Donna’s Lounge: Brick building with the Bitches
Donna’s Lounge on Southeast 14th Street is full of Bitches. Now hear this out. Put your pen down, and hold off a second on your angry email to the editor. [...]
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Posted March 02, 2016in Belly Up To...
Posted February 24, 2016in Belly Up To...
Brew with a view
Location, location, location. When buying a home or property, location is the most important factor, according to some. Apparently that applies to bars, too. 300 Craft and Rooftop chose the [...]
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Posted February 17, 2016in Belly Up To...
Proud to be a ‘dive bar’
The sign above the red brick building features a shapely dame who is scantily clad, impossibly proportioned and wearing a sailor’s cap atop her flowing blonde locks. She’s rocking high [...]
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Posted February 10, 2016in Belly Up To...
Toad’s Tavern
On Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked, thousands of American soldiers were killed, the American navy was debilitated, and for all intents and purposes, it was the day the [...]
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Posted February 03, 2016in Belly Up To...
A final resting spot
For years, regular bar patron Mike Walsh would frequent the Greenwood Lounge every day. He would sit at the bar and gaze out the window at Ingersoll Avenue and wax [...]
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Posted January 27, 2016in Belly Up To...
Reclaimed Rails takes its place in history
Reclaimed Rails brewery began production in late 2015, but the history of the brews, the building and the location have not only a long history but a bright future for [...]
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Posted January 20, 2016in Belly Up To...
American Outlaws — taking time to get it right
Opening a bar has never been the easiest thing for owners. There’s music, drinks, new customers and hundreds of other preparations and purchases that need to be made before the [...]
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Posted January 13, 2016in Belly Up To...
Juniper Moon brings elegance to Des Moines
As young men, the owners of Juniper Moon each had a favorite Des Moines restaurant, bar and place to hang out. Now they have their own bar that Des Moines [...]
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Posted January 06, 2016in Belly Up To...
Drink Up Sports Bar wants to change the game
A bit of nostalgia and a lot of hometown love has become the start for Drink Up Sports Bar and the Urbandale community. Will Wynkoop and Mellissa Murphy opened Drink [...]
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Posted December 23, 2015in Belly Up To...
Bar top Burlesque meets L.A. at London Underground
One step into London Underground gives guests a feel of the dream that owner Jess Clyde set into motion nine years ago. The English-themed pub is decorated in British memorabilia [...]
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