Your guide to area dining. To place a listing, call Ashley at 515.953.4822 ext. 303 American B-Bops: We have the best burgers in town! For 23 years we’ve won Cityview’s “Best of Des Moines” readers poll and are proud to serve these burgers at more than seven locations throughout
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
Paid on June 16 Amount: $895 To: Adams Door Company Co. Inc. For: East Overhead Door Repair Amount: $3,795 To: Adventureland For: Merrill Student Entry Fee Amount: $125 To: Best Buddies Iowa For: Indiana Conference Amount: $787.50 To: Carter Printing Company Inc. For: Greenwood Yard Signs Amount: $4,000 To:
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in Tech Talk
The blessing and curse of HDR
When exactly does good enough become too good? Most of us have the memory of coming home from a night of trick-or-treating on Halloween and gorging ourselves on sugary treasures. At first it’s delicious, but eventually it becomes sickening. Just as hard as it is to stop devouring unlimited chocolate
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in Your View
Promises, promises
Civic Skinny keeps readers updated on the “progress” of Gov. Terry Branstad’s promise to create an environment in Iowa that will spawn 200,000 new jobs by 2016. Currently he is almost halfway there with a mere six months remaining. Now, I must admit that, in most cases, if any politician
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in Book Review
‘How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking’
Would anyone other than a mathematician pick up a book about math to read for pleasure? Perhaps not, but even those not mathematically inclined will find plenty to enjoy in “How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking.” Author Jordan Ellenberg grabs the reader in the early pages
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in On the Move
Nine-hole golf course opens in Des Moines
A new golf course for golfers short on time has opened at 620 N.E. 66th Ave. in Des Moines. The Executive 9 at Woodland Hills Golf Course offers nine holes designed for faster play and features a variety of twists and turns to test every golfer. Hubbell Realty Company owns
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in Locker Room
Wild around the stretch
The wild animals are back at Prairie Meadows this Sunday, July 19. Between the horse races, camels and zebras will go snout to hoof in tests of speed — and for the jockeys, a test of balance — that are sure to entertain the whole family. “The camel is definitely
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in Political Mercury
Shouldn’t Iowans be among most offended by Rebel flag?
No other state, North or South, had a higher percentage of its “military age” male population — between 15 and 40 — serve during the course of the Civil War than Iowa, according to Iowa Public Television. By the end of the war in 1865, 76,534 Iowa men had served in
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in Sound Check
Veruca Salt “Ghost Notes” El Camino Sonicly, there has not been a lot that has changed about Veruca Salt during the past two decades. The guitars are not quite as crunchy as they once were, but the overall feel of a Veruca Salt song has remained more or less the
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July 15, 2015 by justin
in On The Tube
Let’s rock!
“Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” Thursday, July 16 (FX) Series Debut: Singer Johnny Rock (Denis Leary) and guitarist Flash (John Corbett) scored 15 seconds of fame when their critically hailed — and accurately named — rock band The Heathens released their debut album and broke up the on the same day in the early
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