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Five best fast food choices in Des Moines
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Lazer Rock Girl Pageant with Papa Roach
Hundreds turned out for the Lazer 103.3 Lazer Rock Girl contest at the Val Air Ballroom Wednesday
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Parties at Drink and Cabaret Lounge
Birthdays, bachelorette parties and celebrating the Hawks' win at Drink and Cabaret Lounge
top photo galleries
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Des Moines Comic Book I-Con
We take you inside this year's comic book convention
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Saturday night in the East Village
We hit the Locust Tap, House of Bricks and The Underground Saturday
The Buzz From Readers Like You
yes wrote about Smokey Row
This place is DIRTY. They seem to not clean the tables, especially if it's busy. The staff has no idea what they're doing- it takes ...
FoodieDSM wrote about Smokey Row
If you like your food reheated and your coffee flavored, this is your place. The atmosphere is nice, but the product they serve is n...
sasayra commented on 4. Cheeseburger at B-Bop’s
What dmdoug said. B-Bops is a distant second to In-N-Out burger. The only similarity is the greasy bun.
BigLug commented on 5. Maid-Rite Sandwich
If you don't mind waiting 12 minutes at the drive thru, it's an average chicken sandwich... The loose meat sandwich is a bit over-ra...
MeowMeow wrote about Chef's Kitchen
The place was packed when we got there so we thought we were in for a good meal. Boy, were we wrong. We had the fried pickles as...
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See Dave and his band and some of their 17,646 fans who filled Principal Park
RESTAURANTS
Five best fast food choices in Des Moines 1
Datebook Diner picks the five best options for drive-through dining
BARS & CLUBS
First Fridays at People's Court
Hundreds poured in to People's Court on Friday night for First Fridays
EVENTS
Sophia, Jess & the Best Events: Nov. 5-11
Sophia and Jess rev up for a weekend of Arenacross, Anthony Bourdain and more
MUSIC
George Strait, Reba McEntire at Wells Fargo Arena
Strait and Reba team up to play April 10 in Des Moines
MOVIES
Actors in multiple roles 1
Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers and more at their most and least convincing
TV
It's a mad, mad, 'Mad Men' finale
Season three of the Emmy Award-winning show comes to a stylish end
CELEBRITY NEWS
- Court records show Morgan Freeman has settled lawsuit from woman injured in 2008 car wreck
- JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Court records show actor Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger. Demaris Meyer sued the...
- Questioned about double standard, Winfrey takes Winans off air
- NEW YORK (AP) Oprah Winfrey says she's keeping singer BeBe Winans (WHY'-nans) off her show until domestic violence charges against him are resolved. The gospel singer had taped...
- Show won't go on: Bette Midler announces end date for stint at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
- LAS VEGAS (AP) Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan. 31. Midler's show has had a home for nearly two years at The Colosseum at...
- Pop diva Beyonce's performance in Egypt stirs a storm among Islamic conservatives
- CAIRO (AP) As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "...
- The Killers slay audiences with live show experience, now on DVD and movie theater screens
- NEW YORK (AP) When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and...
Halloween 2009
Halloween in Des Moines
See hundreds of fresh costume photos from the holiday weekend
DID WE SEE YOU?
- People-watching at central Iowa events & hangouts
• (11/4) Lazer Rock Girls
• (10/31) Halloween at Uncle Buck's
• (10/31) Halloween at the Des Moines Social Club
• (10/31) Halloween bash at Bogie's
• (10/30) Halloween at Miss Kitty's
• (10/30) Halloween downtown
• (10/30) Halloween in West Glen
• (10/29) Matisyahu at People's Court
• (10/25) Buck beers at the Bucs game
• (10/25) Drink and Cabaret Lounge
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Metro Arts Expo
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Wild Rose 2009 Independent Film Festival
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