Your business name may have great awareness with current residents, but keep in mind that 20 percent of the market moves each year, bringing new people here who never heard of your business. And in this competitive world, we all need a nudge to remind us of the great places
Read More →We have been publishing for 26 years and have more readers today than ever before in the magazine’s history. As long as you have a product or service that people want, and you have it priced so they see it as a value, you will get great results. What is
Read More →Yes, we do. We have a digital arm of our company called Big Green Digital, and we provide an array of services from building websites, to email marketing, to banner ad placement. Details can be found at www.biggreendigital.com. Our CITYVIEW website alone (www.dmcityview.com) has more than 30,000 monthly page views
Read More →The daily metro newspapers are clearly suffering losses in circulation and readership, but that is not true with free publications like CITYVIEW. In fact, CITYVIEW has more readers today than in its 26-year history with more than 85,000 monthly readers in print alone, as shown in our latest Circulation Verification
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May 29, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
I am surely not the only person who has wondered what it was like to live through various big events from history, events that occurred long before I entered this world in 1950. This curiosity has led me to contemplate events like the Civil War, the growing tensions in Europe
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May 09, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
I’m sure you have heard the old tale about Iowa’s bountiful cornfields — about closing your eyes in the summer, listening carefully at night and being able to hear the corn grow. Here’s a different image to ponder: If you open your eyes and look around carefully, I think you can
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May 07, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
My role as executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council has taken me from border to border in our state. The message I’ve preached at each stop is a simple one: Transparency is a fundamental part of good government, and government officials risk undermining their respect and credibility
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
The most comprehensive coverage of music, theater, art, film and outdoor fun in central Iowa The city’s slate of fun summer offerings is bigger and better than ever, and so is this year’s Summer Arts and Entertainment Guide by CITYVIEW. The multitude of diversions within these pages is awe-inspiring and includes something to make just
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
The coercion, the fear and the betrayal of this underreported crime Jocelyn was born and raised near Waterloo. By the time she was 24, she was ready for a fresh start. She had good parents, graduated from high school and even attended a few college classes, but she had veered off course.
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
Aggressive new head coach and general manager look to force the action during the 25th season of the Des Moines Menace The Des Moines Menace is Iowa’s premier soccer franchise. As the team gears up to celebrate 25 years of on-the-field excellence, some fresh faces are set to lead a retooled team into the next quarter
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