Posted August 05, 2020in Center Stage
There has never been anything like the current pandemic’s influence on the live performing arts. Local and regional disasters have stopped theater before, but nothing has had such an insidious and pervasive impact in bringing this multi-billion dollar creative industry to a screeching halt. This pandemic has affected the youngest
Read More →Former puppy mill mom just needs love. When Deb Davis was viewing the Iowa Golden Retriever Rescue (IGRR) site online, she noticed a new foster care dog that was looking for an adoptive family. The dog’s name was Abby, which was the same name of Davis’ first golden retriever, which
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Posted August 05, 2020in The Sound
Red Wanting Blue, a heartland indie rock and roll band, returns to Wooly’s for a concert on Aug. 19. CITYVIEW recently caught up with lead singer and guitarist, Scott Terry. The band formed 20 years ago in Ohio, where their midwestern roots developed. Terry says that, as a college student,
Read More →The Dog Days of 2020 began on July 22, but the dawning of the age of Dogtown had already commenced. The Drake neighborhood will spend at least $700,000 in the next couple years with developments that include housing, a hotel, the Harkin Center, a remodeled Varsity Theater, and probably a
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Posted August 05, 2020in Collections & Hobbies
“This is the worst Christmas ever,” Kyle Peterson remembers thinking. The crushed 7-year-old awoke to find next to no presents waiting for him. “There were like two GI Joe guys under the tree for me,” he says. “My sister had a bunch of presents, but I’m like, ‘This is all?…I
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Posted August 05, 2020in Lunch With...
Jeff Bruning is a partner in Full Court Press, a gang of friends and entrepreneurs who open restaurants from conception to sizzle and serve. We asked him to lunch recently, and he chose Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers, the 15th restaurant in the group’s repertoire, not counting a couple they
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Posted August 05, 2020in Art News
The world, even the U.S, has had time to adjust to life without packed crowds at sports events and to life without some sports at all. Yet the talk about that goes on and on, not just on sports channels but everywhere. Many sports don’t need live audiences. Horse racing
Read More →“Revive the Live Drive-in Concert Series” takes place inside Water Works Park in a grassy area. Concertgoers who purchase advance tickets can drive their vehicles in, park and listen to a live concert in social distancing style. Bring your own chairs, snacks and beverages to this unique concert venue. Catch
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Posted August 05, 2020in Iowa Artist
Renee Watkins of Des Moines has spent most of her life creating art. As a child, her grandfather taught her different techniques as they painted together. Her grandpa, also a boxer, jingle writer and yachtsman, painted landscapes and boats in San Diego. One tip she learned was that mistakes aren’t
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