Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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Posted October 01, 2025in Lunch With...

Gloria Henriquez at Tullpa

Gloria Henriquez is a military nurse turned restaurateur. She also heads up the Iowa Latino Hospitality Council (ILHC) — a spinoff of the Iowa Restaurant Association (IRA) and Iowa Hospitality [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Sound Notes

Sound Advice

The 2025 Iowa Blues Challenge at Lefty’s Live Music takes place Oct. 5 starting at 1 p.m. The competition decides who will represent Iowa in the 2026 International Blues Challenge [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Film Previews

Film Previews

“Roofman” R | 126 minutes Based on an unbelievable true story, “Roofman” follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Food Dude

Whatcha Smokin? — the answer

The art of smoking animal flesh came late to Iowa. The Hawkeye state’s climate produced so much ice that our forebearers built ice houses to preserve our perishable foods. Smoking [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Guest Commentary

Ode to The Ritual Café, Downtown Des Moines

Bohemian waystation for 20 years — peace symbols, feminist aura, their decidedly granola menu.   Smoothies and bars, quiches and cookies, oolong tea and Mayan mochas. Open-air ambience when its oversized, street-facing [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Publisher's Note

The Halloween spirit

If you have not yet decided on a Halloween costume, you might want to hurry up. You can’t wear that Elvis costume every year.   In this issue of CITYVIEW, [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Art News

The only constant thing in life

Change is running amok in the art world. Galleries have reigned as supreme discoverers and arbiters of new and great things since the 19th century. Now, that seems to be [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Belly Up To...

Join da coach at 85 Bar West

Walking into the 85 Bar West, patrons are greeted with Chicago Bears memorabilia. Signs, team rosters, posters, pictures and pendants line nearly every inch of the bar.  Located at 432 [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Guest Commentary

Remembering Ned Chiodo

Ned Chiodo could be grouchy and grumpy. He could be quarrelsome and argumentative. And, on bad days, he could be irritable and irascible. And, always, he was stubborn. And he [...]

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Posted October 01, 2025in Walks of Life

Room for improvement

Live in a home for a while, and one is likely to start thinking, “If only….” If only the bathroom had a walk-in shower…. If only the kitchen had new [...]

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