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Posted August 12, 2015in Locker Room
What to do, what to do? The Iowa State Fair has once again taken over the greater Des Moines area, and for good reason: It’s the Iowa State Fair. Don’t make the same mistakes you made with last year’s fair. Instead of showing up with a vague idea of the
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Posted August 12, 2015in Uncategorized
On Aug. 18, visitors to the Iowa State Fair will have a chance to take a free trip back to the disco era when The Village People perform at the MidAmerican Energy stage at 8 p.m. The group was formed in the late 1970s after producers saw Felipe Rose dancing
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