Johnny Mac’s is home to charity, good will and bikers
Bikers can get a bad rap — mostly because movies and TV shows paint a rough and rebellious portrait of them as gangsters who spend their lives terrorizing small towns [...]
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Posted September 18, 2013in Belly Up To...
Posted September 11, 2013in Belly Up To...
University Tap has voluptuous appeal
I could start off with the big announcement: The beloved Clive bar T.R.’s has reopened, much to the relief of some lost and wandering loyal patrons in the neighborhood; I [...]
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Posted September 04, 2013in Belly Up To...
Valley Junction’s Hawkeye haven, the Longest Yard
Two occurrences exist in life that cause my dad emotions of disappointment: death and the Hawkeyes. I’ve watched him yell, cheer and roll his eyes at the TV screen during [...]
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Posted August 28, 2013in Belly Up To...
Johnny’s Hall of Fame, a Court District champion
One of the best things about Court District carousing — aside from the scenery, and we’re not talking about the pretty lights — is the history. The old architecture of [...]
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Posted August 21, 2013in Belly Up To...
Welcome to the Bartender’s Ball
I know a woman who once made a snap decision to break up with her summer fling after witnessing his condescending treatment of a fast food employee at the drive-up [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Belly Up To...
Spicing things up at Jalapeno Pete’s
By the time you read this, you may have already gotten your fill on the topic of the Iowa State Fair. But the opportunity to belly up to a bar [...]
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Posted August 07, 2013in Belly Up To...
Change is good at Iowa State Fair main gate bar
“How do you want me to spell it?” I asked Cory Steiner, new owner of Canz. “Well, it’s spelled with an ‘s’ that looks like a backward ‘z.’ Spell it [...]
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Posted July 31, 2013in Belly Up To...
The Gramercy Tap has it all
They say it’s important in life to “stop and smell the roses.” From our passing cars, we too often overlook the charms of the city streetscape — the tiny but [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Belly Up To...
Stevie C’s secret garden of Grimes
Most people remember that iconic moment when Dorothy awakes after a violent tornado had whisked her and Toto, house and all, to the land of Oz; when she opened up [...]
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Posted July 17, 2013in Belly Up To...
Dottie’s Landmark: a ‘friends and family’ bar and grill
OK, picture this. You’re playing sand volleyball, tanning by the water, fishing, boating, “bro-ing” out — whatever it is you do at Saylorville or Big Creek. You’ve spent all afternoon [...]
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