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 Publisher's Note
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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Posted October 01, 2025in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘King Sorrow’ This is a big book — an epic doorstopper with multiple narrators, a winding timeline, and a torrent of emotion that’s rarely uplifting. In other words, it is [...]
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Posted October 01, 2025in Ask Cityview
Ask CITYVIEW
What is the USPS’s reason for removing mailboxes outside post offices? The reader who wrote in with this question stated that the mailbox outside of the West Suburban branch on [...]
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Posted October 01, 2025in Sound Circuit
Johnnyswim showcases multidimensional talents
A reality cooking show, a podcast, live concerts and a new musical are all part of Johnnyswim’s multidimensional talents, and the duo is attracting fans from all walks of life. [...]
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Posted October 01, 2025in Feature 1
The return of Halloween
Since 1938, trick or treating in Des Moines has taken place on Oct. 30, commonly called “Beggars Night,” in hopes to deter bad behavior from taking place on Halloween night. [...]
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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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