Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “With a little lettuce ‘re-leaf,’ he felt cool as an iceberg.” -Heidi Soliday Runners-up: “Arnie’s mom messed up his last haircut as she forgot to take the jello out of the bowl.” –Mark
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in On the Move
Dos Rios to close Thanksgiving Day for renovations
Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge announced that it will close on Nov. 26 for renovations. The Latin-inspired restaurant, located at 316 Court Ave., opened in 2006 and has received numerous local awards, including Cityview’s Best of Des Moines awards for Best Margarita, Best Patio and Best Serving Staff. The
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind
Former “Big Brother” houseguest Krista Stegall was arrested on Oct. 28 for criminal mischief and unlawful entry. Stegall, 43, was arrested on warrant in Louisiana after filing a false police report again her ex-husband, stating his house was unfit for children. She was found in a neighboring town, where she
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in Book Review
‘Don’t Suck, Don’t Die’
“Don’t Suck, Don’t Die” is a beautiful, haunting elegy to a lost friend and fellow musician. Kristen Hersh, frontrunner for the alternative rock band The Throwing Muses and author of the critically acclaimed memoir, “Rat Girl,” delivers a stunning, moving portrait of her time with indie singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt. Relegated
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
Paid in October Amount: $700 To: Ankeny Community Schools For: Medicaid Amount: $294 To: Des Moines Symphony For: Entry fees Amount: $14,819.58 To: Orchard Place For: Professional services Amount: $250 To: West Des Moines Rotary Club For: Membership Amount: $8,567.65 To: CIT Charters For: Transportation Amount: $60 To: Mermaid Aquarium
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in Sound Circuit
The machine doesn’t stop
It has been a big year for Prettygirlhatemachine (PGHM). First, the Des Moines-based hip-hop trio released its album “Real is a Joke” back in April. It was also around that time that the group played its first Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) event, Gross Domestic Product, which they followed up
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Sabbaticals: writing a memoir on being an alcoholic;
Your tax dollars at work: Meriam Belli, an associate professor of history at the University of Iowa, will take off the spring semester of 2017 to study “the international funerary industry and…the politics of burial.” She “will explore funerary industries and burial societies, conduct interviews, and gather data in France,
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November 25, 2015 by justin
in On The Tube
Gone to Hell
“South of Hell” Friday, Nov. 27 (WeTV) Series Debut: Either WeTV is embracing the binge-watching model by dropping all seven episodes of “South of Hell” tonight, or they’d just rather get it over with and hope no one notices. This likely one-season-and-done horror series, about a southern demon hunter (Mena
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Middle East 101
Thoughts from Fabrice Moussus, an international journalist living in Paris With what happened in Paris on Nov. 13, there is a feeling of deja vu from conflicts I have been in. It is very hard to stop people from committing an attack if they are willing to die for it. The irony
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