Iowa State Fair concerts
Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling has carved out a new genre of music through her combination of expert violin skills and electronic, dubstep and pop elements during her 16-year music career. [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Feature 1
Posted August 02, 2023in Feature 2
The ultimate metro breakfast
Breakfast is not what it used to be. In the days of the classic diners of Des Moines, breakfast was a 24-hour-a-day offering of eggs any way you wanted them, [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Business Feature
Antique stores catering to the times
The antique industry in the United States expanded by 3.3% between 2018-2023, according to market research firm IBISWorld. Changed spending habits in a post-pandemic world and a supply chain furniture [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Civic Skinny
Coaching contracts, road safety plans and broadband funding
With the college football season approaching, we take a look at coaching contract details behind some of the state’s highest-paid employees. For comparison, CITYVIEW also requested contract details of some [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Political Mercury
Presidential candidate wants to chase hate from public life
A pastor and businessman from Texas, with roots in Georgia, is pinning his presidential bid on a Christian ethos of bringing divided people together on common issues. Ryan Binkley, a [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Film Review
A Barbie girl in a Barbie world
Are Barbie dolls demeaning or empowering? Director Greta Gerwig opts for the latter theory in this beamingly affectionate and deliriously pink-themed fantasy comedy-adventure produced by Barbie’s corporate manufacturer Mattel and [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Food Dude
Historic surprises — Two Iowa legacies morph deliciously.
The Chamberlain Pub is not like anything else in town. It occupies an historic building on Grand Avenue. The D.S. Chamberlain House at Wesley Acres is on the National Register of Historic Places. [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Des Moines Forgotten
A nude portrait and a family tradition
It’s the time of year when Des Moines becomes a three-ring circus. Yes, part of that is because the Iowa State Fair is near, but we are also in the [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Joe's Neighborhood
Antidote to going to hell in a hand basket
“We are all going to hell in a hand basket.” Really? Well, yes. Look around. Canadian fires to the north. Floods to the east. Dangerous heat extremes to the south. [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Center Stage
Passing a seasonal baton for stage excellence
The Cloris Awards celebrate nine years as the catalyst for central Iowa in recognizing the united excellence of community-produced theatre. Through its annual Awards Program, the Cloris Awards unite the [...]
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