Meet the Chef: Bill Overdyk, 30, Centro
His advice: Just keep it simple
150 hottest photos of 2008
Warm up your holidays with hotness from the year’s local events and nightlife
Happy Hour: Mickey's Irish Pub
$2 beer, liquor and hot dogs
Two for $20: Adonis Mediterranean Bistro
High-quality food for a friendly price
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- Uncle Buck's
- The East Side
- Outback Bowl
- Tailgating at the Outback Bowl
- Flashed at the Outback Bowl Beach Day
- New Year's Eve in the Court Avenue District
- NYE at Cabaret West Glen, Tonic and Crush
- New Year's Eve in the East Village
- Court Avenue Distrist
- Metromix visits A.K. O'Connor's
- Willie Farrell at the Funny Bone
- 150 hottest photos of 2008
- Metromix visits Ingersoll Avenue
- Metromix visits Miss Kitty's
- Twisted Parrot and Bogie's Pub
- Metromix visits Mickey's Irish Pub
- The East Village
- Shwayze and The Knux and Krista
- Top 100 event photos from 2008
- Naughty and Nice Party at Crush
- Metromix visits the Edge
- Metromix visits Liars Club
- Metromix goes bowling
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Ugly Sweater Party
- Santa Pub Crawl 2008
- 2008 Santa Pub Crawl II
- The Nadas "Silent Night VI"
- Metromix visits Waukee
- Crossroads Conference
- The 50 hottest photos from November
- Uncle Buck's
- Little Big Fest
- Metromix visits Hessen Haus and 101 Lounge
- Midwest Cage Championship's Thanksgiving Throwdown
- Crush's Black and White Ball
- Soulfly
- East Village Holiday Promenade
- Living History Farms race
- Metromix visits the Garden
- Metromix visits Merle Hay Road bars
- Dropkick Murphys
- Metromix visits Pelican Bar and Kamodo Klub
- Hawthorne Heights at People's Court
- Rock Girl pageant and Hairball
- Des Moines Buccaneers
- Rage Fashion Show
- Metromix visits Tonic and Limey's
- Blue Moon Piano Bar and Grand Piano Bistro
- Metromix visits El Bait Shop and High Life Lounge
- The 50 hottest photos from October
- Hanson
- Tons and tons of photos from Court Avenue Pub Crawl
- End of the World Party
- Metromix visits the East Village
- Cabaret West Glen "Turn Back the Clock" party
- Liar's Club costume party
- Tons of photos from Court Avenue Pub Crawl
- Halloween at Miss Kitty's
- Halloween at Drink
- Court Avenue Contest costumes
- Finalists: Court Avenue Contest costumes
- More Court Avenue Contest costumes
- Even more Court Avenue Contest costumes!
- So many Court Avenue Contest costumes it's silly
- Metromix visits Ankeny
- Metromix visits Skybox Lounge, A.K. O'Connor's and West Port Lounge
- Metallica rocks Des Moines
- Cabaret West costume party
- Grand opening of Uncle Buck's
- Young Variety Fall Games
- Metromix visits Tailgators and Mickey's Irish Pub
- Metromix visits Ingersoll Avenue
- Clive Jaycees Halloween Costume Pub Crawl
- Metromix visits Gronau's and Bogie's Pub
- 2008 Des Moines Marathon
- Iowa State Cyclones-Nebraska Cornhuskers tailgating in Ames
- Lazer 103.3 Rock Girl contest
- Ultimate Halloween party people 2007
- Against Me! with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Future of the Left
- 50 hottest big-group photos (so far)
- The Old 97's with The Spring Standards
- Game show night at Drink
- Blue Moon Piano Bar, Cabaret West Glen and Third Base
- World Food Festival
- Downtown's new Pelican Bar and Nightclub
- Opening day at the Iowa Chops
- The Kooks at People's Court
- How tastes in beer have changed
- If you had your own beer, what would you name it?
