Charlie’s Filling Station
“Saturday Night Live.” “Jaws.” “All In the Family.” “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” It was 1975 when these shows and movies were popular. Meanwhile, one other 50-year landmark is [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language’ Every generation gathers its own stew of slang to scandalize their parents and, eventually, grows up to be those scandalized [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Hess goes ‘psycho’ at Des Moines Farmers Market
Patrons of the Des Moines Farmers Market might have noticed a wild-looking mascot during this season’s farmers market, courtesy of Jennifer Hess, owner of Psycho Sweets. Like many, Hess learned [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Des Moines’ time has come
September is a self-contradiction. It is our ninth month, yet named as if the seventh. It marks the end of summer and the beginning of the end of all things [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Ask Cityview
Ask CITYVIEW
Ask CITYVIEW anything by emailing editor@dmcityview.com. Why have so many lights been out along the Gray’s Lake trail for so long? With the park open from 5 a.m. to 10 [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Commercial real estate transactions in Polk County from April 16, 2025, to May 16, 2025
1316 22ND ST., DES MOINES SALE DATE: 2025-04-16 SALE PRICE: $575,000 SELLER: ALFAS PROPERTIES LLC BUYER: CWF 1316 22ND ST LLC ACRES: 0.667 SQUARE FEET: 5,943 7865 DRAKE ST., CLIVE [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Majeran’s yarn art builds community
Creating and selling yarn art is essential to Stephanie Majeran’s creativity, yet she takes it one step beyond and provides space for other artists to be creative as well. To [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Don Cotran at Pho 515
Don Cotran heads the C Fresh Supermarket and Pho 515 restaurant. He recently returned from a four-week family research trip to Vietnam, covering every province in search of new things [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Publisher
Experience Iowa life
You work all week. You are tired. And you just want some rest. I am right there with you. But, before you know it, years go by and you realize [...]
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Emmy Award-winning songwriter and Iowa native Bonne Finken presents an Eras-style concert on Sept. 5 at xBk Live. She is debuting her new single, “Blood Runs Through Me.” Tickets $20. Night Moves [...]
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