Posted May 04, 2022in Walks of Life
A trucker, a bus driver, a car repairman and an elderly care transporter walk into a bar… Gas prices may be climbing, but that won’t stop those who spend their workday behind the wheel. Their services are essential and sacrifices many, but still, they wouldn’t trade their jobs for the
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Posted April 06, 2022in Walks of Life
Once cigarettes have grabbed hold of a person, it is difficult to break free from thm. Thankfully, today’s world has come a long way from the days of smoke-filled rooms and a lighter in every pocket. With products like nicotine patches, gum and inhalers — among many others — a
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Posted March 02, 2022in Walks of Life
You meet “the one.” And, just as your paths appear they may head in different directions, you put your best foot forward — that romantic gesture that makes you stand out from the others and land that first date. But it can’t stop there if you hope for a second
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Posted February 02, 2022in Walks of Life
“Pets. Can’t live without them…. Pass the peanuts.” That’s the attitude of many pet lovers, who wouldn’t want to imagine life without the warm affection of a beloved four-legged housemate. Most of these animals tend to be cuddly canines or cats, but some brave central Iowans have opted for something
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Posted January 05, 2022in Walks of Life
Predictions. Prognostications. Forecasts. What does central Iowa’s future look like for the next 12 months? CITYVIEW tracked down four local experts and asked them just that. Dave Price Prediction: Tax cuts will be on the Republican agenda Dave Price has worked on the WHO 13 News Team for the past
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Posted December 01, 2021in Walks of Life
Singers who love to sing offer up a part of their hearts that stirs up an internal energy and lifts our souls. Joy. Sorrow. Heart. Heartbreak. Emotion. Energy. The art of song might be the best gift anyone can give. Music might be the world’s most popular art form —
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Posted November 03, 2021in Walks of Life
Many cities and towns in the greater metro area have been experiencing steady to explosive growth for some time. CITYVIEW compiled the progress reports of four such places from our sister publications, the Iowa Living magazines. Meet four leaders from four local communities that surround Des Moines and read all
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Posted October 06, 2021in Walks of Life
Four local comics share jokes for Beggars’ Night. Des Moines is just about the only place on Earth that boasts a Beggars’ Night, but that just means we do Beggars’ Night better than just about any place on the planet. Since our local Halloween tradition famously includes knock-knock jokes, CITYVIEW
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Posted September 01, 2021in Walks of Life
Homerooms around the metro have reconvened, and youngsters are trading in their sun block, sandals, and those late summer nights for backpacks filled with textbooks, big yellow buses, and the unmistakable happy feeling of jitters induced by first-day-of-school adrenaline. Central Iowa families sent kids back to class in August. As
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