We have all guiltily popped unbaked cookie dough into our mouth while mentally saying, “Take that, salmonella.” Today, many businesses have created cookie recipes that allow their cookie dough to...
For anybody looking to add more green to their space, Renovation Jungle is a new plant store that opened up in Des Moines. The owner, Allie Delaney, recently opened the shop on November 7, 2020. The shop...
With the ongoing pandemic, many film, music and video game studios have had to postpone or cancel future projects, leading to less new entertainment. So each month, Viewfinder is asking a professor to...
Finding an appealing Instagram background is easy most of the year. In spring, find some flowers. In summer, get some sun. In fall, it’s foliage. But dead trees and brown grass make things more difficult...
The Art Terrarium in downtown Des Moines has a fresh take on finding the perfect plant for you. The store specializes in terrariums, which are small, enclosed indoor gardens either in a glass globe or...
Although it seems like smartwatches have recently appeared, they have actually been around for a few decades. This is due to the fact that they were never popular, or affordable, until recently. With big...
The name suggests it all; Kathmandu is an Indian and Nepalese restaurant located on 4121 S.E. 14th St. in Des Moines.
As soon as I walked into Kathmandu, a host greeted me. On the checkout counter was...
In a time when controversies were plentiful, three intellectually talented women went against the country’s norms. Because most men were expected to help serve our country in World War II and then in...
John Lyden is the Liberal Arts core director at Grand View University, but he is also the editor-in-chief for an online academic journal, “The Journal of Religion and Film.” The journal originated...
Crème is a bakery in Des Moines that made national headlines three years ago when it appeared on the hit show “Cupcake Wars.”
Crème is a bakery by day and a bar by night. During the day, Crème...
