Posted July 27, 2016in Food Dude
With a new and improved Cityview coming soon, this will end a streak of more than 1,300 straight weeks in which I have written about a local restaurant. It seems like a good opportunity to review 25 years of observations on this beat. Much has changed. When I began this
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Posted July 27, 2016in On The Tube
“Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” hits Sin City, and “Squidbillies” are ‘Merica “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” Sunday, July 31 (Syfy) Movie: Who’s joining Ian Zering and Tara Reid (apparently, the #AprilLives campaign from “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” worked) this time? David Hasselhoff (“Baywatch”), Gena Lee Nolin (also “Baywatch”), Alexandra Paul
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next weeks photo This week’s winner: “A never-before-released joke reel pic from the Mr. Ed show.” Jim McCool Runners-up: “Cy called. He approved my application for the position of head cheerleader for ISU.” Suzie
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Posted July 27, 2016in The Sound
San Diego-based psychedelic rock outfit Slightly Stoopid celebrated 20 years together in 2015. Now, as year 21 inches past its halfway point, the band is back on the road, doing what it does best. And while Slightly Stoopid has surprisingly experienced little turnover for a band beginning its third decade
Read More →Draymond Green, an NBA player for the Golden State Warriors, was arrested on July 10 for assault. Green, 26, was in a bar and became involved in an altercation with another patron. The dispute allegedly came about when Green bumped into the victim, and the victim called him out.
Read More →Send us your best caption, email celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo. This week’s winner: “Take it from me, King Kong — the best balloons come from the Iowa Balloon Classic.” J. Siefken Runners-up: “Free balloon ride to Indianola.” Robjac “A kinder gentler King Kong sequel was not generating any interest
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Posted July 20, 2016in Cover Story
It’s July, which means it’s beach weather and time for Cityview’s sixth annual Swimsuit Edition. Cityview sent out a call, received applications and selected some of the most beautiful models in the area for the photoshoots. In the pages that follow, you can check out the girls “next door” showing
Read More →City of Des Moines 7/21/2016 Amount: $30,486 To: Iowa League of Cities For: Member dues for July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017 Amount: $1,610.20 To: Calhoun-Burns Associates For: City wide bridge evaluation payment No. 10 — remaining balance of $66,052.83 Amount: $16,650 To: Push Branding & Design For:
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Posted July 20, 2016in Food Dude
Arthur Koestler’s “Act of Creation” suggests that all great inventions are part of a Hegelian dialectic in which an antithetic idea is applied to an existing one. Blaze Pizza is such an idea. Elise and Rick Wetzel had the brilliant idea to apply the “build your own” style assembly
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Posted July 20, 2016in Locker Room
It’s parade season. Your 1957 Chevy has been in storage for 11 months, and it’s time to bring your prized possession out once again. Those glass packs you worked so diligently on installing are in need of a good “airing out,” and the cheater slicks need some of that
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