Iven Jones
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 [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Iowa Artist
Posted January 05, 2022in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘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 [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Lunch With...
Chrissy Johnson and ‘Mama’ Helen Frizzell
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 [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Your Neighbors
Living the American Dream while uneasy about a nightmare in Afghanistan
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 [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in What the?
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 [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Your View
Posted January 05, 2022in Art News
The prodigal artist and friends
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 [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
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 [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Belly Up To...
New Northwestern Cocktail and Wine Bar
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, [...]
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Posted January 03, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Americans are slow to grasp this extreme danger
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 [...]
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