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Posted February 01, 2017in Feature 1

Best of Des Moines

Setting Records! Many imitators have tried, but the original simply can’t be duplicated.  Our Best of Des Moines readers’ poll just keepts getting better.  Take a spin inside and see for yourself.   To be named the best at anything is a rare honor, which is why Cityview is proud

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Posted January 04, 2017in Feature 1

Fighting poverty

America has been waging war on poverty since the Lyndon Johnson Administration when the 36th president famously declared “war” on this abstract idea during his state of the union address in January of 1964. And while America has long since bailed on the other war it was fighting at the

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Posted November 02, 2016in Feature 1

Who are these guys? The people behind the famous Des Moines names

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose would smell as sweet by any other,” mused Will Shakespeare’s Romeo. As Romeo soon discovered, his thinking was fatally flawed. In the third millennium, names have only temporary quantifiable value, at least when it comes to things that endure much

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Posted October 05, 2016in Feature 1

It’s a Wild Thing

To: Our competitors in the American Hockey League From: The Iowa Wild Just to let you know, there’s a new sheriff on our bench who knows one thing and one thing only — winning. You know, that thing you’ve done against us here at Wells Fargo Arena in the past,

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Posted August 31, 2016in Feature 1

Des Moines’ Ultimate Burger. Cast your vote and learn about the history of hamburgers in central Iowa.

Each fall, Cityview opens a contest to let our readers select the ultimate local version of a popular food. Sandwich lovers picked B&B Grocery Meat & Deli’s pork tenderloin as the ultimate sandwich. Steakhouse fans went with Chicago Speakeasy, noodle lovers chose Noodle Zoo, and barbecue aficionados selected Woody’s. Twice

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Posted August 10, 2016in Feature 1

Iowa State Fair Music

It’s time to turn up the volume and dance away the calories consumed in the fried Twinkie you enjoyed at the Iowa State Fair. It’s August again, which means it is time to strap on your stretchy, funnel-cake-eatin’ pants and head on down to the Iowa State Fair for two

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