Honeymoons gone bad
The honeymoon is the paradox of romance. Theoretically, it plays out as scripted in bridal show dreams conjured from the promotions of high-end resorts. Like all things theoretical, honeymoons sometimes [...]
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Posted September 30, 2015in Cover Story
Posted September 23, 2015in Cover Story
100 Favorite Bars
When people see the cover of this issue, they sometimes ask, “100 bars? Isn’t that pretty much all of them in Des Moines?” Those people clearly don’t know the metro [...]
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Posted September 16, 2015in Cover Story
Stripping pounds, not clothes
Have you been looking forward to the gymnastics competitions at the 2016 Olympics? There may be a whole other reason to get excited. The International Pole Dance Fitness Association (IPDFA) [...]
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Posted September 09, 2015in Cover Story
Stars in stripes
They are on national television in front of millions of viewers; they are in photos in nationally known magazines and online. Still, you don’t know their faces or their names. [...]
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Posted September 02, 2015in Cover Story
Keeping pace
The Hy-Vee Triathlon had a rich, if not spectacularly long, history. Started in 2007, the event immediately made waves in the racing world by offering the largest prize in triathlon [...]
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Posted August 26, 2015in Cover Story
Cityview’s Ultimate Pizza Challenge
Call it Mussolini’s Revenge. The Italian dictator didn’t fare too well in World War II, but since then, pizza has conquered America. Before that war, pizza was either obscure or [...]
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Posted August 19, 2015in Cover Story
2015 Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide
As we say goodbye to summer once again, at least we have the satisfaction of knowing we are not saying goodbye to the fun and entertainment that we’ve enjoyed for [...]
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Posted August 12, 2015in Cover Story
Takin’ it to the streets
There’s no way around it: Iowa loves bicycling. Hoping to raise money for a charity event? Host a moonlit pub-to-pub bike ride. Want to take a relaxing day trip? Pedal [...]
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Posted August 05, 2015in Cover Story
Rock of Ages
Everybody knows that the Iowa State Fair is the place to go for all kinds of strange and wonderful foods on a stick — or deep-fried and then put on [...]
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Posted July 29, 2015in Cover Story
Swimsuit Edition
It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Because if we didn’t go through the rigorous processes of selecting models, organizing photo shoots and picking images to publish [...]
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