Posted June 08, 2016in Belly Up To...
Over the Des Moines River and through the… southside beer suds? That’s the way to grandmother’s house we go? If you leave downtown and you’re entering the city’s south side on Indianola Avenue, you’ll see a sign for a place named Club 2000 Bar & Grill. Many might assume the
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Posted June 08, 2016in Tech Talk
Very few businesses want to be known as the cheapest in town. For some consumers and products, quality is not as important as price. But when a retailer or service provider is renowned as dirt cheap, there are big questions. What corners did they cut to provide bargain basement
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Posted June 01, 2016in Sound Circuit - Online Exclusive
Kansas vocalist Ronnie Platt talks to Cityview about his good fortune and what it’s like to front an iconic rock and roll band. Ronnie Platt used to be a truck driver in Chicago before getting a text message in mid-2014 that led to the long-time cover band singer becoming the
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Posted June 01, 2016in Duffy
Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Newest member of ZZ Top… Chewbacca.” Michael W. Lorensen Runners-up: “The cheapest facial cream is not always the best choice from the corner drugstore in Tijuana.” Jim McCool “Don’t worry, I promise not to text while driving.” Dennis Moore
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Posted June 01, 2016in Cover Story
This story is about an honor inspired three decades ago by Japan’s Living National Treasures. That internationally famous program venerated “preservers of important intangible cultural properties.” During the years of American occupation immediately after World War II, the Japanese worried that unique cultural traditions (noh, kabuki, origami, kumi, teapot ceramics,
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Posted June 01, 2016in The Sound
Bands go through lineup changes all the time. Whether it is through one musician leaving and another taking his or her place, or a lineup expansion, the longer an act continues to work, the greater the chances are of needing a new face along the way. But it is
Read More →The Iowa State Fair announced its free stage lineups last week, and the results are the expected combination of nostalgia, fun and crazy. Acts include Color Me Badd, Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Michaels, RATT, and the usual crop of Fair stalwarts like The Blue Band, The Nadas and Hairball.
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Posted June 01, 2016in Book Review
Laura Barnett’s first novel is an entertaining, thoughtful story about destiny and chance, possibilities and consequences, and roads not taken. With a cohesive style, it spans decades, offering three possible narratives that seamlessly flow into one another. Her story begins with Eva and Jim, two students at Cambridge. Eva
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Posted June 01, 2016in On The Tube
“Outcast” brings the satanic scares; “Feed the Beast” arrives undercooked. “Outcast” Friday, June 3 (Cinemax) Series Debut: While the fanboys are nerd-raging against each other over the authenticity of AMC’s “Preacher,” here comes another adult, based-on-a-comic-book property “Outcast,” from “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman — and it’s so
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