Two popular buffet restaurants recently closed abruptly without giving notice to their workers or customers. Ryan’s Buffet, an all you can eat restaurant in Clive, is closed, and so is Old Country Buffet on Southeast 14th Street in Des Moines. A press release by a mother company in San Antonio
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March 16, 2016 by justin
in Belly Up To...
“Everybody calls it a dive,” said Candice Crane, the bartender at Stan’s Place on Second Avenue. She goes on to say they’re also known for doing “free pours,” which means they don’t measure how much alcohol goes in each drink. “That’s kind of rare,” she said. The sign out front
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “Wilma screamed in disgust as Harold, once again, fell asleep while picking ticks from her back.” – Linda Oleson Runners up: “Even lemur paws get cold as Larry found out.” – Jim McCool “Pete the Lemur
Read More →The Iowa State Fair continues to roll out grandstand artists for this year’s event. Most recently, a trio of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers were announced, as Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and Heart will play on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Tickets go on sale on March 26 and will run
Read More →Last November, Courtney Krause was finally able to do something that had been nearly seven years in the making: release her first CD. The 26-year-old had been writing music all her life, but that CD, titled “Thoughts and Sound,” served as a sublime timeline for Krause’s growth and maturation as
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March 16, 2016 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Flying in an airplane without crying is just one of those skills we are all supposed to have learned after a certain age. Sure, I get it. The jets fire up, the plane lumbers down the runway, and everyone is anticipating the sun reflecting off the sand as they saunter
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March 16, 2016 by justin
in The Sound
For more than four decades, Y&T has been plying its trade, peddling its specific brand of guitar-driven rock and roll across the country. The band that takes the stage now is very different from the one that found success in the mid ‘80s with songs like “Summertime Girls” and “Contagious.”
Read More →Katt Williams, 42, found his way into the clink again. Cops allegedly found “large quantities” of marijuana and several firearms while serving a search warrant at the star’s house. Authorities in Georgia were investigating allegations that members of Katt’s posse beat one of his bodyguards with a baseball bat because
Read More →“Daredevil” Friday, March 18 (Netflix) Season Premiere: Compared to Ben Affleck’s “Daredevil,” the 2004 Thomas Jane-led “Punisher” flick wasn’t that bad — but Jon Bernthal (“The Walking Dead”) is the ultimate Punisher the fanboys have been waiting for. Season 2 of Marvel/Netflix smash “Daredevil” picks up with Matt Murdock (Charlie
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March 16, 2016 by justin
in Film Review
One thing that should be established from the outset is that “10 Cloverfield Lane” is not a sequel to 2008’s “Cloverfield.” Though both were produced by J.J. Abrams and share a naming convention, none of the characters returns, and none of the events from the first film is referenced in
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