The Chocolate Storybook is a candy shop in West Des Moines whose owners have been making good use of 18 cotton candy machines they inherited after buying another candy company last year. Meg and Steve Shearer own the shop, and they just developed chardonnay and Merlot flavored cotton candy, along
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July 30, 2014 by justin
in Film Review
“Magic in the Moonlight” 3 stars Rated PG-13 97 minutes Comedy Starring: Colin Firth, Antonia Clarke, Natasha Andrews Woody Allen has mastered the art of making the same trivial film over and over again. His “Blue Jasmine” experiment was an exception that resulted in an utter failure of tone. Part
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July 30, 2014 by justin
in Cover Story
For the past four years, we have brought you photos of local models in swimsuits in this annual edition. Much like last year, we packaged all the photos in the front part of our regular weekly Cityview and wrapped it all in a glossy cover. This issue has become such
Read More →La Roux “Trouble in Paradise” Polydor The title of La Roux’s sophomore studio effort is retroactively ironic, should one choose to consider the recent split — and subsequent Twitter spat — of singer Elly Jackson and producer Ben Langmaid. As such, it would appear that “Trouble in Paradise” is the
Read More →Spotlight Lagunitas Brewing Company Lagunitas Brewing Company was founded in 1993 by Tony Magee in Lagunitas, California, and moved a year later to nearby Petaluma as it quickly grew. Lagunitas is the fifth largest craft brewer in the country. With its million-barrel brewery now open in Chicago, Lagunitas (Native American
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — An irked Gov. Terry Branstad and U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, are still waiting to learn the whereabouts of 139 immigrant children placed without notice by federal immigration officials somewhere in the state. On Tuesday, top state officials learned of the number of minors from reporters
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Betty Ellis doesn’t know why 100 dead people were registered to vote in Wright County. That’s a problem. Ellis is the county auditor and in charge of elections there. Wright County’s number of registered dead came to light last week when Secretary of State Matt Schultz
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July 23, 2014 by justin
in Civic Skinny
What do you do if you’re a politician picked up for drunken driving? How does it all play out? Here’s how it played out — sometimes minute by minute — when Tony Bisignano was stopped for driving erratically in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 30, last year. It’s a
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July 23, 2014 by justin
in Belly Up To...
Zombies started taking over pop culture with books, movies and video games a while ago, and they’ve maintained a strong following through the years. They’ve even spawned apocalypse-themed races and running apps — in case the only thing that gives you the desire to run a 5K is the threat
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