February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
We’re past the January scarcity of performing arts opportunities, finally pushing into a February filled with a variety of alluring options. From a classic murder mystery to a sassy re-interpretation princess musical to Pooh and Oliver. Add an internet-based twist on Jane Austen and the national touring hit, “Kimberly Akimbo,”
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February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Ashlee Crawford’s two passions are her four-legged friends. Her dog, Layla, is a 4-year-old black labrador. She rescued her from a breeder who got out of the breeding business. “When I saw her, she was the only female. I liked her personality,” she recalls. Crawford’s love of the labrador breed
Read More →A reader recently asked how many years we have been conducting our Best of Des Moines readers’ poll. Good question. I bought CITYVIEW in 2004, and we have organized the poll for more than two decades now. I received some archives of past issues dating back to 1993 as part
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February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Jamie Farrington is a chef/mortgage broker who is opening The Rabbit Room in Johnston Feb. 9. To our minds, only a deep Romantic would open a wine bar devoted to the works of The Inklings, an early 20th century gang of Oxford professors who met regularly in the back room
Read More →3721 INDIANOLA AVE., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2025-08-19 SALE PRICE: $2,747,000 SELLER: ELSIE RAE HOLDINGS LLC BUYER: IOWA SHELLY ROSE LLC ACRES: 1.571 SQUARE FEET: 33,768 704 13TH ST., WEST DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2025-08-19 SALE PRICE: $5,800,000 SELLER: SWIFT PROPERTIES LLC BUYER: WDM MEADOWS LLC ACRES: 2.815 SQUARE FEET:
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February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in 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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February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in 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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February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in 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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February 04, 2026 by Brent Antisdel
in 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
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