Posted July 03, 2024in People & Pets
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 a step back in time to discover a herd of elk and bison at the Jester Park Elk and Bison
Read More →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. On July 19, Brittney Sword, Bonne Finken and Not Quite Brothers. On July 20, Dan Medeiros, June Bugs DSM and
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Posted July 03, 2024in Sound Circuit
“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 to the beat, band members chime in with guitars and drums — mimicking the real band. A Van Halen song
Read More →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., JOHNSTON SALE DATE: 2024-04-16 SALE PRICE: $1,400,000 SELLER: LAINSON PROPERTIES 1031 LLC BUYER: WALNUT RIDGE PROPERTIES LLC ACRES: 0.684 SQUARE
Read More →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 received this response from Communications Specialist Devin Perry. “63rd Street is the dividing road (give or take a bit of
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Posted July 03, 2024in Cars in the City
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 iconic muscle car. The car stands out among an over-abundant sea of slow SUVs, all in shades of gray, black
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 “Lucy’s new tennies were really sweet.” — Laura Anspach Runners Up “How I’m crushing Candy Crush.” – Jeni Nosbisch “All of these sugary sweets go right to
Read More →‘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 pursuit of survival. Sure, this is a military fantasy at its most basic level, but, in truth, it is an
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Posted July 03, 2024in Iowa Artist
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 on them, requesting an Iowa State Cyclone theme. The cardinal red and yellow piece was a success, and Carlson felt
Read More →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 drinks questionnaires. And you vote in numbers that continue to astonish us. We appreciate your loyalties to your beloved establishments,
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