Posted February 04, 2026in Ask Cityview
When was the first CITYVIEW Best of Des Moines poll? The answer doesn’t appear to be as cut and dried as one might think. We dug deep through our archives to find the answer. The oldest complete copy we could find was from 1994. The answer was not spelled out
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Posted February 04, 2026in Your View
Posted February 04, 2026in Collections & Hobbies
When some people have a passion, it is something they can never get away from. And, quite often, it is something they have no desire to run away from. They run toward it, because, for them, it is comfortable. Marvin Freund’s passion for painting has survived several decades. Now in
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Posted February 04, 2026in Art News
The juiciest story in the art world last month was that of Thomas Doyle, a Kansas-born con man who has been arrested numerous times under at least five different names. Wall Street Journal’s Jenny Strasburg catapulted Doyle to the big time as far as infamy goes telling how he conned
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Posted February 04, 2026in Iowa Artist
Participating in a company meeting can be boring. The prospect of sitting through yet another PowerPoint presentation elicits yawns among restless employees. Yet, when Nathan Wright is at the meeting, folks perk up. They are looking at Wright, drawing live illustrations of the concepts they have just talked about. Even
Read More →Celebrated roots sextet Clay Street Unit brings its energetic live show to xBk Live on Feb. 20. Hailing from the heart of the Rockies, Clay Street Unit is supporting it new album, “Sin & Squalor.” The album captures the spirit of the west, folk and country traditions of the south and the
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Posted February 04, 2026in Cars in the City
As SUV sales soar among seemingly all car manufacturing brands, inching in the market with an affordable version is essential. When it comes to BMW, can those two words — affordable and BMW — be used in the same sentence? BMW believes “The Ultimate Driving Machine” can with its compact
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Posted February 04, 2026in Your Neighbors
The stigma over those born and living with Down syndrome has lightened over the years, but it has not been an easy journey. The positive actions of Jennifer Baldon are helping parents in the area educate themselves about their children, while also celebrating them. She does this with the help
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Posted February 04, 2026in Sound Circuit
As a child, Brandon Hudspeth was intrigued with Big Bird and other characters from “Sesame Street.” When the show featured various guest stars, Hudspeth took note of a man dressed in black, playing guitar and singing. The famed musician, Johnny Cash, commanded more attention than Kermit the Frog, and Hudspeth
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Posted February 04, 2026in Walks of Life
It’s time for the big game, and that’s the perfect reason to gather with your fellow fans around the big screen to see which team finishes the year with a championship ring. And, you won’t be alone. Record-breaking viewership has been reported the last two years, with 127.7 million U.S.
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