Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “The bride was scared stiff!” -Gina Porter Runners-up: “The dress designer wanted to show how good you could still look after being left at the altar.” -Jim McCool “I can’t stop thinking about
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October 21, 2015 by justin
in Game Day
Minnesota Vikings (3-2) vs. Detroit Lions (1-5) When: Sunday, Oct. 25 Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Kickoff: noon CST The Detroit Lions have won two of the last three games against the Minnesota Vikings, but that won’t matter on Sunday. The Vikings are coming off a 16-10 victory over the
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October 21, 2015 by justin
in Tech Talk
Apple endangers shameless mobile advertisements
In life, few things are as passively satisfying as “blocking” out the little annoyances. Telemarketers calling during dinner? We gripe for a second then simply say, “Please put me on the ‘do not call’ list.” Have an embarrassing family member on Facebook who you can’t unfriend? Well, bypass that social
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October 21, 2015 by justin
in Sound Notes
Did you catch my live-tweet of the Taylor Swift show last week? If you missed out, you should feel bad, because a good time was had by all. Naughty By Nature has announced a stop in Des Moines on its 25th anniversary tour. The group will hit Wooly’s on Feb.
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October 21, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
Ermahgerd!
In a move that I’m sure someone had been ardently hoping for, there is now a movie based, more or less, upon R.L. Stine’s wildly popular “Goosebumps” series of books. However, rather than being a film version of any one Stine story, “Goosebumps” attempts to cast a wider net.
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October 21, 2015 by justin
in Locker Room
Bike Olympics at a brewery
We all know that craft beer and bicycles are the new PB&J, and if you’re trying to deny it, you haven’t been in Des Moines very long. Firetrucker Brewery decided to take this combo a step further by adding a little competition to the mix. Enter the Alempics. “The idea
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October 21, 2015 by justin
in Political Mercury
October 21, 2015 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
Paid in September Amount: $325 To: St. Mark’s School of Texas For: Entry fees Amount: $14,819.58 To: Orchard Place For: Professional services Amount: $2,520 To: Iowa Division of Labor Service For: Inspection Amount: $1,270 To: Conservation Education Center For: Registration Amount: $306,899.04 To: MidAmerican Energy Company For: Utilities Amount: $3,661.70
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October 21, 2015 by justin
in Art News, Featured Story
Three new shows
Moberg Gallery opened an exhibit of the works of Gary Kelley, TJ Moberg, Derrick Breidenthal and Midwest Pressed. Kelley’s paintings usually hang around with historical figures of American history, Greek mythology world art, agriculture, blues and jazz. At exhibitions, people work hard to identify all the famous people in some
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