• Issue Archive for
  • Oct 23-29, 2008
  • Vol. 16, No. 43
  • Best of 2008 Volume II
Digital Edition

News

  • No margin for errors

    Troubling news keeps emanating from the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's Office.
  • Long Story Short

    We can only imagine that life's tougher these days for regular Indy readers.
  • Fed up, ready to vote

    Young voters march to Centennial Hall, feeling solidarity in numbers.
  • From mill to pound

    Visit to the Humane Society reveals freshly cleaned pooches, some shaved down.
  • No ifs, ands or buttons

    David Williams' words hover as a clear reminder that there is still far to go.
  • Rich in spirit

    If anything, Rich's writing has only become more potent and incisive.

Columns

  • Advice Goddess

    Maybe he has a high sex drive, and his idea of abstinence is going without for three hours.
  • Letters

    Voting trouble, robocall victim, liberal dreams, Gardner's site, down on 46 and more.
  • From here to the Series

    Charlie Manuel's path led through here, and now he has Philadelphia in the World Series.
  • Silver linings

    Seems a good time to remember what's best about living in Colorado Springs.

Food & Drink

  • Side Dish

    Blanchard-Gust team, Firehouse Southern Style BBQ, Dutch Bros. Coffee, and more.

Music

  • Top shamen

    When it comes to band longevity, ZZ Top's definitely got legs.
  • Anything but a McBand

    It's a bit surprising when Tom Hagerman says the Denver band recorded a track for Starbucks.
  • Mark Chesnutt

    "I haven't had this much attention from a label in years, and I'm really enjoying it."
  • Reverb

    This is a a huge step toward giving our vibrant, diverse music scene a better future.
  • Sound Advice

    Otis Redding, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Dub Colossus.
  • Big Gigs

    Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
  • A not-so-gentle Giant

    Joel Rogers' taste in lyrics is decidedly catholic, but not in the religious sense.
  • Fire and fervor

    Is it finally time to admit that the faux-preacher shtick has been done to death?

Film

  • Movie Picks

    Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the city.
  • Opening this week

    High School Musical 3: Senior Year; Pride and Glory; Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D
  • Cinefiles

    Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer; Scott Baio is 46 & Pregnant: Season 2; Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead.
  • Movie Times

    What's playing when, and where, on the silver screen.
  • Straight shooting

    This isn't a whodunit, it's a why'd-they-do-it and a how-are-they-gonna-fix-it.
  • Breaking down the walls

    Actually, and by design, this film's buoyancy is rather a spectacle to behold.

Calendar

  • Get Involved

    CHANGE Speak-out, Catamount "On Tap", Justice And Peace yard sale.
  • The Run Down

    Andy Tanner and Ashley Raines, Japanese Culture Festival, BET Hip-Hop Awards.
  • Sounds of South Africa

    The Soweto Gospel Choir will find at least one aspect of Colorado familiar: the altitude.
  • Grasping the universe

    For local artist and curator Laura BenAmots, the two fields share a common journey.
  • Seven Days

    What's happening around the area highlights from our listings.

Best Of

  • Best of 2008: In Vogue

    From topline fashions to thrift shops everything to keep you in style.
  • Best of 2008: Image Makers

    Doctors, lawyers, artists and cultural attractions all make this a better place to live.

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