Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Goat. We are Earth’s grass trimmer. (But please don’t ask me how I got up here.)” -Marvic Reese “After years of grazing grass, Billy decided to branch out.” -Heidi Soliday “Billy also used
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in Sound Notes
A couple of classic rock icons are making a swing through Des Moines next summer. Journey and The Doobie Brothers have announced a Des Moines stop for their joint tour on Aug. 7, 2016. Tickets went on sale last Friday and are available at The Wells Fargo box office or
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in Your View
Extended family
Cityview’s cover story, “Immigrant Trump,” states…” That’s right. Trump is the grandson of Friedrich Drumpf, a German immigrant. So are more than one-third of all Iowans.” Am I to understand that with an estimated 2014 State of Iowa population of 3,100,000, that one-third of them (1,033,333) are cousins by virtue
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in On the Move
I-80 interchange opens in Waukee
A $50 million “diverging diamond” interchanged open to traffic on Dec. 1 on the new Grand Prairie Parkway. Located about three miles west of Jordan Creek Parkway, the interchange is the first of its kind in Iowa. Drivers are directed to the opposite side of the road to provide easier
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in Center Stage
A bang-bang-up job
When an old show succeeds, it’s often got a new look. Trying out a fresh set designer, in fact, may be the best move the Playhouse made. For “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” Andrea Nice, based in New York, has dreamed up strange amalgamations that take you straight to the heart
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
The Wombats continue to defy expectations
Over the past decade, The Wombats have firmly staked out a place in the long line of great Liverpool bands. Originally pitched to the world as an indie rock band, The Wombats have evolved with each album and do not put much stock in that — or any — label
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in Civic Skinny
The Register’s circulation drops — yet again.
Circulation of The Des Moines Register continues to fall in both the metro area and the state at large. An increase in the numbers of people buying the digital edition doesn’t come close to offsetting the precipitous drop in subscribers to the print edition. Statewide, circulation of the print and
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in Uncategorized
Two of a kind Joseph Randle, a former running back for the Dallas Cowboys, was arrested outside a Kansas casino at 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 24 after he assaulted police. Randle, 23, was initially asked to leave for being too drunk, but he assaulted an officer on the way out
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
‘As American as pumpkin pie’
“As American as pumpkin pie.” An interesting thing to say about our relationship to a squash. Certainly, the ingredients are a melting pot of pumpkin, ginger, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, milk, cloves, eggs and, of course, a piecrust made with lard. But “as American as pumpkin pie”? That’s a lot of pressure
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December 09, 2015 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
Paid in November Amount: $1,793 To: Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. For: Legal services Amount: $1,353.88 To: B&H Photo-Video For: Camera Amount: $110 To: CDW Government Inc. For: Software license Amount: $103.15 To: Control Installations of Iowa For: Repair Amount: $980.44 To: Contemporary Services Corporation For: Security Amount: $1,407.25 To: Victory
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