Posted March 06, 2019in Feature 2
Why everyone wants to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Benjamin Disraeli, no friend to the Irish, warned about the three types of falsehoods: “lies, damned lies and statistics.” (Mark Twain stole that line). According to the U.S. census, the most famous guardian of the third kind of lies, Iowa’s
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Posted February 06, 2019in Feature 2
Iowa Barnstormers prepare to defend their Indoor Football League crown. Predicting the outcome of a 14-game football season before the first snap has been taken is akin to sending an e-prayer via Facebook. While the intention may be good, in reality, it’s useless. The same can be said for football
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Posted January 02, 2019in Feature 2
Don’t get too cozy; central Iowa has many fun things to do this winter. Iowa’s winter weather is predictably unpredictable, but, sooner or later, arctic winds eventually deliver freezing temps. Be that as it may… don’t give in. Instead, get up. Get out. Get to laughing, living and loving life in the greater Des
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Posted October 31, 2018in Feature 2
What is it about our local dining establishments — or who is it — that make them special? Restaurants are so much a part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine a time without them. Yet they really have only been around for about two-and-a-half centuries. One school of thought is that they were an
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Posted October 03, 2018in Feature 2
The hunt is on for playoff hockey in Des Moines. Tune up the Zamboni. Prepare the penalty boxes. Start practicing your slap shot. Here come the power plays, missing teeth, Minnesota accents, red lines, blue lines… In case you hadn’t heard, central Iowa’s on-ice action is starting to sizzle, and hockey fans are asking: “Is Des Moines
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Posted September 05, 2018in Feature 2
Where is the love for Des Moines’ insurance industry? The Equitable Building defined the Des Moines skyline for decades. Now it’s done by The Principal Financial Group’s 801 Grand and the EMC building. All three were built by insurance companies. On paper, the insurance industry looks like the professed dreams of
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Posted August 01, 2018in Feature 2
No one knows for sure which central Iowan invented steak de burgo, but CITYVIEW readers will soon have their say as to which local eatery serves the most savory. Food is the new politics. Both subjects inspire intense loyalties that are usually only shared by a minority. Just as Alexandria Occasio-Cortez fans
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Posted July 04, 2018in Feature 2
How will the state’s most trusted news source stack up in the years to come? He and she never met, likely never even heard of one another. Yet here they are, leading an article about the future of Iowa newspapers. That’s because their views reflect so well what you’ll hear from many Iowa
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Posted June 06, 2018in Feature 2
Ripping up the rulebook with slow-pitch softball heroes as they share their best on-field moments Slow-pitch softball is played nightly by all kinds of people at various levels of competition. Power hitters dominate the sport, and one such super-slugger forced Des Moines’ leagues to rip up the rulebook. “His name
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Posted May 02, 2018in Feature 2
The coercion, the fear and the betrayal of this underreported crime Jocelyn was born and raised near Waterloo. By the time she was 24, she was ready for a fresh start. She had good parents, graduated from high school and even attended a few college classes, but she had veered off course.
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