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InSider 2013

Welcome to our city — and our city guide, which is filled with the inside scoop on restaurants, regional hang outs, local government, marijuana, parking and even how to combat our higher-than-Denver elevation.

• Tags: InSider, Waldo Canyon Fire, Colorado Springs Independent, Colorado Springs, Audio

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Putting Colorado Springs on the map

A breakdown of our city

• by Indy staff
• Tags: InSider

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Living like one of us Colorado Springs natives

The last list you'll ever need to guide your local adventures

• by Bryce Crawford
• Tags: InSider, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Money Museum, USOC Training Center, U.S. Air Force Academy, Focus on the Family, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Will Rodgers Shrine of the Sun, Rock Ledge Ranch, Colorado College, Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, McAllister House Museum, Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Seven Falls, Cave of the Winds, Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, Cripple Creek District Museum, Serenity Springs Wildlife Center, Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center, Royal Gorge Route Railroad, Winery at Holy Cross Abbey

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Be there, do that in the Pikes Peak region

Six months of events not to miss

• by Miguel Bustamante and Matthew Grieson
• Tags: InSider, Pikes Peak region events

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Eat this

Farmers markets in the Pikes Peak region

• by Matthew Schniper
• Tags: InSider, Broadmoor, Briargate, Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Fountain City Hall, First & Main Town Center, Memorial Park, Bancroft Park, Old Colorado City, Woodland Park, University Village, Harlan Wolfe Ranch, Margarita at PineCreek, Doherty High S

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Curtain call

Hear that? The Springs' performing arts scene beckons

• by Edie Adelstein
• Tags: InSider, nSider, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Millibo Art Theatre, TheatreWorks, THEATREdART, Star Bar Players, Springs Ensemble Theatre, Steel City Theatre Company, Impossible Players, Damon Runyon Repertory Theater, Thin Air

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Scene and heard in the Springs

Who, what and where to hear live music around town

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: InSider, Music, Colorado Springs, live, Indy Music Awards, Black Sheep, Union Station, Zodiac, Phil's Radiator, Downtown Bar, Stargazers, Armstrong Hall, Lofty's, Meadow Muffins, Ancient Mariner, Meadowgrass Festival, Blues Under the Bridge, Blank Tape, Sound Powered Engine, Kings of Space, Reverb, Bill Forman

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Fit to be tried: Colorado Springs' fitness communities

Where all you should stress about is a stress fracture

• by Kirsten Akens
• Tags: InSider, Manitou Springs Incline, yoga, InSider

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2013: Central restaurants

• by Matthew Schniper
• Tags: InSider, Arceo's, Barney's Diner, The Blue Star, Buttercup's Frozen Yogurt, Cafe Corto, Caspian Cafe, Corner Cafe, La Creperie, Cupcake Girls, Curry Leaf, Dale Street Cafe, Dogtooth Coffee, Drifter's Hamburgers, Eidelweiss Restaurant, El Taco Rey, The Famous, Fratelli Ristorante, Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, Johnny's Navajo Hogan, Josh & John's, King's Chef Diner, Lofty's, Luigi's, McCabe's Tavern, Mediterranean Cafe, Nosh, Olive Branch Restaurant, Omelette Parlor, Over Easy, Panino's, Paris Crepe, Phantom Canyon Brewing Co., Poor Richard's, Quijote's Mexican Grill, Rasta Pasta, Roman Villa Saigon Cafe, Shuga's, Spice Island Grill, Springs Orleans, Taste of Jerusalem Cafe, Oscar's Tejon Street, Tony's Bar, The Warehouse Restaurant and Gallery, Borriello Brothers, Cafe 36, Everest Nepal, Fujiyama, La Bella Vita Ristorante Italiano, La Casita Mexican Grill, Louie's Pizza, MacKenzie's Chop House, The Melting Pot, Monica's Taco Shop, Montague's, North End Diner, Rabbit Hole Dinner and Drinks, Ritz Grill, Smiley's Bakery and Cafe, Sonterra Innovative Southwest Grill, Stir, SuperNova, Underground, Urban Steam, Yoo Mae

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2013: Central shopping

Umpteen outlets for the cultured and creative

• by Matthew Grieson
• Tags: InSider, Tejon Street Music, Meeker Music, Independent Records & Video, Leechpit, Treasure Shoppe, Colorado Springs shopping, Meininger Art Supply, Rutledge's, Zeezo's, CJ's Unique Boutique, Poor Richard's, Old Town Bike Shop, Mountain Equipment Recyclers, Downtown Fine Spirits and Wines, Vintages Wine and Spirits, Old West Cigar Company, Venice Olive Oil, Savory Spice Shop, Candy Bar, Sparrow Hawk Gourmet Cookware, Sabi, Antique Gallery, Terra Verde

