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First Look: Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar
We checked out opening weekend at West Des Moines' new dueling piano bar
Dine fine on the cheap during Restaurant Week
Visit those fancy schmancy local restaurants you've never tried
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Saturday night at the Fair
Saturday night at the Fair
Kim Willems, 29, and Heather Kauffman, 29, were at the Fair on Saturday.
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Summer Sausage Fest
Metromix loves kielbasa and stopped by the Summer...
Blue Moon grand opening
Metromix visits Blue Moon the new piano bar in...
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On my "must see" list
I don't get out as much as I'd like to, but here's the list of places I'm hoping to check out soon.
Kimberly Isburg from Sherman Hill - August 19, 2008
Play shuffleboard
Where to find my favorite bar game
briannesanchez from Sherman Hill - August 19, 2008
Stuff to do
There's plenty to do around town. Here's some ideas.
Sophia from Des Moines - July 29, 2008
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Dine fine on the cheap during Restaurant Week 1
Visit those fancy schmancy local restaurants you've never tried
BARS & CLUBS
First Look: Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar 2
We checked out opening weekend at West Des Moines' new dueling piano bar
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Des Moines Boyz CD Release Party
The Des Moines Boyz partied at Halo this weekend to celebrate their new CD release
MOVIES
Matinee 'Idols'
When wannabe singers become wannabe actors—from 'Dreamgirls' to 'From Justin to Kelly'
TV
TV Gossiper!
Seth Green out-nerds the 'Heroes' crew—and a not-so-surprise wedding on 'How I Met Your Mother'
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CELEBRITY NEWS
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- NEW YORK (AP) _ Musician, artist and bicycling enthusiast David Byrne has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City.The Department of Transportation says the...
- Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies at 46 from injuries sustained in ATV accident
- LOS ANGELES (AP) _ LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from...
- 'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis sues to get out of Florida settlement he signed in jail
- LOS ANGELES (AP) _ "Girls Gone Wild" entrepreneur Joe Francis wants a California court to rescind a settlement he claims a federal judge coerced him into signing.Francis, who created the popular...
- Don't bother asking: Robert Crais not about to sell rights to popular detective series
- Elvis Cole is Robert Crais' best friend.Crais brought the L.A. private investigator back last month in "Chasing Darkness," the 11th installment in one of crime fiction's best series. And like fans of...
- Roger Moore's new memoir says playing Bond was a hard work, and a little scary
- NEW YORK (AP) _ It's not easy being Bond. Roger Moore, who starred in seven Bond films in the 1970s and 1980s, recounts his days as the dashing super-spy in his upcoming memoir, "My Word Is My Bond,"...
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Today's Events
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One for the Team, Kinch, Modern Day Satire, The Lemmings, Jordan Anderson
Vaudeville Mews - 212 Fourth St. - Court Avenue District
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Satchel
Mars Cafe - 2318 University Ave. - Drake
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Albert Castiglia
Blues on Grand - 1501 Grand Ave. - Downtown
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Brother Trucker
El Bait Shop - 200 S.W. Second St. - Court Avenue District
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Drake Neighborhood Farmers Market
First Christian Church - 2500 University Ave. - Drake
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I lived in Des Moines for a long time before my first visit to Splash, mostly because I had always heard how expensive it was and I never had a lot of extra money to treat myself. Once I bit into m...
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