September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
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 perennial. It is the time of year that makes us most conscious of time. Time measures, organizes and judges everything
Read More →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 p.m. and daylight dwindling, there are hours at a time when long stretches of the trail are very dark. It’s
Read More →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 SALE DATE: 2025-04-21 SALE PRICE: $271,000 SELLER: PATTEE, SUSAN R BUYER: CITY OF CLIVE ACRES: 0.246 SQUARE FEET: 1,384 7421
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
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 accomplish that, she joined the board of the nonprofit, Art Is Rad. It was established by Jeremiah and Megan La
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
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 to eat and sell. We asked him to lunch and met at Pho 515. Over durian smoothies, fresh-squeezed lemonade and
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Publisher
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 how little of this great Iowa life you have experienced. Going to shows at our amazing art galleries. Experiencing local
Read More →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 is a four-piece band from Minneapolis that recently released an album, “Double Life.” Night Moves is often referred to as
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Brian Hogan is the owner and a barber at Franklin Barbershop in Beaverdale. After a day of cutting hair, he returns home to his video bunker — a space filled from head to toe with movies, posters and more. Before we could talk about that collection, Hogan mentioned some puppets
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
With more than 300 breeds of dogs, pet owners have many options to choose a just-right furry friend. Yet, dog temperaments vary, and, sometimes, a dog breed gets a bad reputation, often due to owner mishandling and other factors. The Doberman Pinscher Club in Des Moines was established to promote
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September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Music from thousands of years ago has evolved from culture to culture throughout the world. The same rhythm performed then is still relevant today and is played by the Parranderos Latin Combo (PLC). PLC is a Latin band with music inspired by salsa, cumbia, afrobeat, plena, son montuno and more
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