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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Ask Cityview

Ask CITYVIEW

Where can I donate used books? This question was posed by a reader who used to donate books to Planned Parenthood, which is no longer accepting book donations after ending [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Belly Up To...

HiFi Brew Lounge

At the HiFi Brew Lounge, a wall of records, stacks of albums, a disco ball and photos of musicians might signify a dance supper club where A-list celebrities drink martinis [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Lunch With...

Allison Pohlman at Drake Diner

Allison Pohlman is Suzie Glazer-Burt Women’s Basketball Coach at Drake. Around events celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s basketball at Drake, we asked her to lunch, and she chose Drake [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in People & Pets

Yoga cat and puppy bonds

Pet owners may declare they are either dog lovers or cat lovers. Gary Hepker doesn’t need to decide on either. He likes both. Gary recently adopted Gracie, a 9-month-old mini [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Publisher

Chestnuts roasting

Welcome to our holiday issue of CITYVIEW. With Jack Frost nipping at your nose, you will find warmth in our collection of holiday stories this month. Our favorite Christmas songs [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Art News

2024 – when diversity, equality and inclusion trumped everything else

Jim Duncan will further reckon the year in Des Moines arts in his The Daily Umbrella column the last two weeks of the year. It’s free to subscribe, and no [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Book Review

Book Reviews

‘I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine’ Thinking of music as a balm isn’t a new concept. There have been numerous articles and quips and even songs [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Collections & Hobbies

Weavers and Spinners Guild experiences a resurgence

The halls of Franklin Jr. High lead to an array of organizations including Project Iowa, the Japan America Center of Iowa, the Central Iowa Wind Ensemble and more. The Des [...]

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December 04, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in Your View

Your View

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December 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), [...]

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