CITYVIEW Magazine

1 week ago | dmcityview.com | Randy Evans

Stray Thoughts 5/5/2025At least one member of the Iowa House appears to live by the mantra “Do as I say, not as I do” as he demands access to sensitive personal information and commands silence as he trolls for documents.

2 weeks ago | dmcityview.com | Kristian Day

Des Moines Forgotten 4/30/2025I am writing this on the Monday following Record Store Day weekend, and, with all honesty, I didn’t indulge this year. I’m already sitting on more than 2,000 LPs, which is enough wax to clog the arteries of a medium-sized city.

2 weeks ago | dmcityview.com | Jim Duncan

Food Dude 4/30/2025In 1989, CITYVIEW predecessor Skywalker began publishing the column “Since I Quit Drinking.” It was a take on the Rip Van Winkle legend that used new sobriety as awakening to surprisingly new things for one who had been asleep for decades. One early column focused on a new store at East 15th and Grand called La Tienda Mexicana.

2 weeks ago | dmcityview.com | Douglas Burns

Political Mercury 4/30/2025Many politicians can persuade you to believe in them. That’s a commonly reached feat. But the defining leaders, elected officials like Tom Harkin, Robert Ray, Henry Wallace and Harold Hughes, are able to summon the inspiration to get Iowans believing in themselves, their own worth and futures.

2 weeks ago | dmcityview.com | Jim Duncan

Feature Story 4/30/2025It’s called “the beautiful game.” Soccer has been known as joga bonito since 1970 when Brazil’s national selection won the World Cup with “total football” teamwork that has been emulated ever since. No other sport is loved world-wide like the beautiful game. With its 90 minutes of constant movement, no other sport is as creative, nor accessible.