Super fans
What’s your favorite college team? NFL? NHL? Most of us have been asked similar questions at one time or another. Some people, however, don’t need to be asked. The team [...]
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November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Mike Lavalle and Marc Navailles at Purveyor
More than anyone else, Mike Lavalle elevated the Des Moines dining scene over the last 50 years. Right or wrongly, he has been a step ahead of everyone else in [...]
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November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
It’s not too early to celebrate the holidays with various music concerts at Hoyt Sherman Place. On Nov. 14, Motown Christmas features musicians from The Temptations, Miracles and The Contours. [...]
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November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Artists at Edgewater
A treasure of skilled artists reside at a senior community in West Des Moines. One might mistakenly think it’s all about crocheting or baking cookies. Instead, they’re carving wood, shaping [...]
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November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Ask Cityview
Ask CITYVIEW
What are those devices that have popped up all over Des Moines and the suburbs? They are black, like computer tablets, attached to the tops of tall poles, and they [...]
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November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?’ One of the many common rebuttals to the idea of humanity [...]
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November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Three-war veteran shares his story
Maurice Hoffman’s story takes him all over the globe during his time in the military, which began at a young age. At 17 years old, he needed his parents’ signature [...]
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November 01, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Miniature cows
When visualizing a miniature cow, what comes to mind? A cow the size of a dog? Or a goat? For reference, a regular cow weighs about 1,200 pounds. However, a [...]
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When the corner of 6th and Locust housed 136 doctors and 67 dentists
When I was a boy — and that was not recently — I would take the bus downtown one afternoon a week to get allergy shots from Dr. Lou Noun. [...]
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