Posted December 09, 2015in Belly Up To...
The recent renovation of a historic music venue has brought upon a new focus for Lefty’s Live Music. Shirts from every band to ever play at Lefty’s line the ceiling, while snacks and beer from around the metro area are served every night. “We stuck to our gameplan. We wanted
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Posted December 09, 2015in Duffy
Meet Nimona. She’s a firecracker of shape-shifting energy, so eager to prove herself she ends up causing mayhem and disaster wherever she goes. She wants to shake things up, try something new and win the day, even if it means breaking the rules. In spite of her chaotic tendencies, she’s
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Posted December 09, 2015in Food Dude
During the current rancor about immigration laws for different ethnic groups, America’s history with such matters can be instructive. Few people today are aware that the Magnuson Act of 1943 repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. For the 62 intervening years, Chinese laborers were completely banned from entering the
Read More →Minnesota Vikings (8-4) vs. Arizona Cardinals (10-2) Thursday, Dec. 10, 7:25 p.m. CT University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona The Minnesota Vikings have won each of the last three head-to-head games against the Arizona Cardinals, but this is not the Cardinals of years past. Yes, the Vikings are an improved
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Posted December 09, 2015in On The Tube
“Transparent” Friday, Dec. 11 (Amazon Prime) Season Premiere: Long before Caitlyn Jenner demanded your instant approval, Mort-turned-Maura (Jeffrey Tambor) earned that respect and adoration in the wildly fantastic debut season of Jill Soloway’s “Transparent,” a family dramedy like nothing ever seen on TV (or streaming service, app, etc.). Season 1
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Goat. We are Earth’s grass trimmer. (But please don’t ask me how I got up here.)” -Marvic Reese “After years of grazing grass, Billy decided to branch out.” -Heidi Soliday “Billy also used
Read More →A couple of classic rock icons are making a swing through Des Moines next summer. Journey and The Doobie Brothers have announced a Des Moines stop for their joint tour on Aug. 7, 2016. Tickets went on sale last Friday and are available at The Wells Fargo box office or
Read More →A $50 million “diverging diamond” interchanged open to traffic on Dec. 1 on the new Grand Prairie Parkway. Located about three miles west of Jordan Creek Parkway, the interchange is the first of its kind in Iowa. Drivers are directed to the opposite side of the road to provide easier
Read More →Cityview’s cover story, “Immigrant Trump,” states…” That’s right. Trump is the grandson of Friedrich Drumpf, a German immigrant. So are more than one-third of all Iowans.” Am I to understand that with an estimated 2014 State of Iowa population of 3,100,000, that one-third of them (1,033,333) are cousins by virtue
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