Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “Wilma screamed in disgust as Harold, once again, fell asleep while picking ticks from her back.” – Linda Oleson Runners up: “Even lemur paws get cold as Larry found out.” – Jim McCool “Pete the Lemur
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Posted March 16, 2016in What the?
Posted March 16, 2016in Sound Notes
The Iowa State Fair continues to roll out grandstand artists for this year’s event. Most recently, a trio of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers were announced, as Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and Heart will play on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Tickets go on sale on March 26 and will run
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Posted March 16, 2016in Sound Circuit
Genuinely Krause
Last November, Courtney Krause was finally able to do something that had been nearly seven years in the making: release her first CD. The 26-year-old had been writing music all her life, but that CD, titled “Thoughts and Sound,” served as a sublime timeline for Krause’s growth and maturation as
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Posted March 16, 2016in Joe's Neighborhood
A short, helpful guide to air travel
Flying in an airplane without crying is just one of those skills we are all supposed to have learned after a certain age. Sure, I get it. The jets fire up, the plane lumbers down the runway, and everyone is anticipating the sun reflecting off the sand as they saunter
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Posted March 16, 2016in The Sound
Stories of Yesterday and Today
For more than four decades, Y&T has been plying its trade, peddling its specific brand of guitar-driven rock and roll across the country. The band that takes the stage now is very different from the one that found success in the mid ‘80s with songs like “Summertime Girls” and “Contagious.”
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Posted March 16, 2016in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind
Katt Williams, 42, found his way into the clink again. Cops allegedly found “large quantities” of marijuana and several firearms while serving a search warrant at the star’s house. Authorities in Georgia were investigating allegations that members of Katt’s posse beat one of his bodyguards with a baseball bat because
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Posted March 16, 2016in On The Tube
Devil’s night
“Daredevil” Friday, March 18 (Netflix) Season Premiere: Compared to Ben Affleck’s “Daredevil,” the 2004 Thomas Jane-led “Punisher” flick wasn’t that bad — but Jon Bernthal (“The Walking Dead”) is the ultimate Punisher the fanboys have been waiting for. Season 2 of Marvel/Netflix smash “Daredevil” picks up with Matt Murdock (Charlie
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Posted March 16, 2016in Film Review
Don’t call it a comeback
One thing that should be established from the outset is that “10 Cloverfield Lane” is not a sequel to 2008’s “Cloverfield.” Though both were produced by J.J. Abrams and share a naming convention, none of the characters returns, and none of the events from the first film is referenced in
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Posted March 16, 2016in Food Dude
Marianna’s shines
The first round of 2016 restaurant openings began in synch with the high school basketball tournaments. Twice I tried to eat at Iowa Tap Room in East Village but moved on after finding an hour’s wait. That’s a stunning opening weekend for a place with 7,200 square feet and 120
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Posted March 16, 2016in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers…
for fiscal year 2017 Amount: $612,421,165 To: Total of all city funds to be expended in 2017 For: Budget for fiscal year 2017 Amount: $61,003,604 To: Police department 38 percent of total city budget Amount: $36,102,992 To: Fire department 23 percent of total city budget Amount: $12,298,569 To: Park &
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