November 27, 2013 by justin
in Belly Up To...
Nothing takes your mind off the ridiculous price of airport drinks like… more drinks. “Another Aviator, sir?” asked waitress Chris Tyler to a refined-looking gentlemen named Shawn. “What’s an Aviator?” I nosed. “It’s just an IPA,” he said after a frothy swig. I noticed the hint of a charming southern
Read More →Fewer web actions are more vapid and vain than that of the “selfie.” What makes it worse is the Oxford English Dictionary legitimizing the nuisance by awarding it “Word of the Year” status. For Cityview’s less narcissistic readers, a selfies a self-portrait taken at arm’s length with a cell phone.
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November 27, 2013 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Your tax and tuition dollars at work: University of Iowa Music Professor Christine Getz will spend the fall semester next year in Milan, Italy, preparing “a critical edition with historical introduction and commentary of Andrea Cima’s II Secondo Libro Delli Concerti (1627)” and will also “investigate the relationship of the
Read More →With essentially no public input, resistance or outcry of the arbitrary renaming of Nollen Plaza to Cowles Commons, can the selling of naming rights for our city high schools and cemeteries be far behind? Could one of our city’s oldest final resting places become “Kum and Go” Woodland Cemetery? With
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November 27, 2013 by justin
in Political Mercury
Rod Roberts is a supremely nice man, in a courtly way that makes you think he time-machined here from more serious decades in America when manners mattered. He is also a highly competitive man who is not intimidated. Yes, these two characteristics can co-exist in a modern politician. But too
Read More →Patrick Tape Fleming isn’t afraid to admit that he was once in a dark place. “This is weird to say,” he admitted, glancing around the cafe briefly before committing himself to the story. “I went to a therapist, because I was pretty bummed out. I hated my job, and I
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November 27, 2013 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
The decorated tree, the sleigh that flies, the landing on the roof with a bag of toys, the chimney just wide enough and, of course, “On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen.” Stir that all together, and you get Christmas. Right? Ah, yes, and Santa. Don’t forget Santa. This picture is
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November 27, 2013 by justin
in Food Dude
Robert Anderson, the guiding force behind the Iowa Culinary Institute since 1974, once told me that, of all the students who passed through that academy, George Formaro was the one he felt most likely to succeed. “George was always thinking about food.” In the last dozen years, Formaro opened South
Read More →Amount: $31,491.88 To: Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. For: Purchase of dairy products such as milk and cheese and other things like lemonade for the jail. Amount: $5,010.22 To: Cassidy Technologies (Minnesota) For: Purchase of two cameras at $55 each, two lock boxes at $125 each, a $110 camera lens,
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November 27, 2013 by justin
in Locker Room
Acclaimed comedian and actor Robin Williams once raved over the origin of golf, explaining: “Ya whack a ball into a gopher hole, and you put the hole hundreds of yards away.” In the sport of horse-racing, Jerry Seinfeld once quipped, from the animal’s point of view: “That was the longest
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