Former neighbors are throwing stones
Successful first season for former neighborhood buddies after forming a curling team By day, Mike Farrell is a commercial banker and a family man. But each Friday night during the [...]
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
Making banana bread
When you’re in a crisis, people bring you food. Grease the bottom of your pans. Combine all the dry ingredients including the cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, baking powder, baking soda and [...]
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Second to none
Second City returns to eager Des Moines fans When it comes to improv comedy and the greatest chain of memorable comedians developed through one program, Second City plays second fiddle [...]
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
Christopher the Conquered
Conquering the globe Christopher Ford — a.k.a. Christopher Ford — is a familiar face in the pages of CITYVIEW. Once a musician living in Des Moines, Ford now resides outside of Denver and [...]
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Batter up!
Mushroom bats, sawdust baseballs, Spiderman masks and a passion for America’s game During the summer of 1968, Mark Mahoney fell victim to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. The Iowa [...]
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Check
Sound Check
“Summer Sadness” Motide Station One Records Released in January, Motide’s single “Summer Sadness” also features the vocals of Ancient Posse’s Kamillah Jonaé. The Motide two-piece consists of Gabe Scheid and [...]
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Rants & Reason
Of President Grant, the Rev. John Brazil and, alas, the legislature
Reason to worry about Iowa’s desertion of longtime values and principles Given the course of the Iowa legislature and the damage it has done to public education and the question [...]
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Fenders Brewing
Two men and a brewery Fenders Brewing co-owners Jason Madison and Steve Crann say their origin story is “the classic” tale of home brewers who met and started a business together. The two [...]
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2 sides to swerving Maserati story
Mr. Michael Gartner: Greetings to you. I want to inform you and your readers of the following….My trial for OWI was held on Feb. 27 in Nevada at the Story [...]
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