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Blame Sally Benefit Concert - The all-women San Francisco Band is coming to Colorado Springs to perform a benefit concert for the Women's Resource Agency, Inc. and you can win a pair of tickets to the show! Enter to win here.
On 'death panels'
Far be it from me to defend Sarah Palin, but her claims about "death panels" are far from wrong.
The "death panels" were created by a Republican Congress and Senate under the Bush administration with their creation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. As a diabetic, it is important for me to take my insulin regularly to keep my blood sugar readings as normal as I can. Part D works very well for the first half of the year. However, come August and September...
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Ain't dainty
Though elegant, Monument's Wisdom Tea House pleases even the burger-loving crowd
I'd never have dreamed of finding one of the best burgers I've ever had at a tea house.
Off the rack
Coco Before Chanel
There's an anesthetized feel to this sedate biopic that suggests problems in its focus. Maybe the more interesting part of her life was after Coco became the fashion icon.
Funny on the fly
Humorists Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood return to the Pikes Peak Center for more self abuse
"Sometimes we look at each other right before the show, when we're about to walk onstage before a thousand people and all we have is a little piece of paper with a list of games."
Candid camera
CC grad Erin Hudson wanders harsh landscapes to capture one man's tender story
Hudson says that as a Colorado College women's studies major, attending the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival pushed her toward a life of making documentaries.
i know why the @cagedbird tweets
Local Twitter users consider the pros and cons of communicating in 140 characters or le...
Twitter has been the target of much ridicule, as well as the dismissals and doomsday predictions that typically arise in the aftermath of hype and popularity. But the numbers speak for themselves.
The state of the Independent, 2009
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What now?
City leaders steel themselves for an unpleasant budget season and an uncertain future
"The only thing that's left is public safety; everything else has been fairly decimated. I guess Douglas Bruce will get his wish. He wanted to destroy Colorado Springs. I think this is a great step forward."
Off target
A new show at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center unveils the importance of fact-checking ... or not
Taking an artist's word in good faith seems to be enough for some players in the arts sector.
Noted: Weinstein responds to Klingenchmitt
Also: Snyder becomes Manitou mayor, 2010 election shaping up, Women's Community Leadership Initiative seeking locals and more.
Going rogue
The post-Britpop bastards in Art Brut just want to be understood
Eddie Argos is pretty much the last person you'd look to for sincerity. But the mastermind behind England's most archly melodic power-punk band insists we've got him all wrong.
Reverb
Yes, for a mere $2.8 mil, the historic landmark-church-turned-infamous-booty-club can be yours, all yours!
Walgreens Care and Share Food Drive
Through Nov. 15, all Walgreens locations in Colorado Springs will collect non-perishable food items for Care and Share. Most-needed items include: canned meats, beans, soups, chili, fruits and vegetables, boxed pasta, peanut butter and powdered milk.
Colorado Springs Utilities and U.S. Forest Service Public Comment Period
The organizations are proposing a 25,000-acre fuel reduction project to reduce the incendiary growth in local forests. The "Catamount Fuels Reduction Project" is available for view online. A public meeting will be held at the Ute Pass Cultural Center (210 E. Midland Ave.) in Woodland Park on Wed., Nov. 18, from 4:30-7 p.m.
Food for Fines
The library has extended the program through Nov. 21, and will continue to collect non-perishable food items in lieu of fines. Patrons can clear new and standing fines at one food item per fine. Donations go to Historic Community Congregational Church of Manitou Springs' sponsored pantry.
Manitou Springs Public Library, 701 Manitou Ave.
Free Computer Recycling Event
A responsible drop off for any computer equipment for safe, clean disposal and recycling, hosted by Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs and Dell. Drop offs are located at the northwest parking lot of the Citadel Mall, the southeast parking lot of the Chapel Hills Mall and at 12 Goodwill donation centers in the area.
Sat., Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Citadel Mall, 750 Citadel Dr. East #3114
