Posted January 30, 2013in Cover Story
It’s cold. It’s damn cold. Fortunately, in Iowa we can get pretty inventive in finding ways to keep warm (hence Templeton Rye whiskey). But contrary to coastal belief, there is much more to do in Iowa than get drunk and chew gum — from movies to music, theatre to sports.
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Posted January 23, 2013in Cover Story
When MTV announced its presence in August of 1981 with The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star,” it seemed like a simple declaration of truth: Technology changes. Music video was here to stay, and it was just a matter of time before radio would fall by the wayside. Sure, it
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Posted January 16, 2013in Cover Story
Dec. 15, 1944: The morning train paused in the winter-quiet resort town of Spirit Lake just long enough to allow a scrawny pair of shabbily-dressed men to step off. They carried no luggage. The middle-aged man and his father were strangers to the town’s 2,200 off-season residents. They hung around
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Posted January 09, 2013in Cover Story
Politicians are descending upon Des Moines. Dressed in their snappiest suits and pantsuits, Iowa’s elected officials are arriving in droves to Capitol Hill with what we hope are the purest intentions in their hearts to make a difference for the citizens of this state. The 85th Iowa General Assembly is
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Posted January 02, 2013in Cover Story
The year 2012 was an extremely eventful one in cinema. Expanded distribution channels meant more film titles being released than ever before. The growth of Video-on-Demand allowed movie audiences to avoid audience members who can’t refrain from talking, texting or chatting on their cell phones while watching a film at
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Posted December 26, 2012in Cover Story
Newspapers have three primary functions: The first, obviously, is to report current events; the second is to entertain and inform readers; and the third is to keep a record of time and history for a society of people. The latter is the reason so many newspapers, Cityview included, historically adhere
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Posted December 19, 2012in Cover Story
(Editor’s note: Early in December of 1977, when Michael Gartner was editor of The Des Moines Register, he walked over to the desk of writer Bob Hullihan and said, “How about writing me a Christmas classic for the holidays?” “Sure,” he said. And he did. This is it.) The waterbug
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Posted December 12, 2012in Cover Story
In the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge, we bring you our annual Christmas issue. In years past, we gathered our collective Christmas favorites — stories about memorable gifts we received, festive albums we listened to and holiday movies we viewed — to share with our readers as a sweet Cityview tradition.
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Posted December 05, 2012in Cover Story
“I’ve never seen the music scene better.” Those encouraging words, spoken by Andy Flemming, front man for the band Brother Trucker, were a concise summation of the health of local music in Des Moines. To be sure, there are more bands now than ever, and there are more places for
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Posted November 28, 2012in Cover Story
There is a time and a place for heavy drinking: weddings, break-ups, reunions, birthdays, Daylight Savings, Spring Equinox, stepping in gum with a new pair of shoes or the classic “days that end in ‘y.’ ” But whatever the reason, one thing is true for most beer-lovers: Beer is good,
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