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Nathan's Famous hot dog-eating contest set for state fair
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Nathan's Famous hot dog-eating contest set for state fairThe prize? A trip to the July 4, 2019, finals in Coney Island, New York. - Music
KGGO celebrates 40 years of classic rock
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KGGO celebrates 40 years of classic rockThere was plenty of “classic rock” bread still to be buttered when the station started spinning "album-oriented" tracks in 1978. - RAGBRAI
Photos: Dogs of RAGBRAI
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Photos: Dogs of RAGBRAIPhotos: Dogs of RAGBRAI - Datebook Diner
Datebook Diner: Ted's Coney Island has more highs than lows
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Datebook Diner: Ted's Coney Island has more highs than lowsUnlike Coney Island's famed wooden Cyclone, this is one amusement ride with not one but two lines. - RAGBRAI
Photos: Pies of RAGBRAI
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Photos: Pies of RAGBRAIPhotos: Pies of RAGBRAI - Music
Check out the Juice Side Sessions performances
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Check out the Juice Side Sessions performancesSee previous Juice Side Session performances by local artists. - Dining
Here's how I scored 8 new Iowa State Fair foods
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Here's how I scored 8 new Iowa State Fair foodsThe foods were scored based on taste, appearance, value and creativity. Two winners were chosen, but a third spot is still up for grabs. - Dining
The Best New Foods at the Iowa State Fair
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The Best New Foods at the Iowa State FairThey've been tasted by a panel of judges to select two of the top three. Now it's up to you to choose the third one. Here's how you can vote. - Dining
Here's every new food for 2018 Iowa State Fair
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Here's every new food for 2018 Iowa State FairThe new foods for the 2018 season of the Iowa State Fair have finally been announced. Here's a taste of what you have in store. - Life
Photos: Dogs of the Downtown Farmers' Market in Des Moines
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Photos: Dogs of the Downtown Farmers' Market in Des MoinesPhotos: Dogs of the Downtown Farmers' Market in Des Moines - Travel
Photos: The beauty of Iowa's High Trestle Trail Bridge
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Photos: The beauty of Iowa's High Trestle Trail BridgePhotos: The beauty of Iowa's High Trestle Trail Bridge - Music
Ray LaMontagne returning to Iowa this fall
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Ray LaMontagne returning to Iowa this fallSee him in Ames this October.
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Watch live: New Iowa State Fair foods announcement, judging
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Watch live: New Iowa State Fair foods announcement, judgingThe Iowa State Fair's new foods for 2018 will be announced live on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Watch local celebrity judges taste this year's new food entries. - Music
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Two-night music festival headed to rural Iowa
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Two-night music festival headed to rural IowaThe festival takes place Aug. 10 and 11 in eastern Iowa. - Entertainment
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Giving gender roles the finger: A woman finds herself in drag
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Giving gender roles the finger: A woman finds herself in dragIn drag, Jen Carruthers was exercising this other piece of who she very deeply was, and it was a piece she didn’t display regularly. - Dining
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From 2017: The Top Three new foods for the 2017 Iowa State Fair
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From 2017: The Top Three new foods for the 2017 Iowa State Fair44 new foods were rolled out for the Iowa From 2017: State Fair by concessionaires. And a panel of celebrity judges narrowed it down to the Top Three to be chosen by you for the People's Choice Awards. - Dining
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Wine bus open for business in Des Moines
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Wine bus open for business in Des MoinesHusband and wife team open one of the metro's first mobile wine bars in a refurbished 1968 Volkswagen bus. - Entertainment
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A real 'Rick and Morty' Rickmobile is drooling into Iowa
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A real 'Rick and Morty' Rickmobile is drooling into IowaThe world's largest Rick from Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty" is rolling into Iowa in August. - Music
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Shania Twain in Des Moines: What you need to know
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Shania Twain in Des Moines: What you need to knowThe country star plays Wells Fargo Arena as part of the "Now" tour. - Dining
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The ultimate patio dining list: 2018 edition
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The ultimate patio dining list: 2018 editionDes Moines restaurants boast plenty of patios for outdoor dining. Use this list to help guide you to places where you can eat and drink al fresco. - Dining
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Popular Omaha gastropub opens location in Ankeny
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Popular Omaha gastropub opens location in Ankeny"It’s so much more than a tavern. It’s a 180 from that, and we’re excited for Ankeny residents to discover us.” - Entertainment
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A look at three weeks of 'Hamilton' in Des Moines
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A look at three weeks of 'Hamilton' in Des MoinesHighlights of the award-winning musical's three weeks in Iowa's capital city. - Entertainment
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KIOA introduces new morning show host
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KIOA introduces new morning show hostTurn the dial to 93.3 FM between switching lanes on I-235 and you’ll hear someone new. - Dining
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Photos: Tavern 180 opens its second location in the Des Moines metro
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Photos: Tavern 180 opens its second location in the Des Moines metroPhotos: Tavern 180 opens its second location in the Des Moines metro
