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Have a Bluegrass Blast!

Bluegrass and Roots festivals abound and we have full weekend passes for you to get out and enjoy them with your friends and family!

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Part of the solution

I am writing to bring attention to Senate Bill 252, which will increase the renewable energy standard for rural cooperatives with at least 100,000 meters from 10 percent to 20 percent by 2020 and has a 2-percent-limit rate increase to minimize impacts on customers.

Please consider the following facts:

• In the last week we've achieved an average of 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, fueling climate disruption throughout the world.

• In Colorado, we've routinely experienced record high or low temperatures over the last few months, which has been shown to be related to altering of the jet stream as attributed to sea-ice loss in the Arctic.

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Todd Snider trips the life fantastic

The folk-punk-hippie troubadour gets by with a little help from his drugs

The ballad of Anais Mitchell

The MeadowGrass fest artist on the future of Hadestown and the virtues of the past
Anywhere But Here

A family-friendly live Christian music event to feed and clothe the local homeless, sponsored by Treasures out of Darkness.
Sat., May 25, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Acacia Park, 115 E. Platte Ave.

March Against Monsanto

A local event taking place as part of an international anti-GMO demonstration taking place in over 250 cities in 47 U.S. states and 36 countries. Organized by Occupy Monsanto, No GMO Colorado and Colorado Media Justice Foundation.
Sat., May 25, 12 p.m.
Tabor Mountain Bakehouse, 1015 W. Colorado Ave.

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Garden of the Goods
  We've got the goods! Up to 75% off gift certificates for restaurants, salons, tattoos and more, from your friends at the Indy. Featured this week:
new We're Dancing - Half off $40 for a month of Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Acrobatics, Hip-hop and more.
  Cosmopolitan Cleaning - Half off an hour of house cleaning.
new Prince of Blades - Half off $10 sharpening on everything from knives to gardening tools.
  Indoor American Flea Market - Half off $20 certificates for a huge variety of flea market finds.

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Reader Reviews

  • Re: Willies South

    • The bar is under new ownership and it's about to take The Springs by Storm…

    • on May 19, 2013
  • Re: Triple Nickel Tavern

    • I went there to attend a fundraiser for a guy who has bone cancer. I…

    • on May 17, 2013
  • Re: The Curry Leaf Restaurant

    • Great food from the kitchen, but the out front organization is a total failure.

    • on May 17, 2013
  • Re: The Curry Leaf Restaurant

    • I purchased a groupon for this restaurant and went in the middle of the week…

    • on May 14, 2013
  • Re: NVision Dance

    • Do you sell the instructional dvd called dancing through time ..serpentine dance.
      Its shows a…

    • on May 11, 2013
  • Re: Bricks Sports Bar & Grill

    • Kevin the the folks at Bricks are the best! The place is incredibly clean, the…

    • on May 9, 2013
  • Re: Bricks Sports Bar & Grill

    • Can't believe the changes, great atmosphere, drinks and food. Plenty of entertainment too. You need…

    • on May 8, 2013
  • Re: Bricks Sports Bar & Grill

    • The improvements to the building and the atmosphere since becoming Bricks has been a very…

    • on May 8, 2013

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