Sunday, May 19, 2013
News
Eastburn service set for Friday
A memorial service for Dr. Ted Eastburn is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Colorado College's Shove Chapel. Eastburn, a prominent Colorado Springs cardiologist for nearly 20 years and former member of City Council, was found dead Tuesday morning by police inside the offices of Pikes Peak Cardiology at Memorial Hospital Central.
The Bright side
Paul Geisert's idea was to help public perception of atheists. Much as gay has largely replaced homosexual in the mainstream lexicon, he wanted a word that would allow more atheists to feel comfortable being "out" with their views.
Skeptics continue to find their place(s) in the 'evangelical Vatican'
Though lessening, many locals are still fearful of making their beliefs known to co-workers and friends.
Inside the mind of one atheist
What's it like to be an atheist in Colorado Springs, home of the religious right? No problems at all.
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Long story short
When we decided on this week's cover story about atheism, I instantly thought of Larimore "Nick" Nicholl.
Maketa makes it look easy
The Republican primary race for El Paso County sheriff was all about strategy for incumbent Terry Maketa.
True blue and red
Both sides talk about restoring party unity after a contentious Senate primary campaign.
Health to pay
City workers might pay more for insurance in 2011 — but the real issue is retirements.
Long journey for help
Locals needing services worry about distance to buildings the county is buying.
Noted: Traffic cameras coming soon
Also: City looks to keep $600,000, Memorial meetings scheduled, gas prices won't rise and Focus plans ads for Bronco games.
Columns
Dogs and storms don't mix
Experts say about 30 percent of dogs fear thunder and fireworks. Some French poodles have been known to hide under a bed. For eight years.
Two parties, two futures
It's a lot more enjoyable, and hopeful, to be a Colorado Democrat entering this fall than a Colorado Republican.
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CannaBiz
Let Us Vote COS misses ballot deadline, rumors about a county ban and what kind of neighbors MMJ centers make.
IQ: Dark and stormy nights
With its recent run of bedtime thunderstorms, Colorado Springs has felt like the setting to an old-school whodunit.
Food lobby fights for the sugar pimps
OK, children, homework time.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Rockies can forget 2010
At just about 9 p.m. Mountain time last Saturday, the Colorado Rockies' 2010 season unofficially ended.
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Letters
Appreciating local parks, arguing economics, "Along the River" impacts and Quote of the Week.
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Advice goddess
There are things a man can do to make himself more articulate, and having sex isn't one of them.
Food & Drink
The bomb
Give folks more than 700 mostly organic PB&J variations, like at Opb&j, damn Skippy they'll queue up in a Jif.
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Side dish
TAPAteria opening, Metropolitain gets a new outlook and the Craft Lager Fest is coming this weekend.
Music
Falling into herself
Songstress Norah Jones treads new waters
Grand old party
Lubriphonic gets set to funk you up
Under pressure
Delta Spirit transcends the sophomore slump
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Reverb
I can't believe I am about to ask this, seeing as how I already know the answer (a resounding "Oh, hell no!"), but are all you kids ready to go back to school?
The Scorpions
"It's a perfect way to really leave the scene, instead of crawling out in front of our fans and not having any more fun."
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues for the next week.
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Sound advice
Los Lobos, Black Label Society, soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
Graphic novelty: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
A film that delivers all the quirky energy of the source material, but struggles to find the distinctive rhythms that gave the original its soul.
The art of war: Restrepo
Like casualties, war movies keep mounting.
Boom and gloom: The Expendables
A more proper name for this ensemble would have been The Meatheaded Geriatrics.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Cinefiles
Operation: Endgame, A Prophet, Just Another Day and more.
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Opening this week
Eat Pray Love, The Expendables, Restrepo and more.
Visual Arts
Elusive progression
A review of one of the FAC's most enigmatic shows yet, a William Kentridge retrospective.
Sensory overload
Micki Tschur's cluttered signs of the times fuse darkness and light.
Stage
'Stick your nose in it'
An ambitious, ridiculous musical about dogs lends melodic howl to Theatregasm 4Ever.
Calendar
Special Section
Review: Koko Be Good
There’s something elemental about the desire to do the right thing. But being a good person isn’t simple or easy, not just because it involves hard, unglamorous work, but because sometimes society’s perception of “doing good” doesn’t jive with what "good" means to you.
