Friday, May 24, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Oct 5-11, 2000
- Vol. 8, No. 40
- Urban Sprawl
News
Size Matters, Sprawl Happens
Developers say Amendment 24 will knock the economy on its ass. Backers of the growth-control measure say developer-controlled politicians cant be trusted to manage suburban sprawl.
Study links homeless to affordable housing crisis
According to the recently-published "Colorado Springs Homeless Survey," the homeless population of this town is a lot bigger than thought, and it could easily get a lot bigger.
Amendment 25 raises sticky issues of privacy, safety and a woman's right to choose
On Nov. 7, Colorado voters will once again consider a ballot proposal addressing the conditions of availability of abortion in the state a regular, bi-annual event courtesy of Fort Collins' Gary Rogers, head of the Colorado Pro-Life Alliance.
Columns
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Public Eye
City Council deliberates the growth initiative; the treatment of constituents and speakers by City Council and the citys planning commission merits a second look.
Brian Gravestock
Brian Gravestock has earned his place in front of his mechanic's stand, but it is his love of bikes as well as his work that makes Brian's Bicycle Repair noteworthy.
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Outsider
Theater of the absurd? Tempest in a teapot? Or just another day at the office? After hearing activists from both sides describe last Tuesday's Council hearing concerning Amendment 24, one conclusion was inevitable: them that stayed home was the lucky uns.
Homeless center or affordable housing which is needed more?
Homeless center or affordable housing which is needed more? Two perspectives.
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Letters
Readers of the CS Independent talk back to the editor.
IQ: Keepin' up
Staying on top of current events is to changing your underwear every day as being apathetic is to the creepy, smelly guy who opens packages of meat, pokes at the contents and puts them back in the freezer at the supermarket.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
Food & Drink
A Family Tradition
Luigi's is the kind of restaurant where generations of families go, where memories are built, where you don't have to spend a fortune to eat well, and you don't have to worry about the menu getting trendy or weird.
Lotsa Pasta
The food at The North End Spaghetti Factory is anything but factory-like.
Music
Buddys Back
Rocky Mountain folk artist Jim Ratts goes back to the source for Yeah, Buddy!, a CD Peggy Sue herself said Buddy Holly "would have been tickled by."
Playing Around: Tarras
This week we highlight Tarras, a Scottish band who will be performing at Jack Quinns on Thurs., Oct. 5.
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
Battlefield Stretch
With the same swelling violins usually reserved for war films, Remember the Titans glorifies youth, manhood and the pursuit of football as the best avenue for social justice.
Reawakened Horror
The newly released version of The Exorcist promises to haunt viewers with troubling images of evil.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Visual Arts
Dearly Departed
Amid fresh allegations of abduction and torture by Augusto Pinochets regime, an exhibit at UCCSs Gallery of Contemporary Art commemorates the anguish of Chilean mothers, daughters, sisters and wives with vibrant and powerful folk art.
Books
Flight Lessons
Colorado's Poet Laureate, Mary Crow, teaches poets how to soar in her series, Words on the Wing II
Parallel Lost
A review of Ana Imagined by Perrin Ireland.
Calendar
Event Listings
If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
Seven Days
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
