Posted June 12, 2019in Stray Thoughts
One of the most contentious issues in the Iowa Legislature this year involved the way the state’s judges are chosen. That process was established 57 years ago when voters amended the Iowa Constitution. It’s worth noting that Republicans held solid majorities then in the Iowa House and Iowa Senate. In
Read More →The Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS (DMAAR) reports another month of healthy sales despite May’s stormy weather. Median sale price was up 2.4 percent from May 2018. The median sale price came in at $210,000 last month. 1,419 residential properties were sold in May 2019 while 1,498 were sold
Read More →There is a diverse and appealing array of cultural indulgences awaiting the Cultural Adventurer in Central Iowa. Leave the personal devices behind and savor the rich offerings that performing arts, exhibitions and more offer. Sally forth and reward yourself. Featured Cultural Offering: Sun Jun 16th Iowa Blues Challenge Finals SUNDAY –
Read More →Operation Kidsafe’s new year-round child safety center will provide local children with a free Amber Alert Ready Bio Card. A press conference, ribbon cutting and grand opening are scheduled for 10 a.m. on June 14 at 110 N. Ankeny Blvd., Suite 700, in Ankeny. The program is free and private,
Read More →The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden will launch the third season of Social Irrigation, its Thursday night summer concert series presented by EMC Insurance Companies, June 13. The 15-week event features a wide variety of genres from artists across the region. Each Thursday, the Garden will remain open until 9:30
Read More →The Iowa Freedom of Information Council sued the Polk County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday for refusing to make public its records related to the fatal shooting of a motorist in Altoona on June 17, 2018. The lawsuit asks a Polk County District Court judge to order the sheriff to
Read More →On Friday June 21, the Des Moines Art Center will open Iowa Artist 2019: Noah Doely, which runs through Oct. 13 in the Blank One Gallery. Based in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Noah Doely produces work focused on science and the history of visual perception, as well as the origins of
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Posted June 05, 2019in A&E, Art Online Extra
Drake University graduate Hannah Zuber wanted to convey a “symbol of hope” when she was selected to create the image that would represent the inaugural Iowa Water Festival. Zuber’s vivid, colorful painting, features a paper origami boat floating down a stream that begins in an industrial setting. As the boat
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Posted June 05, 2019in Feature 1
Get your popcorn ready! CITYVIEW takes a look at the drive-in movie theaters of central Iowa — then and now. I moved to Des Moines in 2007. I was 21 and going through an addiction to the old grindhouse films of the 1970s and 1980s. The Tarantino/Rodriguez “Grindhouse” double feature
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Posted June 05, 2019in Feature 2
Learn the questions to ask about elective plastic surgery before you decide if it is right for you. The face of plastic surgery has become younger, more familiar and more masculine. Procedures aren’t only for models or the rich and famous. It’s everyday people,moms and even businessmen who are now
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