Posted March 16, 2016in 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
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Posted March 09, 2016in Belly Up To...
It’s Friday afternoon, the sun is shining, and it’s skipping work weather. It’s a perfect day for bellying up at Vickie’s Bar, located just south of Euclid on Second Avenue. “What’s up killer?” said a man sitting at the bar as the door closes. “ARF!” a wiener dog in a
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Posted March 02, 2016in Belly Up To...
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. The group of ladies that assembles at Donna’s for a few suds and a little socializing call themselves Bitches. “That’s
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Posted February 24, 2016in Belly Up To...
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 third floor of the 300 MLK complex due to the availability of a patio, but also the great view it
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Posted February 17, 2016in Belly Up To...
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 heels, sporting short shorts with a blue kerchief tied around her neck. The animated image leans flirtatiously against a three-olive
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Posted February 10, 2016in Belly Up To...
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 United States entered World War II. Every student learns about that infamous date in school. What’s less likely is that
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Posted February 03, 2016in Belly Up To...
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 poetic about the old trolley that used to travel back and forth along there. Suddenly the staff at the Greenwood
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Posted January 27, 2016in Belly Up To...
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 the Bondurant business as well. Owners Jeremy Boka, Chandler Parsons, JC Obrecht and Dave Coy got together a year ago
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Posted January 20, 2016in Belly Up To...
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 big opening day. American Outlaws opened as a newly renovated bar on Oct. 23 after Kamodo Club closed there for
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Posted January 13, 2016in Belly Up To...
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 natives can call home, but it’s quite different than any other in Des Moines. Joe McConville, Daniel Smith, Josh Holderness
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