- PrideFest Parade
- Cornell Ball
- Wellman's and Greenwood's Birthday Party
- Relient K, Ludo, The Providence and House of Heroes
- MGMT and Radio Moscow
- The 50 hottest photos from September
- Bike Down to I-Town
- Oktoberfest: Nothing but Bier Maidens
- Oktoberfest Saturday
- Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore in Iowa
- Oktoberfest Friday
- Grand opening of Court Avenue Saloon
- Word Warriors Tour
- Bier maiden photo session
- Vino in the East Village
- Latino Heritage Festival
- Metromix visits Ankeny bars
- Huge F'n Street Party
- Apocalyptica
- Oktoberfest's greatest snaps: 2006
- Neko Case and Giant Sand at Hoyt Sherman Place
- 23 wildest, wackiest tailgating photos
- Big Game: Fans in Iowa City
- Big Game: Iowa and ISU on the field
- Big Game: Photos from Des Moines
- Big Game: Photos from Campustown in Ames
- Metromix visits the Court Avenue District
- Metromix's 30 cutest couples (so far)
- Paula Nelson Band at the House of Bricks
- Shawn Mayer
- Oktoberfest Metromix teams
- Gatsby Gala
- Metromix visits Tonic in West Glen
- Metromix visits Halo
- Metromix visits Liars Club
- Metromix visits Mickey's Irish Pub
- The 50 hottest photos from August
- Destination 10th Street party
- Iowa Band Beach Jam
- Fourth Street
- Renaissance Faire
- Metromix visits Crush
- Metromix visits the Loft
- Iowa Cubs
- Cyclone Season Opener
- Bulldogs Season Opener
- Football bar crawl
- The East Village
- Shawn Johnson arena homecoming
- Ingersoll Live
- Brother Trucker at El Bait Shop
- Summer Sausage Fest
- Saturday night at the Fair
- Blue Moon grand opening
- Des Moines Boyz CD Release Party
- Cabaret West Glen End of Summer Party
- Friday at the State Fair
- 48 Hour Film Festival Awards
- EVE6 at the State Fair
- Tuesday night at the Fair
- Saturday night at the Fair
- East Side Night
- Fair Crew photos
- Josh Turner at the State Fair
- Flogging Molly at Val Air
- Opening day at the State Fair
- Dog days of summer at the Iowa Cubs
- The Envy Corps and Dick Prall
- Brewfest
- Clive After Five
- 515 Alive Urban Music & Arts Festival
- Cabaret West Glen
- Jasper Winery Grand Opening
- Tattoo Festival
- Surf Shack and Johnny's Hall of Fame
- Big Country Bash
- Art Noir Toga Party
- Des Moines Arts Festival
- Mike Jones no-show at Vieux Carre
- Jeannie's Bottle
- Grand opening of Halo
- Pianopalooza at Grand Piano Bistro
- Clive After Five
- 86th Street bars in Clive
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MUSIC
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TV
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CELEBRITY NEWS
- DiCaprio, Eastwood are Palm Springs winners; For some, gala's red carpet will lead to Oscars
- PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) The world economy is in dire straits, but you sure wouldn't know it from the red carpet at the 20th-annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. The...
- Lisa Marie Presley defends Scientology, consoles John Travolta and Kelly Preston in blog post
- LOS ANGELES (AP) Lisa Marie Presley is expressing her condolences over Jett Travolta's death and defending Scientology, the religion that Presley, John Travolta and Kelly Preston follow....
- Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck welcome another daughter
- LOS ANGELES (AP) It's another girl for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. Affleck's spokesman, Shawn Sachs, and Garner's spokeswoman, Leslie Sloane-Zelnik, said Tuesday that Garner gave...
- Anna Nicole Smith judge cleared of wrongdoing after investigation
- MIAMI (AP) Authorities say the former judge who presided in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's remains has been cleared of any wrongdoing. The Miami-Dade state attorney's office...
- Actress Alyssa Milano to marry Hollywood agent David Bugliari
- LOS ANGELES (AP) Alyssa Milano is engaged to marry a Hollywood agent. Publicists for Milano said Tuesday that the actress accepted a marriage proposal on Dec. 18 from David Bugliari, an agent at...
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$1.50 draws, $5.50 pitchers, $2 bottles, $2.50 wells
Down Under Bar & Grill - 8350 Hickman Road - Des Moines Metro
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$1.50 draws, wells, $2 bottles
Down Under Bar & Grill - 8350 Hickman Road - Des Moines Metro
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$1 domestic draws and $5 pitchers
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My husband & I stopped in for breakfast on a Saturday morning. It was our first time and we weren't sure what to expect. I had heard the food was great so we were pretty excited. Unfortunately, ...
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