Fast times at The Ridgemont
A Windsor Heights neighborhood bar Friday nights at the Ridgemont aren’t necessarily fast, but the drinks poured during happy hour go down quickly. The bar, named after the coming-of-age teen [...]
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Posted May 02, 2018in Belly Up To...
Posted April 04, 2018in Belly Up To...
Fenders Brewing
Two men and a brewery Fenders Brewing co-owners Jason Madison and Steve Crann say their origin story is “the classic” tale of home brewers who met and started a business together. The two [...]
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Posted February 28, 2018in Belly Up To...
The Irish
Get lucky What do you name an Irish pub? The Irish, obviously. In the space formerly occupied by West Cab, the West Glen bar underwent a complete renovation before reopening on March [...]
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Posted January 31, 2018in Belly Up To...
Des Moines Yacht Club
Boat shoes optional “We used to get boating magazines,” Des Moines Yacht Club co-owner Dirk DeBolt says. Admittedly, the name has caused some confusion outside the city of Des Moines, [...]
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Posted January 03, 2018in Belly Up To...
Ducktail Lounge
The cool dads’ basement The Ducktail Lounge provides an immediate sense of familiarity. It puts you at ease. It seems like a place you’ve been to before, even when you haven’t. The walls [...]
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Posted December 06, 2017in Belly Up To...
Angry Goldfish
South side revamp “We wanted it to be that neighborhood pub that everybody comes to,” co-owner Renee Way says. Originally three separate businesses in one building, Renee Way and husband Clark Way, [...]
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Posted November 01, 2017in Belly Up To...
BeerStyles
Gastropub and more West Glen has seen many new tenants in 2017, and one of the most recent comes in the form of BeerStyles Taproom and Gastropub, which boasts 110 beers [...]
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Posted October 04, 2017in Belly Up To...
Black Sheep
A titillating tequila bar Black Sheep in the East Village is unlike any other bar in Iowa, and that’s the way Frankie Farrell, the bar’s owner, designed it. “Des Moines wants to [...]
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Posted September 06, 2017in Belly Up To...
Hush
A Midwest silent disco A silent disco is a dance party where the music is heard only through special headphones. At Hush, listeners can choose between three different genres of [...]
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Posted August 02, 2017in Belly Up To...
Sully’s Irish Pub
Movin’ on up Iowa’s oldest Irish pub, and the bar known for its St. Patrick’s Day blowouts — Sully’s Irish Pub — has moved to 860 First St. in West [...]
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