Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “The Des Moines City Council considers an idea for a new sculpture.” -Dennis Moore Runners up: “New for the holidays: Martha Stewart’s nicotine spice cupcake.” -Heidi Soliday “How clever, Jim worked out a
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in Sound Check
Kurt Cobain “Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings” Universal Here is possibly the worst thing that “The Home Recordings” does: It comes very, very close to making Kurt Cobain boring. Cobain was, as anyone who knew him or saw him live will attest, a fascinating individual. But all “The Home
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in Food Dude
Bonefish Grill
The food business in the Jordan Creek area is so different from the inner city food business that one local restaurateur proposed a moratorium on new chains in the ’burbs and on new independents downtown. While a few excellent locals (Zombie Burger, Taste of New York, Wok in Motion) have
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in Book Review
‘Delicious!’
Ruth Reichl has worked as a chef, a food writer, restaurant critic, cookbook writer, editor of Gourmet magazine and author of bestselling memoirs. “Delicious!” is her first foray into fiction. Billie Breslin has left California for New York, where she lands a job as an executive assistant to the editor
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
Won’t be missed
Five years ago, 33 miners were buried alive in Chile’s 121-year-old San Jose mine. Trapped in an unstable mountain that continued to move throughout the rescue, in 90-plus degree heat, with only enough food to last 30 men three days, this is a tale that’s captivating no matter how it
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
Open letters
There is no other way to really put it: Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSC) is a weird act. The band’s music is not particularly freaky or outlandish. That is not the kind of weird we are talking about. Instead, the way that TSO has gone about its business has made it one
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in On the Move
Waterfront Seafood Market expands West Des Moines location
Waterfront Seafood Market and Restaurant opened in West Des Moines on Nov. 2, expanding from the longtime restaurant located at 2900 University Ave. Shawn Hanke, brother Blake Hanke and sister Jennifer Haus, who all own the restaurant located in the Clocktower Square retail center, renovated an adjacent storefront to add
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in Tech Talk
It’s not over until BlackBerry says it’s over
One of the most confounding thoughts in the history of American business is the fact Coca-Cola could have bought Pepsi in the 1930s. The biggest soda maker in the world at one point could have ended its chief rival. Now, that’s not to say another company wouldn’t have surged up
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in Your View
A bonus for Bill Stowe?
What? Taxpayers have to pay Bill Stowe a $500,000 bonus? Why? He is doing a lousy job. The water rates are going to increase in April. I don’t think that is a coincidence. Shirley MacDonald -Des Moines Trump is endearing but offensive When in my early 20s, I was a
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November 18, 2015 by justin
in Game Day
Denver Broncos (7-2) vs. Chicago Bears (4-5) Sunday, Nov. 22, 12 p.m. CST Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Anyone who has followed the Denver Broncos knows about quarterback Peyton Manning’s struggles this year, but the team has still managed to pull out wins — until recently. The Broncos, now on a
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