July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Drop social media. Ditch your car. Declutter your living space. Detox your diet. People I Work With: “Hey, man, it was great to work with you. I’m going to add you on Facebook.” Me: “Sorry, dude, I am not on there.” People I Work With: “That’s cool. I’ll just get you
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
How will the state’s most trusted news source stack up in the years to come? He and she never met, likely never even heard of one another. Yet here they are, leading an article about the future of Iowa newspapers. That’s because their views reflect so well what you’ll hear from many Iowa
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
If the Iowa State Fair isn’t your thing, then check out all these other great things to do in August The State Fair is Iowa’s biggest event. In a state with roughly 3 million people, the Fair reports more than 1 million attendees. Fair fanatics are too loyal to ever stray, and CITYVIEW wouldn’t
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
The FBI is asking questions about Marty Tirrell. An agent has contacted several people and is asking about “anything and everything,” according to one person who was questioned. The FBI regional office in Omaha wouldn’t comment, but generally when the agency starts asking about someone it’s not good news for
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Grassley says Republicans’ economic-class-based strategy against Hubbell is “a problem.” Back in 1976, we gathered as kids around the console TV for what amounted to national viewings of primetime movies, big events, like John Travolta’s “Boy In The Bubble.” It seemed an awful, isolated life for this plastic-protected kid, born
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
“Tag” is a fine callback to the sprawling ensemble comedies of the 1980s. “You don’t stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing.” While on the surface this might sound like a modern retelling of The Twilight Zone’s classic episode “Kick the Can,” in which
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Establishing an identity in the restaurant world is wrought with the same anxieties as it is for a teenager. How can you stand out as unique and still fit in and be popular? (Remember dinner theater?) If you try to be the first one to try something new, will anyone
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
To many younger Iowans, Nashville, Tennessee, might seem like an unreachable city of dreams, similar to New York City or Los Angeles. But these two Midwesterners are proving that, contrary to parts of the country’s beliefs, talent does come from Iowa. Rob Donovan and Faith Haroldson first met on a
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
FINA artistic swimming rules. A Ballet Leg is assumed. Maintaining this position, the body is rotated backwards around a lateral axis through the hips to assume a Fishtail Position. The horizontal leg is lifted to a Vertical Position. A Vertical Descent is executed. I don’t understand a word FINA is
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Three big musicals rule the stages this season What do a Greek island, a high school and an archaic girls basketball game share? They are the settings for musicals, those magical, out-of-reality performing arts works where actors spontaneously burst into song and dance. Over the next several weeks, beat the
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