Posted March 02, 2022in Lunch With...
Troy and Cody Trostel are the sons of my late friend Paul Trostel, who owned nine trendsetting central Iowa restaurants. Troy is currently the head chef at David’s Milwaukee Grill in Perry’s famous Hotel Pattee. Cody is a deep sea fisherman in Rhode Island. Cody was back in town recently
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Posted March 02, 2022in People & Pets
Heaven Perez is passionate about saving animals and insists she could easily foster or adopt 200. But, for now, she’s content with two rabbits and two dogs at home. Perez first adopted Pongo, her rabbit, from the Animal Rescue League (ARL) five years ago. She was working at the ARL
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Posted March 02, 2022in Your View
Posted March 02, 2022in Walks of Life
You meet “the one.” And, just as your paths appear they may head in different directions, you put your best foot forward — that romantic gesture that makes you stand out from the others and land that first date. But it can’t stop there if you hope for a second
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Posted March 02, 2022in Sound Circuit
At the age when kids first learn to ride a bike, Kenny Wayne Shepherd was plucking his guitar strings. By the time he was 16, the blues singer and guitarist had already signed a record deal. And, when he was 19, his single, “Blue on Black” hit No. 1 on
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Posted March 02, 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 “Sometimes the only way to get ahead in life is to burst your bubble.” Dennis Moore Runners Up “Calling Dr. Pimple Popper…” Jeni N. “Shoot, I blew
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Posted March 02, 2022in Art News
There are all kinds of cool things going on at Olson-Larsen Galleries. For starters, the gallery recently acquired the building next door, which used to be a bank. Now it’s an art gallery with a vault. That makes Olson-Larsen a three-building gallery as they acquired the gallery a block east
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Posted March 02, 2022in Duffy
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY through Feb. 11, 2022. ADDRESS: 2426 S.E. 14TH ST., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2022-02-02 SALE PRICE: $4,246,000 SELLER: JDB REALTY LLC BUYER: ERIC & CAROL ZIEL JOINT REVOCABLE TRUST SQUARE FEET: 12,468 ACRES: 4.264 ADDRESS: 400 WALNUT ST., UNIT R-2-4, DES MOINES SALE
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Posted March 02, 2022in Belly Up To...
At Pots & Shots in West Des Moines, you won’t find any weeds in the multitude of plants in this unique cocktail bar/plant store. However, you’ll find a variety of shots of booze. Pots & Shots opened in January 2022 with a cocktail bar on one side (shots) and plants
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