Posted December 06, 2017in Feature 1
This holiday tradition is far from perfect, but those who partake wouldn’t have it any other way The image of cutting down your own Christmas tree is a holiday delight. Getting outside for some old-fashioned family fun while tracking down the ideal evergreen is enough to bring many fine folks to their local tree farm.
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Posted November 01, 2017in Feature 1
“One pack, all in” and big changes for the 2017-2018 season with Des Moines’ rebranded NBA affiliate Des Moines was recently named the No. 1 Minor League Sports Market by the SportsBusiness Journal. In the history of the rankings, Des Moines is the first to have a team in four sports. One of those sports is basketball,
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Posted October 04, 2017in Feature 1
Des Moines filmmaker Kristian Day reveals his creepy playlist of Halloween movies and music I just wanted to watch some scary movies The year was 1992, I was in first grade at Jordan Catholic School in Rock Island, Illinois. This was the first Halloween I ever took seriously. There had been previous Halloweens of course, but
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Posted September 06, 2017in Feature 1
Your go-to source for all things related to theater, outdoors, music, art and more The summer sun is fading, and Iowa’s brisk autumn winds are whistling closer. The time is ripe to reintroduce yourself to sweaters and jeans while putting the tank tops and swimsuits into storage. Likewise, it’s time
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Posted August 02, 2017in Feature 1
Look inside to learn about the Iowa State Fair concerts including Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Pepa, Color Me Badd and Tone Loc. Plus Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Little Big Town, Alabama and more music than you can shake a corn dog at! The Iowa State Fair isn’t just a place to eat
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Posted July 05, 2017in Feature 1
Cheaters never win at the Iowa State Fair, despite some participants making grand efforts HOG HEAVEN The Iowa State Fair features more than Ferris wheels and people eating every kind of fried food. It’s one of the largest livestock shows in the world, and it is the highest level of
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Posted May 31, 2017in Feature 1
The people, the places and the dirt on central Iowa motorsports Iowa has 3 million people and nearly 60 racetracks. Depending on how you count it, that makes us, according to many, the “racing-ist” state in the nation. Most of the tracks dotting the Iowa countryside are short, about a
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Posted May 03, 2017in Feature 1
The city’s summer fun scene has never been better, and CITYVIEW’S annual list of events has grown to nearly 30 pages. We stuffed as many fun things in this issue as possible, but getting everything central Iowa offers is an unattainable task. As always, enjoy these pages, but remember to
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Posted April 05, 2017in Feature 1
Baseball card collecting, Iowa style with John Liepa BABE RUTH OR FRED CLARKE? Babe Ruth is arguably the most important player in baseball history. And since it can take a lifetime to find and attain the Great Bambino’s rare and valuable rookie card, you might surmise a big-time collector wouldn’t
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Posted March 01, 2017in Feature 1
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Whether it’s a painting, a poem or even a person, beauty surrounds us in all of its subjective glory. As an art form, photography can be equally as moving, from landscapes to portraitures to photojournalism. With that in
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