Friday, May 24, 2013
News
Damn shame
Members of St. John's Baptist Church, once led by Rev. Milton E. Proby, want new pastor Willie J. Sutton Jr. out. But they say he won't leave.
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Long story short
The goal has been to fire their pastor. If that could be handled quietly, within the privacy of the church, so much the better.
'A power grab, pure and simple'
E-mails show Mayor Bach apparently seeking to eliminate checks on his power of the purse.
Bach in brief
As the new year began, here's how locals characterized their feelings toward the mayor in an Independent/Luce Research poll.
Just say the word
County clerk's offer to run city operations still stands.
Growing hungry
With more than 1 in 10 on food stamps, demand for local assistance looks more insatiable than ever.
Noted: Citizens Project award to Rosemary Harris Lytle
Also: Centennial Hall gets update, Tim Leigh: the 1 percent? State to county: Back off, and more.
Columns
Death at a funeral
I remembered Barbara Shove Palmer Webb; I mourned the long-dispersed community that seemed to vanish from memory.
Lymberopoulos looks back
"We've shared a lot of mornings over coffee together, haven't we?"
CannaBiz: Feds move in on MMCs
Also: Driving limit proposal back
Rockies need No. 1 arm
If you take a close, analytical look at the Rockies today, there's no way even a big-time optimist could envision them winning the National League West or just making the playoffs.
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Letters
Supporting Personhood, figuring Tim Tebow, calculating local unemployment and more.
The yin and yang of yoga
Is yoga a great form of exercise, or could it lead to serious injuries? Or both?
Afghans still rely on illicit opium poppies
Oh to be in Afghanistan again, when the poppies are in bloom!
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
Yep, this boy toy of yours is a real animal in bed — a rat gnawing away at your self-confidence.
Food & Drink
No average Joe
Powers sports bar Stadium Bar and Grill makes a third-down conversion.
Downer, dude
Damn. Rough week.
Side dish: Meet Full Circle Cuisine
Also: Closings downtown
Music
Styled in the streets
With a critically lauded new album, Garland Jeffreys revisits New York City and the sounds that shaped him
Up by their bootstraps
After nine years, sibling blues band Trampled Under Foot earns its 'best newcomer' award
Birthday suit
Colorado singer-songwriter Wendy Woo strips down to the simple things in life
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Reverb
Hope springs eternal. And along with it comes word that the MeadowGrass Music Festival has just booked headliner Son Volt.
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Sound advice
The Duke Spirit, Kathleen Edwards, O'Brother
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
Ain't tryin' to hear that: The Artist
The Artist has the ability to surprise and delight greatly those who aren't going in crossing their arms and daring it to.
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Cinefiles
Dirty Girl, There Be Dragons, Saving Private Perez
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
The Artist, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and film events around town.
Visual Arts
On my om
New to town and needing a yoga home, one writer seeks her bliss in our community.
Beyond the cookbook
Jungian weekend explores the depth — and complexity — of dreams.
Stage
Every breath you take
The classic love story gets a sinister reality check from Steel City Theatre Company in Boy Gets Girl.
Calendar
Special Section
A taste of Colorado, bluegrass and beer
It's that Starkbierzeit time of year for Germany and for Woodland Park — but one of the great things about Colorado is you don't have to wear lederhosen to enjoy BierWerks Brewery's "Winterbier Fest", a Munich-inspired festival for "strong beer season" in the early spring.
