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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Feature 1

And the envelopes, please…

The Best of Des Moines voting results are in! Inside the following pages, CITYVIEW reveals the winners of its Best Of Des Moines 2019 poll. We are honored to be [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Feature 2

Flying high again

Iowa Barnstormers prepare to defend their Indoor Football League crown. Predicting the outcome of a 14-game football season before the first snap has been taken is akin to sending an [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Feature 3

Size matters

And other confusing restaurant myths A favorite junior high school English teacher warned our class about “quality.” At the time, my friends were using the word as an adjective meaning [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Civic Skinny

Tirrell indicted, faces 30 years in prison. … Sen. Joni Ernst says husband abused her.

A federal grand jury has charged Marty Tirrell with mail fraud, wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud and fraudulent use of another person’s credit card. The charges follow years [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Political Mercury

Why Steve King should stay in Congress

Two more years of embarrassment will be an object lesson to King voters who looked the other way for years at his racist words and outrageous observations. (Editor’s note: The following column also [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Film Review

“Vice”

Clunky writing takes audiences out of the story while liberal grievances are presented as informed satire “Vice” is a bold film that leans heavily on dark humor and gonzo flair [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Food Dude

Teddy Maroon’s and Wasabi Johnston raise their bars

Ten and 15 years ago, restaurants were trying to reinvent the wheel. Fusion was so free spirited that terrible mistakes were made. Remember bulgogi cupcakes, savory ice cream or haggis [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Your Neighbors

Plenty of sunshine

The Golden Oldies barbershop quartet produces joy for others while enjoying the music themselves.   Energy immediately fills the air as the four gentlemen, in perfect unison, burst into deep [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Joe's Neighborhood

Welcome to the Shame-A-Palooza

It is with some shame that I acknowledge that I’m a fan of Brené Brown, a shame researcher. I don’t want to be a fan. She is way too popular, [...]

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February 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Center Stage

‘Dear Evan Hansen’

The show’s DNA explains its award-winning success. The holidays are behind us, and February continues the ramping up of indoors offerings so Central Iowans can experience the unique thrills of [...]

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