Tuesday, May 21, 2013
News
Round and round
Planners insist a traffic circle near the World Arena won't mean post-event gridlock.
No rest for the weary
Another county backlog threatens the elderly, and their families.
Double your pleasure
City finds two solutions to east-west bicycle traffic.
Method of modern love
Using a self-described old-school approach to gaining success, the band has launched from the underground to Rolling Stone's watch list in just a few months.
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Long story short
When Lady Gaga's new album Born This Way racked up more than a million first-week sales, I took a moment to send Indy writer Tom Lanham a congratulatory e-mail.
Noted: Skiffington-Blumberg released
Also: USOC pride coming to I-25, COPPeR joins national study, hospital records may have been breached and more.
Columns
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Advice goddess
Night after night, they rock themselves to sleep, whimpering, "Am I just too wonderful to be anyone's boyfriend?"
Story developing at EDC
The news came out of nowhere, more than just a surprise, closer to a shock. With no advance indication, Mike Kazmierski "resigned" May 26.
Farewell, Mayor Rivera
Twenty years ago, Lionel Rivera celebrated his first political victory.
Buckeyes should skip 2011
These days, the mention of Ohio State sends my thoughts in two directions. Disgraceful directions.
Church blames tie-dyed '60s for child rape
That conclusion is as perverted as what the priests did and as inexcusable as the hierarchy's ongoing denials and coverups.
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Letters
Giving Bach a chance, religious fanatics and the gene pool, county pension thoughts and more.
Fostering new relationships
The Independent and Focus on the Family will join together to promote foster parenting in our community.
McInnis escapes discipline
If you're like me, you're probably asking the logical question: Lawyers have ethics policies?
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Recovery? What recovery?
No matter what the pundits and commentators claim, the economy continues to flounder, and prices are soaring.
CannaBiz: Sign spinning shenanigans
Also: newly proposed fed bills seeking to reclassify marijuana and more.
Food & Drink
Bar none
Wyatt's Pub & Grill ducks the flubbed grub habit.
Beefy redemption
I wish people would just get with the scene and dance with the burger that brung them.
Side dish: New chef at AspenPointe
Also: Frogurt still going strong, and more.
Music
Music is the weapon
Local jazz luminary Ricky Sweum exits Colorado Springs on a high note
Foreign exchange
After working with Morrissey, Devo and a Beastie Boy, Mexican Institute of Sound kicks off a CC music series
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
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Reverb
We interrupt this week's regularly scheduled program of local music news for the following brief but timely rant.
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Sound advice
Amanda Shires, Art Brut, Joseph Arthur
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Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
Film
Righteous and wrong: In a Better World
A film that marches out plot developments as deliberately contrary philosophies forced to go head-to-head in a cage match.
Perfect prequel: X-Men: First Class
"Best comic book movie evah!"
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Cinefiles
Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies, The Kids in the Hall: The Complete Series DVD Megaset, The Big Bang
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
X-Men: First Class, In a Better World
Visual Arts
'The utmost focus and control'
A concentrated dose of Brett Weston's stunning fine art photography hits the FAC.
Can't look away
Uncompromising photographer J Henry Fair will lock your eyes on breathtaking blight, pollution and industrial damage.
Calendar
Special Section
UPDATE: Help fund a project that brings beer and art together
I'd never before considered brewing an art form, but perhaps it's time to get schooled.
Bach takes office, quickly puts more money into parks
New mayor promises to have more young adults, women and people of color in his administration, starting as soon as possible.
New downtown coffee shop opens tomorrow
Gold Hill Java Downtown is set to open Wednesday, June 8, in the former Boulder Street Coffee Roasters space.
UPDATE: Protesters try to mix with crowd after Rove's visit to local GOP event
Former Bush cohort delivers usual Republican themes to friendly Lincoln Day dinner audience Wednesday night, but others outside the Antlers Hilton aren't so thrilled with the party's direction.
Bonus CineFiles: One from Troma and one for the trashcan!
Las Vegas’ Ron Atkins is one of the true last madmen of cinema, crafting artfully schizophrenic journeys into acid-drenched worlds of pure psychotic depravity, all filtered through the crushed neon dreams of Sin City.
