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But that won’t stop us, and it shouldn’t stop you, from enjoying the seemingly endless entertainment [...] Read More → Read More → Feature Story Spring Sports Preview If you are looking for fast-paced sporting action this spring and summer, you are in luck. The Des Moines Menace soccer team and the Iowa Barnstormers arena football team, although [...] Read More → Read More → Business Feature Managing inventory By Colson Thayer “Inventory management is what can dictate some of your cash flow. And as we know, in business, cash is king,” said Lisa Shimkat, the state director of America’s Small Business [...] Read More → Read More → Civic Skinny Simonson’s contributions total $285,332. Baltimore bridge collapse impacts Iowa ag. Stowe would be smiling. By CITYVIEW staff Connie Boesen began her term as mayor of Des Moines on Jan. 2, taking over for the city’s longest serving mayor, Frank Cownie. As a result, Boesen’s at-large seat on [...] Read More → Read More → Film Review ‘Rebel Moon: Part 2 – The Scargiver’ falls short By David Rowley Zack Snyder’s latest foray into the realm of epic sci-fi, “Rebel Moon,” is a grand spectacle of ambition and visual prowess, yet it struggles to break free from its own [...] Read More → Read More → Food Dude TumeaSons is a veritable heirloom By Jim Duncan The meaning of “heirloom” has been extended this century in American vernacular. It’s not just for nouns anymore. I have seen it used to describe baseball fans, tomatoes, pigs, brand [...] Read More → Read More → Des Moines Forgotten Atheists Caucus in the Heartland By Kristian Day The year was 2011, and I had been in Des Moines for four years. My first feature documentary, “Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer,” premiered at the Des Moines Social Club at [...] Read More → Read More → Joe's Neighborhood Two characters and a dog in Woodland Cemetery By Joe Weeg The graves sprawl over the bright green and faded brown grass like grazing cattle over the stubble of an Iowa corn field. Narrow blacktop roads meander here and there across [...] Read More → Read More → Center Stage Children’s musical with creative camps are aplenty By John Busbee There is a special beauty about great stage scripts for children’s theatre. In the hands of an experienced producer such as the Kate Goldman Children’s Theatre at the Des Moines [...] Read More → Read More → Feature Story Out of the park By Cyote Williams Friday night fireworks. Bobblehead nights. B-Bops burger races. The family-friendly fountain in right field. Win or lose, the Iowa Cubs continue to attract fans with as much entertainment as the [...] Read More → Read More → CITYVIEW's Question of the Week CITYVIEW’s question of the week When was the last time you went fishing? In the last 12 months 1-2 years ago 3-4 years ago 5 or more years ago Never Loading ... 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The Stuffed Olive By Jackie Wilson As the Court Avenue district seeks solutions to revitalize the area, one restaurant – The Stuffed Olive — is eager to showcase its food and drink offerings. The Stuffed Olive, [...] Read More → Read More → Art News Inappropriate Biblical adorations By Jim Duncan Andrea Saltini’s controversial painting of Christ’s corpse being sexually violated was vandalized on the eve of Good Friday by a masked intruder in a now deconsecrated church outside Modena. The [...] Read More → Read More → Sound Circuit Samara Joy sings about hope and a vision for the world By Jackie Wilson The Grammy Awards showcase the “best of the best” up-and-coming musicians in a variety of genres. For the Best New Artist award, the majority of musicians have been pop singers, [...] Read More → Read More → PeoplePets Horses Helping Heroes By Jackie Wilson A lifelong horse trainer, veteran and former police officer is helping other veterans with mental health issues by offering equine therapy. Eric Moorman is a program director for Horses Helping [...] Read More → Read More → Lunch With... C.J. Bienert at Cheese Bar By Jim Duncan C.J. Bienert is Des Moines’ chosen cheese monger. Through his Cheese Shop and Cheese Bar, he has enticed the city’s palate to appreciate distinctions between whey and casein proteins, goat’s [...] Read More → Read More → Cars in the City Mazda PHEV CX-90 BY Jackie Wilson While automotive manufacturers continue to create fuel-efficient cars, more electric cars are hitting the market. However, frigid temps this past winter meant EV owners struggled to charge their car batteries. [...] Read More → Read More → no iframe support! 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