November 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
November is the annual food issue here at CITYVIEW. For the size of Des Moines, we have a lot going on when it comes to restaurants and food — maybe even too much for our own population to really sustain. However, to better understand where we are today, we need
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November 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
We sit on the bench. Both of us mouths open, heads leaned back, eyes wide. Glazed donuts melting in our hands as we watch. Clearly, no parent is in charge of the two of us. We grab a second donut before the show really begins. BIG TREE CUTTING. . .
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November 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Two-hundred-and-nine days. That is how long it has been since the Des Moines Community Playhouse has presented live theater in its mainstage performing hall. It was the last of the local producers to do so. While they created an outdoors experiment with their drive-in theater in the parking lot, theater,
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November 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
With all the varied talents Paul Micich possesses, CITYVIEW could have easily featured his artwork or videography. But for this issue, we’ll focus on his music. Micich is a musician with the WORLD PORT band, playing a unique instrument called the Electronic Valve Instruments or EVI. The EVI was created
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November 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
“I’m a flea market nut,” explains Dave Zaabel while gesturing to rows and rows of shelving in his Urbandale basement. “Flea markets, antique shops, garage sales… but everything was canceled this year.” Zaabel’s treasure trove contains a massive stockpile of toy farm machinery, replicas of bobcats, pickups, steam engines, jeeps
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November 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
When Linda Brown’s boxer passed away suddenly two years ago, she was left without a furry companion. Her friend who worked at Animal Lifeline, a no-kill shelter, told her of a boxer-mix that had lived at the shelter for two years and needed a home. Brown went to see Wyatt
Read More →COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN POLK COUNTY FROM SEPT. 11, 2020 THROUGH OCT. 9, 2020. ADDRESS: 1428 E. FLEMING AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: SEPT. 11, 2020 SALE PRICE: $161,500 SELLER: WOOD, JAMES R. BUYER: CALDERON, CARLOS SQUARE FEET: 2,000 LAND ACRES: 0.159 ADDRESS: 1660 22ND ST., WEST DES MOINES
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November 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
“Black Stories” is the latest main galleries exhibition at the Des Moines Art Center. More than anything, it shows off the permanent collection of the museum. Secondly, it shows a new direction in the operational code of the institution. Two artists, Mitchell Squire and Jordan Weber, were co-curators. A group
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