Lindsey Buckingham performs a mix of new and classic Fleetwood Mac tunes at Hoyt Sherman Place on Oct. 29. Tickets available from $45-$89. Jason Aldean brings his “Rock & Roll Cowboy” tour to Wells Fargo Arena on Oct. 27. Opening acts include John Morgan and Chase Rice (replacing Gabby Barrett,
Read More →COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM AUG. 17, 2022 THROUGH SEPT. 20, 2022 2510 ROBINSON AVE. N.E., BONDURANT SALE DATE: 2022-08-18 SALE PRICE: $251,559 SELLER: BONDURANT BUSINESS PARK LLC BUYER: BONDURANT STORAGE LLC SQUARE FEET: 0 ACRES: 1.052 2724 SECOND AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2022-08-19 SALE PRICE:
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October 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Belly Up To...
Is it a coffee shop, or a bar? Vintage Brewhouse says, “Why not both?” Open since December last year, Vintage Brewhouse is located in the northwest corner of Ankeny, minutes down the road from the area’s long-awaited second Costco. Walk into the newly constructed building, and it feels anything but
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October 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in 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 “Mark was never really a good electrician or plumber, let alone trying to do both at once.” — Jim McCool Runners Up “What happens when the plumber
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October 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Iowa Artist
A friendly raccoon on a skateboard. A pink rabbit eating ice cream. These are just a couple of the animal illustrations artist Ally Frame creates. That’s her goal: to create happy and lighthearted artwork. “I want bright colors and joyful art that makes people smile,” she said. Her illustrations appear
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October 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Art News
“You can take the girl out of the garden, but you can’t take the garden out of the girl.” – Adele Renault Love her or not, Adele Renault makes people go bananas. Raised on a farm in the Belgian Ardennes, the painter’s musical family encouraged her to travel and experience
Read More →I used to go to the Wild Rose Film Festival in Des Moines. In looking for it this year, I see that it was put out of commission by COVID — no postings on their Facebook since then. Is this totally dead? Or any chance for a revival? I hope you can
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October 05, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Book Review
‘Ithaca’ “The Odyssey” is an ancient tale with a mountain of scholarship and retellings to its name, yet there are still threads left to be pulled, new variations to explore, and exciting new stories to uncover. Claire North takes on the task of fleshing out the shadows in the bright,
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October 04, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Morain
With the midterm elections less than five weeks away, and absentee voting set to begin in only two weeks, Republicans across the nation are hammering away at one of their most powerful campaign issues: inflation. When the inflation rate first started to spike several months ago, economists both inside and
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October 03, 2022 by Beckham Miller
in Stray Thoughts
“Reasonable” is a word that is used often in Iowa’s laws. Reasonable fees. Reasonable rules. Reasonable efforts. Reasonable force. But events in recent weeks show government officials are not always following what many Iowans would think the term means. And when government officials deviate from “reasonable,” they should not be
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