B&G Bar is an upbeat place where people go to relax. But it isn’t boring, at least not according to bar regulars Haris Zuljevic and Semir Dzankovic. “The craziest thing I’ve ever seen was three bartenders dancing on the bar,” Zuljevic said. European music plays in the background, and
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Posted April 27, 2016in Homepage Cover Story
Our annual guide to some of Iowa’s famous, quirky and lesser-known attractions It’s almost summer. Playing hooky is underrated. Life is short. Gas is $2 a gallon. Pick whatever reason you want, but if you take a vacation day and head west on Interstate 80, Highway 6 or anywhere
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Posted April 27, 2016in Locker Room
If you want to have fun at Prairie Meadows watching horse racing, just remember this: “Prairie Meadows, third race, $2 to win, on No. 5.” That’s it. Sit back, soak in the action, and win. Well, almost. Whether you’re a long-time fan of horse racing or a newbie, who
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Posted April 27, 2016in Center Stage
For Improvised Shakespeare Company, according to Joey Bland, part of the thrill of opening in a new town is the silence. “In a city where we haven’t played much, for the first five minutes the audience isn’t sure what they’re watching,” he says. The tension feels scrumptious for Bland and
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Posted April 27, 2016in Joe's Neighborhood
This part of The Hague was new to me. The reddish-brown bricks in the road still held the last drops of rain as I peddled toward the cafe where we had agreed to meet. Yellow daffodils, vibrant green grass and canals bordered the way. Arriving early, I waited at the
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “By his 10th birthday, Timmy figured out a way to put a stop to Uncle Leo blowing out what Timmy considered to be his very own candles.” Mark Alvord Runners-up: Send your “What The…?” caption and image entries
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Posted April 27, 2016in Film Review
“Elvis & Nixon” Rated R 86 minutes Starring: Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Colin Hanks In 1971, President Richard Nixon made the decision that would ultimately be his undoing and began recording every conversation that took place inside the Oval Office. It is a shame that he did not start
Read More →In Des Moines To be paid on 4/19/2016 Amount: $3,688,980.22 To: Vendors For: Total amount of bills paid by Polk County on April 19. Amount: $30,419.63 To: Karl Chevrolet Inc. For: Automobile Amount: $1,349,303.28 To: Williams Brothers Construction Inc. For: Capital outlay Amount: $18,059.07 To:
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Posted April 27, 2016in Tech Talk
One of the most volatile debates in the world of technology is of ethics. What set of norms do technologists use as a guide to build morality when it comes to software, hardware, content and oversight? The clearest debates over ethical technology rage in the world of science fiction.
Read More →“Please Be Honest” GBV INC. It’s impossible to definitively say what Guided By Voices actually is. There was a time when you could define it loosely as “Robert Pollard and a semi-rotating cast of musicians,” but “Please Be Honest” is an album that features Pollard by himself. And
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