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2013: Central outdoors

Enjoy what Palmer and other parks-lovers have given

• by Matthew Grieson
• Tags: InSider, Memorial Park, Jono Schwan, Antlers Park, Monument Valley Park, Acacia Park, America the Beautiful Park, Uncle Wilber Fountain, Julie Penrose Fountain, Pikes Peak Greenway, Shooks Run Trail, Evergreen Cemetery

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2013: Central daytime hangouts

The cultural corps makes quite a stand in the regional core

• by Edie Adelstein
• Tags: InSider, InSider, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Money Museum, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Modbo, S.P.Q.R., Marmalade at Smokebrush, Bridge Gallery, Commons Gallery, Purple Mountain Coffee Roastery and Kreuser Gallery, IDEA Space

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2013: Central night spots

Demon alcohol, indie music and DJs galore

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: InSider, InSider, Black Sheep, Triple Nickel, Zodiac, Union Station, Cowboys, SoDo, Underground, Oscar's Tejon Street, SouthSide Johnny's, Thirsty Parrot, Gasoline Alley, Mansion, Modbo, Rico's, Shuga's, V-Bar, Jack Quinn, McCabe's, Tony's Downtown Bar, Bristol Brewing, Phantom Canyon Brewing, Johnny's Navajo Hogan, The Mansion, Bristol Brewing Company, Great Storm Brewing, Kimballs, V Bar, Jack Quinn, Tony's Bar

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2013: North restaurants

• by Matthew Schniper
• Tags: InSider

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2013: North shopping

Finding llama wool, gourmet cakes and everything in between

• by Bret Wright
• Tags: InSider, University Village Colorado, UVC, XS Threadz, Chapel Hills Mall, Promenade Shops at Briargate, Christal's, Discover Goodwill, Arc Thrift Store, GoLite, Boulder Running Company, Cornerstone Multisport, Cafe Velo, Table Rock Llamas, Big R, Colorado Springs shopping, Monument shopping, Palmer Lake shopping, Barnes & Noble, $2 Buck Books, Heroes & Dragons The Book Rack, Covered Treasures, HiCountry Homebrew and Gifts, Catriona Cellars, Love Shop, The Bead Corner, Shades of Amber, Toy Station at School Crossing, Chef Sugar's Cakes and Confections, Squeak Soda Shop, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Wag N' Wash, REI

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2013: North outdoors

Exposure up here comes in all shapes and forms

• by RyAnne Scott
• Tags: InSider, Black Forest Regional Park, Black Forest Trails Association, Homestead Ranch Park, Pikes Peak Loop Trail, Fox Run Regional Park, Austin Bluffs Open Space, Pulpit Rock, Pikes Peak Greenway, New Santa Fe Regional Trail, Stanley Reservoir, Rampart Park, Richard "Goose" Gossage Youth Sports Complex, Castlewood Canyon State Park, Greenland Open Space Trail, Devon's Dog Park, Spruce Mountain, Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail, Mount Herman, Colorado Springs outdoors, El Paso County outdoors, King's Deer Golf Club, Pine Creek Golf Club, Gleneagle Golf Club, Sakuna Pines Disc Golf Course, Jellystone Park Campground, Cottonwood Creek Park, Pikes Peak Flying Disc Club, Colorado Disc Sports Association

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2013: North daytime hangouts

Moving from north to south as the sun moves east to west

• by Bret Wright
• Tags: InSider, Speedtrap, Palmer Lake, Monument, Black Forest, northern Colorado Springs, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Rock House Ice Cream, Palmer Lake Library, Peak Ranch Alpacas, YMCA, Black Forest Community Center, U.S. Air Force Academy, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Rockrimmon, Shotz Lazer Tag & Billiards, Paint the Town, Wilson Ranch Park, ProRodeo Hall of Fame, Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum, GOCA 1420, UCCS, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

2013: North coffee breaks

• by Matthew Schniper
• Tags: InSider, Cafe Velo, R&R Coffee Cafe, Pikes Perk Coffee, Jives Coffee Lounge, Serranos Coffee Co., Mission Coffee Roasters, Coffee & Tea Zone, Kairos Coffee, Wesley Owens Coffee

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2013: South restaurants

• by Matthew Schniper
• Tags: InSider

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2013: South shopping

What do the Broadmoor and B Street have in common? Good stuff for sale

• by Kendall Kullman
• Tags: InSider, The Broadmoor, Broadmoor haberdashery, The Boutique, Yarid's Shoes, The Cosmetic Shop, Broadmoor Children's Shop, Villiers Jewelry & Gifts, Spirit of the West, Cheyenne Gourmet, Gibson's Gallery, Hayden Hays Gallery, Luma, The Library, The Broadmoor Pet Boutique, Natural Grocers, Sage Woman Herbs, Summerland Gardens, Spencer's Lawn and Garden, Dick's Rock Shop, Goodwill Retail Center, U Pull & Pay, Army Store, EZ Pawn