Taking the old and making it new again
What do most people do with old wood? Toss it into the wood chipper? Take it to the dump? Burn it? Or leave it in a pile for someone else [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Ask Cityview
Ask CITYVIEW
How does DART plan its rides to the Iowa State Fair? We posed questions on the how, what and who regarding public transit services to the Iowa State Fair to [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
The month of August often consists of sticky heat and frazzled parents and their back-to-school duties. Yet, live music doesn’t end when school begins. There’s always an excuse for a [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Cars in the City
Des Moines Concours d’Elegance celebrates 25 years
Among a sea of monster trucks and oversized gray SUVs, classic and vintage cars certainly stand out. A 1957 Chevy may not have Apple Car Play, but it does have [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
New foods at the Iowa State Fair
Corn dogs. Fried Twinkies. Grinders. If you think that sounds like food from the Iowa State Fair, you are correct. But fair food goes beyond a porkchop on a stick. [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
Dream yards
Give 10 people the blank slate of a spacious yard, and you are likely to see those yards evolve into 10 different visions. Some will be a fenced-in oasis for [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Phoenix Mendoza — singer, writer, artist
Musician Phoenix Mendoza’s multi-dimensional career spans from songwriting, performance, and recording to visual arts and charity concerts. Mendoza will perform in Des Moines on Aug. 28 at Jasper Winery. He [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
RJ Tursi at Exile Brewing Company
RJ Tursi is the creator and owner of Exile Brewing Company in the historic Fitch shampoo factory. It is the largest brewery in Des Moines and the third largest in [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Publisher
‘Don’t need nothin’… but a good time’
In the 1980s, arena rock was all the rage, and the music wasn’t from just ordinary rock bands. These were hair bands. Big hair. Twisted Sister. Mötley Crüe. Bon Jovi. [...]
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