December 02, 2015 by justin
in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “ ‘No problem. I’ll walk.’ — Jesus.” -Paul P. Brown Runners-up: “Jesus was dismayed when he found out he had to find a new location for his Christmas ‘Running On Water 5K.’ ”
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December 02, 2015 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Cartoonist by night
“My nickname is Bucky. My real name is George. My mom didn’t want to call her little boy George, although she did agree to the name. My next oldest brother had an imaginary friend named Bucky. So they took the name from him and stuck it on me… I’ve been
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December 02, 2015 by justin
in Game Day
Green Bay Packers (7-4) vs. Detroit Lions (4-7) Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:25 p.m. CT Ford Field, Detroit Michigan Most football fans would likely expect a blowout in this Thursday night game with the Green Bay Packers taking it to the Detroit Lions. But in two of the past three games,
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December 02, 2015 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
Paid in November Amount: $141 To: Health Works of Palmetto Health (South Carolina) For: Various services Amount: $264.60 To: Hy-Vee For: Various produce Amount: $957.20 To: Accountemps For: Labor Invoice Amount: $2,449.28 To: QPS Employment Group (Wisconsin) For: Labor Invoice Amount: $500 To: YMCA of Greater Des Moines For: Donation
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December 02, 2015 by justin
in Tech Talk
The writing is on the wall for Evernote
When the application development revolution hit, a few products were almost immediately available: games, calculators, web browsers, messaging apps, business software and organization tools. The odd thing is both iOS and Android had all the obvious applications satiated by third party developers, not by Apple or Google. Maybe the most
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in Cover Story
Black Friday
Long lines curving through the store, massive crowds pushing up against the walls and piles of clothes strewn about the tables and floor. That’s what millions of people will be leaving their Thanksgiving celebrations for when malls open their doors at 6 p.m. For years, Black Friday has been extending
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
Keeping Shelly in focus
Keep Shelly in Athens, the chillwave two-piece whose name is a play on the Kypseli neighborhood of Athens, Greece, that they call home, is really the brainchild of mercurial producer known as RΠü. He is the man who creates the songs, establishes the group’s sound and, ultimately, picked its voice.
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
Shallow but fun
“Twas the night before Christmas…” is a line that that immediately sets the seasonal tone in addition to likely having a morality lesson hidden in the plot. While the main lesson of “The Night Before” is abundantly clear, it’s some of the sub-plots and side comments that lead to hazy
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Hope for our city
The proposed Iowa Events Center Hotel will be the biggest boost Des Moines has seen in centuries. In terms of development, we haven’t seen something this game-changing since the Iowa Events Center opened in 2005, or since the Iowa Events Center needed another $40 million to expand in 2010 because
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