Posted August 03, 2022in Civic Skinny
It’s that time of year again: Several athletics coaches at Iowa’s state-funded universities have amended their employment contracts. Although most took pay cuts in 2020 during the pandemic, they are back in the game. Last July, University of Iowa (UI) wrestling coach Tom Brands received a contract extension through June
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Posted August 03, 2022in Political Mercury
Republicans, with a generational win in hand with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, are looking to ban abortion at the state level across the nation. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is consistently at the forefront of that effort. “The Supreme Court’s greatest moments have come when it allows America to
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Posted August 03, 2022in Film Review
An empty television recording studio greets us from the once black screen. The AUDIENCE CLAP sign light clicks on and off. On and off. A rustle behind the couch provides a moment of hope. Signs of life amongst blood smeared walls and a slow but regular barrage of bursting birthday
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Posted August 03, 2022in Food Dude
When a new ethnic cuisine comes to the metro, it almost always arrives in a low-rent neighborhood in Des Moines. Our first Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, Pakistani, soul food, Ethiopian, Kenyan, Korean, Salvadoran and Jamaican establishments all entered the local market that way. In the early 20th century, Des Moines newspapers
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Posted August 03, 2022in Des Moines Forgotten
When I started my radio show “Iowa Basement Tapes” in July of 2018, I set out to research and preserve Iowa’s punk rock and counterculture history. Over the last four years and more than 200 consecutive episodes, I am still finding new bands and people who were influential on punk
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Posted August 03, 2022in Center Stage
Central Iowa continues to celebrate a special Oscar-winning actress who continued to maintain a strong relationship with her hometown, Des Moines. Cloris Leachman departed this mortal stage in January of 2021, joining a celestial band of fellow performers and luminaries. One special legacy she left behind was her support and
Read More →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 “Cassandra ‘The Cupcake Reader’ can see a blood sugar spike… in your future.” Mary Wedewer Runners Up “After six hours, Betty’s golden retriever had still not uttered the
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Posted August 03, 2022in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY THROUGH JULY 19, 2022 3333 GRAND AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2022-06-10 SALE PRICE: $10,900,000 SELLER: 3333 GRAND LLC BUYER: WINDSOR TERRACE DES MOINES LLC SQUARE FEET: 119,039 ACRES: 5.06 3881 121ST ST., URBANDALE SALE DATE: 2022-06-10 SALE PRICE: $2,350,000 SELLER: TUSCANY VILLAGE
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Posted August 03, 2022in Joe's Neighborhood
The farmhouse sat on one side of the gravel road, surrounded by a large yard with a pump, a vegetable garden and scattered peony bushes. Chickens worked the ground in a hard-packed section at the back, while cattle lowed with mild dissatisfaction from the barns across the road. It was
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Posted August 03, 2022in Book Review
‘Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution’ R. F. Kuang’s Poppy War Trilogy lives rent-free in my head years after I read it, so I picked up her newest book with buckets of anticipation and high expectations. Lucky for me, “Babel” more than met
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