Posted January 31, 2024in Lunch With...
Tim and Wendie O’Brien are horse people with a challenging love story. Because it’s St. Valentine’s month, we asked them to lunch, and they chose Ted’s Coney Island, an Ingersoll stalwart that occupies the iconic International House of Pancakes building that it succeeded. Ted’s has been around Des Moines since
Read More →Jay Ernest, a Minneapolis-based musician, channels the “man in black” with his group, the Church of Cash. This award-winning Johnny Cash tribute band plays the classic hits. The all-ages concert is Feb. 3 at Wooly’s. Tickets $20-$25. Craving an outdoor concert in the dead of winter? Head over to the
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Posted January 31, 2024in Your Neighbors
If you have spent any time in Des Moines, it’s almost a certainty you have been to the Blank Park Zoo. It’s been open since the mid 1960s and has been home to a countless number of animals throughout the years, courtesy of the zookeepers who work mostly behind the
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Posted January 31, 2024in People & Pets
A litter of kittens, along with their “street cat” mama, was found nearly six years ago under a busy highway bridge. Hope Animal Rescue of Iowa rescued the mom and kittens, then offered them up for adoption. One black kitten, which looked like it was struck by lightning, caught the
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Posted January 31, 2024in 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 “Karen got the highlights color bottles mixed up.” — Teresa Hamilton Runners Up A time traveler from 1969 thought people would be more civilized and wise by
Read More →Why does the DOT need 12 cranes, some next to each other, for the east mix project? We posed this question to the Iowa DOT, and District Construction Engineer Scott Nixon responded. “The contractor is getting ready to receive the steel girders for the section of the new flyover that
Read More →1100 ARMY POST ROAD, DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2023-11-19 SALE PRICE: $155,000 SELLER: LILE, KAREN BUYER: STJ INVESTMENTS LLC ACRES: 0.177 SQUARE FEET: 1,364 1077 27TH ST., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2023-11-20 SALE PRICE: $220,000 SELLER: BUCKINGHAM ASSETS LLC BUYER: PARE, JASON ACRES: 0.182 SQUARE FEET: 2,563 9439 PLUM
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Posted January 31, 2024in Collections & Hobbies
When someone thinks about playing a card game, the typical thoughts come to mind. For the older generations, it could be UNO, spades, rummy, solitaire, and maybe even blackjack for you gamblers. Many in younger generations grew up with a different style of card games, like the seemingly infinitely popular
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Posted January 31, 2024in Sound Circuit
As a saxophone player, Tommy Doggett’s musical path has experienced numerous curves, not only in teaching and performing, but among a variety of music genres over the years. He’s played contemporary, rock and roll, soul, funk and jazz for major audiences. The saxophone is often associated with jazz, but it’s
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