Posted March 09, 2016in Locker Room
Few sports have the curling effect. Most people have never participated in the sport, but every four years, it’s all the rage. And why not? It’s got style, grace and an obsessive/compulsive cleaning motion of which your parents would be proud. “The Winter Games definitely create peaks of interest in
Read More →Katt Williams, 42, was arrested on March 29 for hitting a store clerk. Williams, known for his share in many different outlets, such as music, comedy and film, was arrested in Gainesville, Georgia, after a verbal altercation escalated to physical. Williams has had multiple arrests within the past 10 years
Read More →Is it possible for a talented chef to fall in love with a food critic who writes a scathing review that brings down her restaurant? The only thing that Lou has ever wanted is to be a chef in her own restaurant, and her dream has come true at Luella’s,
Read More →“Party Over Here” Saturday, March 12 (Fox) Series Debut: Fox’s history with late-night comedy programming ranges from near-great (1995-2009’s “MadTV,” 2006-09’s “Talkshow With Spike Feresten”) to passable (the current “Animation Domination High-Def”) to WTMFF? (1993’s “The Chevy Chase Show,” one of the most famed flameouts in TV history). “Party Over
Read More →Rents for one-bedroom apartments increased 7.7 percent in Des Moines proper in 2015. Efficiencies and studios went up even faster at a clip of 10.3 percent. Larger units saw a more modest increase of 5 to 7 percent, this according to CBRE/Hubbell Commercial’s annual rent survey. Double-digit increases are rare, so
Read More →Paid on Feb. 29, 2016 Amount: $43,334.40 To: Polydyne Inc. For: Ship to City of Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility — 45,140 units of one-pound tanker resin compound Amount: $8,224.98 To: Iowa Communities Assurance Pool For: Annual insurance premium for the hazardous material team when they respond to hazmat incidents
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “Roger could not believe that Marv had avoided the rabbits for this long.” – Jim McCool Runner’s up: “You look radishing tonight, dear!” – Linda Oleson “Gordon Green’s hair was always resplendent, especially whenever he sat
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Posted March 09, 2016in Center Stage
Now and then, before a performance, Mary Bridget Davies will sense someone behind her but turn to find nothing there. At that, she’ll smile. “All right, Janis,” Davies will say. “I’ll do right by you tonight.” She means Janis Joplin. If anyone can contact the 1960s rock goddess, now dead
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Posted March 09, 2016in Tech Talk
How far are you willing to go for security? Pay for the largest military in the history of the world? Suspend your right to legal protection and the Fourth Amendment? Hand over your personal data to the government? Vote for Donald Trump? Well, if you’re American, the first half of
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Posted March 09, 2016in Joe's Neighborhood
Pushing and shoving each other, we make our way over from St. Mary’s School in Iowa City, through the back screen door off an alley from Linn Street, and into the kitchen at Hamburg Inn No. 2. Boxes are stacked along the far wall, full of large tin cans of
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