Rants & Raves: IndyBlog, Colorado Springs Independent

Really, Mr. Mayor?

J. Adrian Stanley — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:21:00 -0600

I don't usually take to the blog to vent, but I'm going to make an exception today.

Here's why: After months of asking about the mayor's homeless plan, and multiple promises from city staff that I'd be "the first to know," I found the story detailing the plan on the front page of the Gazette today.…

Michelle Morin: 'Now I'm a "bigot" :)'

Chet Hardin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:21:00 -0600

For those Republicans who wonder why they are losing the battle of messaging, this might be instructive.

Michelle Morin, a local blogger who writes at mom4freedom.com, is a darling of the local conservative movement. Look here at all the famous conservatives she's stood next to.…

Hey, got a relative at Guffey Cemetery?

Kirk Woundy — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:48:21 -0700

The mountain town of Guffey pops up on the Indy’s radar every now and then. The most involved coverage has come in relation to the horrible 2000 killings that former editor Kathryn Eastburn wrote about for the paper, and then in her nonfiction book, Simon Says.…

No celebration for the standing ovation

Bryce Crawford — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:43:57 -0600

As those who have caught performances at the Pikes Peak Center, World Arena or anywhere that involved anybody doing anything in front of anybody can tell you, there are too many standing ovations. Ben Brantley at the New York Times presents the new alternative:

I would like to make the case, officially and urgently, for the return of the sitting ovation.…
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Reader's Digest still exists, holds contest

Bryce Crawford — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:19:21 -0600

I suffered something of a shock today when an e-mail from a PR company pimping a contest from Reader's Digest arrived in my inbox. Uh, how come nobody told me the magazine still existed, let alone just sold one of my favorite amateur recipe sites?!

I guess it could be because I haven't been in a doctor's office since my seventh-grade physical.…

WWI vets may be honored; too bad they're all dead

J. Adrian Stanley — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:54:37 -0700

Guess what? The veterans of World War I may finally get a commemorative coin and a proper national memorial to their sacrifice.…

Give the library some love — it'll love you back

Kirsten Akens — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:38:09 -0700

Yesterday morning I heard an appalling statistic on the Willie and Val Show on KCCY-FM 96.9. According to its Nearly Impossible Trivia game, 50 percent of men and 60 percent of women have library cards, but rarely use them.…

WeBrand: Slogans wanted, too

Kirk Woundy — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:27:38 -0700

We're not trying to be obstinate. Promise.…

Cadets are sexy and they know it

Kirk Woundy — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:56:26 -0700

What might prompt this tweet from the Air Force Academy?

Glad you asked. (Thanks to old friend Barrett Tryon for the link.)

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You (really) can't drive!

J. Adrian Stanley — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:39:37 -0600

We've all been in traffic behind the old lady with her turn signal perpetually blinking for no apparent reason. Or the jackass who swerves through lanes of cars.…

Not all tax news is bad...

Ralph Routon — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:48:50 -0600

Late last week, on April 14 to be exact, I finally was able to file our taxes after receiving a certain form that always arrives at the last minute.

Anyway, the bottom line was owing a balance of a little more than $500 to the Internal Revenue Service for my federal return, but with a state refund that would make up a good chunk of that.…

Material lovin' at the DAM

Edie Adelstein — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:09:02 -0600

Yesterday, we went to the Denver Art Museum for a media preview of its upcoming Cities of Splendor exhibit. You can read our coverage of the show later this month.…

Denver Nuggs play last Sac game

Eric Calder — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:16:51 -0600

Denver Nuggets basketball play the Sacramento Kings tonight, possibly for the last time. The Kings’ owners are in negotiations to move the franchise to Anaheim to form the Anaheim Royals.…

Indy Minute

Jack Ward — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:29:22 -0600

Lewis Black will have you in stitches, and so will Project Runway alum Mondo Guerra. But if that's not enough, the Paul Taylor Dance Company will lift your spirits — they're all in this week's Indy Minute with Jack Ward.…

A sign of the times

Eric Calder — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:15:09 -0600

The same nostalgia fueling posts by fellow bloggers Bryce Crawford and J. Adrian Stanley is alive within me. Thursday, I witnessed history in the making when a new sign was bolted onto the roof of the Flowerama on the corner of East Platte Avenue and North Circle Drive, replacing the skeleton of a sign that teased of this moment, and ushering in a new and improved era.

Like all good stories, this one starts in a golden time that once was.…

Listen how PPLD B listin'

Eric Calder — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:55:47 -0700

In the well-intentioned struggle to spread the rewards of reading, Pikes Peak Library District is pandering to a pretty low common denominator, and reinforcing some boring — if not negative — stereotypes.

At the East Library (5550 N. Union Blvd.), at the end of a couple bookshelves, are fliers that list suggested books grouped under a common genre.…

On naked men: A love letter to the fig leaf

Bryce Crawford — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:05:00 -0700

Dear Men of the Downtown YMCA,

First, let me just acknowledge that if you're going to be nude anywhere, the locker room is a swell place to strip down; the YMCA's locker rooms even come in two flavors. If you're of a mind to show some skin in the poor-people dressing room, there are concrete benches, fans and a urinal or two.…

The "meaning" of 1-11-11

Pam Zubeck — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:34:09 -0700

I have to admit, today has seemed like a pretty normal day. I got up, got a little exercise, came to work, went to lunch with friends, and now am back at my desk.…

Denver police ticket 12-year-old for getting hit by car

Bryce Crawford — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:44:40 -0700

As a kid, you know how it is: One minute you're sledding, thinking about what's for lunch — possibly the homework you have due the next week — and the next, you're thoughtlessly and deliberately careening out of control into the path of oncoming drivers, who coincidentally enough — because it's snowing like a motherfucker — are careening out of control, too.

So what do Denver police responders do?…

Car repair: You've got a pal (UPDATED)

Kirk Woundy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:54:02 -0600

UPDATE, 12:54 P.M., SEPT. 9:

Not only am I not qualified to perform car repair, apparently I'm not skilled enough to even write about car repair.

A half hour after this post went up, I got an email from David Sturtz, RepairPal CEO, asking for more information about the timing belt I was looking for.…

It's that time again ...

Jack Ward — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:00:03 -0600

Voting starts today in the 2010 Best Of Colorado Springs readers' poll. And just for telling us what you like in food, nightlife, media and more, you get a chance to win an Apple iPad.…

From the copy editor

Kirsten Akens — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:07:53 -0600

I'm the copy editor on staff here at the Indy. Most people do not know what this means.…

The (omniscient) Denver Post

Bryce Crawford — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:12:00 -0600

We've run into the Denver Post's confusing proclivity to trash the current medical marijuana system before, and today, we hear it again in the form of a protest against Denver City Councilor Doug Linkhart's proposal to tax MMJ to pay for teen programs.

Now, the confusing aspect isn't the paper's protestations; be for, or against, at your discretion.…

Breaking news: Mel Gibson still a racist

J. Adrian Stanley — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:58:33 -0600

Just in case anyone had any remaining doubts about Mel Gibson being a hateful S.O.B., RadarOnline.com has posted audio of Mel Gibson screaming at Oksana Grigorieva, his ex and the mother of his child. In it, Gibson tells her that her breast implants make her look like a whore, and that it will be her fault if she gets raped by a bunch of (N-words).
But why take it from us?…

Maggots on a plane — not joking

J. Adrian Stanley — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:01:20 -0600

And the quote of the day goes to...

Some lady in Alabama, who lent her grace to this sentence: "It only takes one maggot to upset your world."

Simple.…