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Posted December 13, 2019in Just Released

Accurate Development announces consolidation.

Accurate Development announced today the consolidation of their residential and commercial businesses under the single Accurate name. Their commercial division, formerly OnSite Solutions, will be known as Accurate Commercial beginning January 1st, 2020. “Nothing is really changing as far as our customers or team members are concerned or the services

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Posted December 11, 2019in Joe's Extra

An Iowa boy in the Mauritshuis

She’s definitely looking at me. Of course, it’s just a trick of the eye. A common phenomenon. We’ve all experienced it. But still. After all the adulation, the paparazzi, the gazillion of hours devoted to her in articles and on TV shows and even in a movie, you might .

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Posted December 10, 2019in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

Quote of the Week “Re-examine all that you have been told…dismiss that which insults your soul.” -Walt Whitman  Featured Cultural Offering Dec 13 – CELEBRATE IOWA GALA. 519 Park Street | Des Moines, IA 50309 Presented By: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Location: Scottish Rite Consistory Phone: (515) 281-5111 Start/End Time: 7:00 PM to

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Posted December 10, 2019in Stray Thoughts

UI utility secrecy: A blow to public accountability

The Iowa Board of Regents is being asked this week to consider a complex proposal to turn the operation of the University of Iowa’s utility system over to an unnamed a business that will be paid to operate it for the next 50 years. The business will make a cash

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Posted December 10, 2019in Just Released

IMT Des Moines Marathon Listed as Top 20 Marathon

The IMT Des Moines Marathon was recently named to The BibRave 100: A Definitive List of the Best Races in America. The race was listed among the Top 20 Marathons in the U.S. The IMT Des Moines Marathon was also listed among the races with the Best Medals and Swag.

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Posted December 06, 2019in Just Released

HISTORIC VALLEY JUNCTION FOUNDATION WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: MATT HAUGE

West Des Moines, IA (December 6, 2019) — The Historic Valley Junction Foundation Board of Directors announced Matt Hauge as the new Executive Director. Matt will begin his new role in January 2020. Originally, from Grimes, Iowa, Matt was most recently the marketing and communications director for Community Housing Initiatives,

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Posted December 05, 2019in Just Released

MEDIA ADVISORY: Celebrate Waukee WinterFest Friday, Dec. 6

Waukee WinterFest will brighten up Waukee’s Downtown Triangle this Friday night. What: Waukee’s annual free holiday celebration, WinterFest www.Waukee.org/winterfest Where: Waukee’s Downtown Triangle area Ashworth Drive and 6th Street, Waukee When: Friday, Dec. 6 Santa and tree lighting at 6 p.m. sharp! Business open houses from 4:30-8 p.m. All festivities

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Posted December 04, 2019in Feature 2

2019 Des Moines’ most likeable people

A social networking contest and charity event During Roman gladiator fights, getting the thumbs down was a signal to the victorious fighter to put his sword down and spare the life of the loser. The thumbs up, on the other hand, meant death for the conquered party. But CITYVIEW’s Des

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Posted December 04, 2019in Business Feature

The evolution of office technology

We have come a long way since carbon paper. Technology is constantly changing, which means office equipment and devices have continually evolved through the years. With that evolution has come the extinction of some equipment, changes in others, and the creation of many new products that have sped up the

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Posted December 04, 2019in Civic Skinny

Tirrell makes a plea deal, faces 20 years. ‘Cultures of Basketball’ course for U of I.

Marty Tirrell, the sports-talk guy who shouted on the radio but smooth-talked friends, wives, relatives, acquaintances, advertisers and strangers as he bilked them out of millions of dollars, has made a plea deal with federal prosecutors.   On Dec. 6, he pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, and

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