In Des Moines To be paid on 3/28/2016 Amount: $48,976.33 To: Animal Rescue League For: Shelter lease and services and animal control services Amount: $37.19 To: Bone-A-Patreat For: Dog treats billed to bomb squad Amount: $400.04 To: The Des Moines Register For: Public Works Department subscription service with premium
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in Uncategorized
Seattle-based band Metal Church will perform at Vaudeville Mews this Sunday in support of its new album, “XI”, which was released on March 25 and features the return of vocalist Mike Howe. Howe spoke to Cityview writer Mark Skaar about the process of returning to the band and the making of
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in Cover Story
Riverboat casino loophole allows first food truck barge in the Des Moines River — but controversy looms The first in a new breed of river-floating food trucks rolled off the riverbank and into the Des Moines River on March 24. This self-proclaimed “food barge” — named Catfish Meow — has
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in Belly Up To...
Churches around the country and the metro are consistently looking for ways to make attendance easier, more convenient and more entertaining. Most offer coffee, allow casual dress and provide childcare. But one downtown church is raising eyebrows while pushing this concept to a whole new level. According to city documents,
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in Food Dude
Des Moines has fallen head over heels for lists. If a blogger, magazine, newspaper or Tweeter wants to grab the attention of the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau, or the Greater Des Moines Partnership, they simply need to include the town on a list of the top 10 to
Read More →This week’s winner: “Jimmy Johns here; what took you so long?” Jim Young Runners-up: “And now reporting live from Wrigley Field, here’s Hairy Carey.” Jason Follett “Can you see me meow?” Deanna Reinholdt
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in Center Stage
When Wanda Sykes came to Hoyt Sherman recently, she wound up in a horror show. A bat swooped down on her onstage. Sykes kept up the patter, but she got out of town that night. Now the bat turns out to be just the beginning. Lately, strange visitors have been
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in On The Tube
“Banshee” returns for one last brutal run; good riddance, “American Idol.” “Banshee” Friday, April 1 (Cinemax) Season Premiere: Anyone flinching at the hand-to-hand-combat brutality of “Daredevil” has never seen Cinemax’s “Banshee.” Season 4 will be the last for this overlooked, gritty slice of Amish-country crime noir (stay
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in Film Review
The biggest concern heard over and over again when director Zac Snyder was handed the keys to the DC Comics kingdom was that he’s a style-over-substance hack with a toddler’s understanding of conflict and a methadone patient’s concept of pacing. People said that his simplistic, paint by numbers character development
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April 01, 2016 by justin
in Book Review
The highly anticipated follow-up to “Elvis Sightings at Iowa Truck Stops-Volume II: 1983-1989;” the professors at Graceland University of the Unknown managed to put together an exhaustive, thrilling and comprehensive account of more than 4,000 Elvis sightings at Iowa truck stops during the early ‘90s. It is a comfort to
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