A new pack of Wolves
The 2024 season was less than ideal for the Iowa Wolves. For the second season in a row, the squad only won seven games, compiling a 7-27 record in back-to-back [...]
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Feature Story
A city of screens
The first movie I saw in a theater was “Ghostbusters II” at the Showcase Cinemas in Milan, Illinois. My parents asked if I wanted to see that or “Honey, I [...]
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Promoting from within
At Bankers Trust, promoting from within is a core pillar of the organization. To make that happen, leaders participate annually in talent reviews to discuss succession planning for key roles [...]
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Guess which nonprofit CEO earned $4,926,772. See how Des Moines schools are ranked. And quit talking with chatbots.
Each November, we take a look at some of the highest salaries among nonprofit organization employees in the state of Iowa. Using candid.org, we sort by the highest-grossing nonprofits in [...]
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Art Cullen’s new book tells us the rent is due for Iowa
With a rare sense of place, a know-it-when-you-see-it Iowa-ness, Art Cullen’s roaring new book is nothing short of an unsparing mirror for 3.3 million of us in the state. With [...]
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‘Roofman’ is a charming heist in a criminally underused setting
Derek Cianfrance’s “Roofman” is a stranger-than-fiction dramady that finds both humor and heartache in one man’s misguided pursuit of the American dream. Based on the true story of the “Roofman [...]
Read More →Food Dude
Waterfront Seafood Restaurant — a classic
Waterfront Seafood Restaurant is a trump card Des Moines can play against similarly sized cities in a game of “Whose food scene is better?” Its 247-seat mother store in West [...]
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Adult movie theaters in Des Moines
The first adult movie theater I ever encountered was when I was staying in Hollywood during my days on “The Bachelor,” the reality television series on ABC. I was living [...]
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Where’s my toast?
We are in that dreaded in-between time — that dead time caused by making it through airport security way too fast and having two hours before our plane departs. A [...]
Read More →Center Stage
I love a cabaret
Liza Minelli belted the signature song of this musical in the film version of “Cabaret,” and its seductive allure continues to resonate. Michael Howland has accepted the invitation and has [...]
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Cars in the City
Mazda Premium Plus CX-50
Five years ago, CITYVIEW’s Cars in the City column debuted, featuring “wheels” stories and new vehicle reviews. After test driving shiny new cars, suddenly my trusty 2012 Honda Accord seemed [...]
Read More →Art News
Blood brothers — art and surprise
Last month, Steve Logsdon turned the sesquicentennial architecture of his Lucca café into evidence of a personal awakening. Two years ago, Logsdon told us it would be absurd to put [...]
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Yoni Diller at Drake Diner
Yoni Diller is an American Italian Israeli who escaped from Hamas terrorists at the Nova Festival Oct. 7, 2023. Iowans Supporting Israel brought him to Des Moines in October. We [...]
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Other Brothers cooks up the blues
Seven years ago, the Other Brothers received a second-place finish in the Central Iowa Blues Society’s Iowa Blues Challenge. As “life happened” throughout the years, the band competed again in [...]
Read More →People & Pets
A focus on education
Lorelle Jones, a dog owner “her whole life,” became president of the Des Moines Obedience Training Club two years ago. This year, the DMOTC celebrates 75 years in existence. [...]
Read More →Belly Up To...
Sunset Lounge in Norwalk
While settling in at the patio at the Sunset Lounge in Norwalk, the sun was nearing the horizon, but I couldn’t see any blazing red and orange colors. Where’s the [...]
Read More →Stray Thoughts
Absent facts and explanations, the rumor mills grind on
As Iowans headed to the polls this week to elect local school board members, they faced an issue beyond the usual ones of taxes, student achievement, teacher pay, curriculum and [...]
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