Posted October 16, 2013in Belly Up To...
Kurt Cobain was a social blessing bestowed upon teens across America in the 1990s. The Seattle grunge-rock movement gave kids permission to be… well, grungy. I have a special gratitude. Finally the ratty T-shirt, torn jeans and cotton flannel hand-me-downs I’d been wearing my entire life were now “in style”
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Posted October 09, 2013in Belly Up To...
If America is the melting pot of the world, then it might be safe to say that Mickey Finn’s is the melting pot of the Des Moines metro. The obvious first impression is that it’s an Irish bar — if the name above the door doesn’t give it away, perhaps
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Posted October 02, 2013in Belly Up To...
Sarah Cattoor is the owner of three popular west-side watering holes: Cattoor’s on Grand, The Ridgemont and Keg Stand. We told you about the Keg Stand’s newest menu items and cushy new patio expansion earlier this year. But located only blocks away from the Cityview office, Cattoor’s on Grand is
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Posted September 25, 2013in Belly Up To...
Nearly everyone who’s ever had a hankering for hot wings, a tall, frothy beer and a big screen TV to highlight every detail of the weekend’s must-see game has probably been to Buffalo Wild Wings somewhere in the country. The franchise includes 600 establishments in 41 states across the nation.
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Posted September 18, 2013in Belly Up To...
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 and outrunning the fuzz on steel horses. In fairness, it’s also partly because some of them do have rapsheets to
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Posted September 11, 2013in Belly Up To...
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 could set your mind at ease and assure you that the new owners are keeping much of the old haunt
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Posted September 04, 2013in Belly Up To...
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 regular season games, bowl games and the various arrest warrants issued to many unlucky players on the team, but throughout
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Posted August 28, 2013in Belly Up To...
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 the buildings and the stories that come with each brick and bar stool are likely lost on the 20-something crowds
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Posted August 21, 2013in Belly Up To...
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 window. OK, it was me. I kicked the dude to the curb, and it was one decision I never reflected
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Posted August 14, 2013in Belly Up To...
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 at the fair — a place like Jalapeno Pete’s, for example — only comes once year, so bear with me.
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