Posted January 05, 2022in Book Review
‘Iron Widow’ The wide world of fantasy novels has so much more diversity these days, and I, for one, cannot be more excited about it. “Iron Widow” is just such a story, taking place in an alternate world in which a culture with Chinese influences is haunted by an alien
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Posted January 05, 2022in Iowa Artist
When Iven Jones sold one of his paintings of Tupac Shakur, he felt inspired to continue with his work. That one push affirmed his love of painting, and he hasn’t looked back. Jones considers himself a visual artist. He paints urban/pop culture art and current Black culture trends, including protest
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Posted January 05, 2022in Lunch With...
Mike Whalen, a developer, restaurateur and pundit, once spoke to the Iowa Restaurant Association suggesting that a restaurant, as well as any institution, personifies our collective humanity. That was a romantic notion that has intrigued me for decades. Small bars and diners, where everybody knows your name, represent that idea
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Posted January 05, 2022in Your Neighbors
From a rural village to Kabul to Johnston Once upon a time and a half a world away, there was a little boy in rural Afghanistan named Nabi Mohammadi. It was the early 1990s, and Taliban forces were gaining momentum. But that didn’t yet matter to the youngster. Each day,
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Posted January 05, 2022in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to celeste@dmcityview.com — Be sure to include your name Next month’s photo: This month’s winner “Mother Nutcracker always told us, ‘Never run with swords!’ She was right!” M. Wedewer Runners Up “Whose ornament this is I think I know. His place is
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Posted January 05, 2022in Your View
Posted January 05, 2022in Art News
Moberg Gallery’s Winter Group Show offers artwork in many styles, shapes and colors. It features James Ellwanger, an artist known mostly for sculptures and public art. He also is a multi-media guy, using acrylic, steel, limestone and digital platforms. He is currently focusing on textiles and their stitching together. Having
Read More →Need a New Year’s resolution for 2022? How about setting a musical goal to see some live music at a local venue? Check out below or elsewhere in this issue for some ideas. Samantha Fish, winner of a dozen blues awards, returns to Wooly’s on Jan. 19. Advance tickets start
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Posted January 05, 2022in Belly Up To...
Take a stroll along the downtown streets of East Village and peek into the tall windows at the New Northwestern Cocktail & Wine Bar located at 321 E. Walnut. Inside, observe a lively group of patrons sipping cocktails and laughing, as they did more than 100 years ago at the
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Posted January 03, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Something came out of Colorado last week besides images of the destruction from a rapidly developing wildfire that roared through the area between Denver and Boulder.The fires consumed upwards of 1,000 homes in the suburban subdivisions of the Rockies’ eastern foothills in just a few hours.Besides the stunning devastation, the
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