Posted October 28, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood
Her dangling foot hangs loose in the air, tapping to some silent beat as she talks. If you look closely, a spiral tattoo loops around the fine bones at the top of her foot. With a few twists of your neck, the words that make up the spiral become clear:
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “For crying out loud, Leonard, shut your mouth when you chew!” -Bill McVicker Runners-up: “When Tony’s friends said his new date was a real dog, they weren’t kidding.” -Bill Nordstrom “Bon appetite, mister.
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Posted October 28, 2015in The Sound
Woody Guthrie was a legendary voice in American folk music, and he passed on many of those values to his son, Arlo, who has since become one of the most recognizable voices of American protest. He has released 20 studio albums since 1967 but is best known for his debut
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Posted October 28, 2015in Belly Up To...
When avid beer lover and WOI-TV meteorologist J.D. Peterson found that a brewery tour didn’t exist in central Iowa, he began researching and contacting Iowa breweries to change that. Iowa Brew Tours was launched Oct. 1 in hopes of providing an educational tour of central Iowa breweries for local beer
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Posted October 21, 2015in Cover Story
Yet another summer has come and gone, and we find ourselves in the midst of fall, waiting for winter to wrap its chilly arms around us. Many of us think of summer as a time to relax, put our feet up and finally get around to reading that stack of
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Posted October 21, 2015in Center Stage, Featured Story
“The Illusionists” might seem like a super-sized machine. Versions of the show are playing Broadway, London and elsewhere. Dan Sperry, one of seven magicians coming to Des Moines, tells me the production “looks like the MTV Video Awards.” He and the others pull off everything from card tricks to hair-raising
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “The bride was scared stiff!” -Gina Porter Runners-up: “The dress designer wanted to show how good you could still look after being left at the altar.” -Jim McCool “I can’t stop thinking about
Read More →Minnesota Vikings (3-2) vs. Detroit Lions (1-5) When: Sunday, Oct. 25 Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Kickoff: noon CST The Detroit Lions have won two of the last three games against the Minnesota Vikings, but that won’t matter on Sunday. The Vikings are coming off a 16-10 victory over the
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Posted October 21, 2015in Tech Talk
In life, few things are as passively satisfying as “blocking” out the little annoyances. Telemarketers calling during dinner? We gripe for a second then simply say, “Please put me on the ‘do not call’ list.” Have an embarrassing family member on Facebook who you can’t unfriend? Well, bypass that social
Read More →Did you catch my live-tweet of the Taylor Swift show last week? If you missed out, you should feel bad, because a good time was had by all. Naughty By Nature has announced a stop in Des Moines on its 25th anniversary tour. The group will hit Wooly’s on Feb.
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