Bison, elk roam free
What was it like in Iowa’s prairie land before fast-food joints, strip malls and towering developments began pouring concrete and constructing buildings? To find out, drive to Granger and take [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in People & Pets
Posted July 03, 2024in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
If you’re an outdoor concert lover, the Des Moines metro has numerous musical options. The Waukee Arts Festival at Centenniel Park in Waukee offers free music on the main stage. [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in Ask Cityview
Ask CITYVIEW
What is the cable and pulley system at the 63rd Street and Grand Avenue intersection used for? CITYVIEW reached out to the city of Des Moines for an explanation and [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Transactions in Polk County from April 15, 2024 to May 3, 2024
1454 30TH ST., SUITE 109, WEST DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2024-04-15 SALE PRICE: $170,000 SELLER: JACKIE’S LLC BUYER: YING ADDINGTON PROPERTIES LLC ACRES: 0.248 SQUARE FEET: 2,933 5408 N.W. 88TH ST., [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in Sound Circuit
Not Quite Brothers
“Ain’t looking for nothing, but a good time and it don’t get better than this.” The lyrics from a Poison song surge from Sam Johnson’s mouth. Jumping up and down [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in Cars in the City
Challenger Scat Pack
Challenger Scat Pack. If you think the name sounds catchy and fast, you are right. The Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack, along with its bold, in-your-face lime color, is an [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in 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 “Lucy’s new tennies were really sweet.” — [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘The Daughters’ War’ To be perfectly clear before we start, this is a book about grief. It is a story of loss and war and lives cut short in the [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in Iowa Artist
Nancy Carlson Expressions
When a friend replaced her old windows with newer, modern windows, she gave the weathered window pane frames to Nancy Carlson. Her friend suggested using the old windows to paint [...]
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Posted July 03, 2024in Publisher's Note
Iowa’s venerable, living food pioneers
We ask for opinions from you, our readers, quite frequently. We do so with our one and only Best of Des Moines poll, our Ultimate Places surveys and our favorite [...]
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