Paid for by taxpayers in… City of Des Moines
To be paid on 6/9/2016 Amount: $41,990 To: Iowa Demolition Inc. For: Total demolition cost for three buildings at 2421 E. 36th St., 2412 E. 37th St. and [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Your Money
Posted June 29, 2016in What the?
Think you’re funny?
Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “Introducing the newest member of Hairball.” Michael W. Lorensen Runners-up: “Gunter could not understand how his new Match.com [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Film Review
Rich man’s war; poor man’s fight
The two most historically accurate portrayals of the Civil War committed to film are Ronald Maxwell’s “Gods and Generals” and now Gary Ross’ “The Free State of Jones.” Coincidentally, both [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Sound Notes
There is more good stuff coming to you courtesy of Hoyt Sherman Place. Last week, the venerable Sherman Hill venue announced the addition of “The Fab Four: The Ultimate [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Sound Check
Iggy Azalea
“Digital Distortion” Def Jam Iggy Azalea has not collapsed into a black hole of her own suck just yet. After her first release, “The New Classic,” was certified platinum [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Locker Room
Polo on the Green
Let’s be honest here. Polo is a word that — at least in the prevailing sporting circles in the U.S. — summons thoughts of a Ralph Lauren line of clothing [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Joe's Neighborhood
The Paris waiter
The Paris waiter stands immobile at the top of the sidewalk. Tall. Imposing. White shirt, black vest, white waiter’s arm cloth, black bowtie, white apron, black shoes. Everything is [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Sound Circuit
Whiskey drinkin’ stuff
Matthew James’ voice comes over the phone from his hometown of Carlton, Michigan. The 31-year-old musician moved to Des Moines two years ago, and now he has taken his new [...]
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Posted June 29, 2016in Book Review
‘City on Fire’
Garth Risk Hallberg’s first novel, “City on Fire,” is a behemoth, weighing in at more than 900 pages. Readers who might be intimidated by the size of this novel [...]
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What to do about our dividedness? Small steps can lead us down the path to progress
The evidence is strong: Americans are dividing themselves by category and issue, including personal values, politics, healthcare, international engagement, trade, war, terrorism, guns, wealth, income, housing, education, integration, race, religion, [...]
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