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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Cars in the City

Chevy Equinox

In the past decade, the popularity of SUVs has soared. And, prices along all models have skyrocketed as well. Do a little research, and you can still discover affordability and [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Film Review

Which film will earn this year’s Oscar for Best Picture?

This year’s Academy Awards will be on Sunday, March 10 and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Winners will be announced live on ABC and, for the first time, streaming on Hulu. [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Business Feature

Renting or owning?

In Des Moines, small businesses are opening regularly. According to the DSM Small Business Report, provided by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 12,286 jobs were created by new firms in [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Book Review

Book Reviews

‘Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us’ Jennifer Finney Boylan has written several phenomenal books including her profoundly influential memoir, “She’s Not There,” which has won numerous awards, and [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Publisher

Autographing with excellence

Who doesn’t want to be the best? In some way, I believe we all do. In most cases, being “good enough” simply isn’t good enough. We want to do better. [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Walks of Life

An unforgettable ride

What kids, strapped into the backseats of their parents’ cars, gazing through the gaps between the front seats and watching the road ahead, don’t think how great it will be [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Your View

Your View

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Lunch With...

Trang Pham and Thien Olson

Trang Pham and her sister, Thien Olson, are young immigrants making their way in entrepreneurial Iowa while also holding down impressive day jobs and becoming family nuclei.  We asked them [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Food Dude

Christopher’s — a family heirloom

Joe and Red Giudicessi bought Christopher’s in 1961. The purchase included a sign too expensive to replace, so they kept the name someone else liked. Before that, they ran a [...]

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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel in Ask Cityview

Ask CITYVIEW

What years had the least and most laws passed in Iowa’s General Assembly? To answer this question, we dug into the online records for the Iowa legislature, which date back [...]

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