Tuesday, May 21, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Jan 11-17, 2001
- Vol. 9, No. 2
- The Rockey Road to Art
News
The Rockey Road to Art
A rare retrospective show of Manitou Springs painter Charles H. Rockey celebrates the life of this gentle giant and the tiny village he calls home.
Council Co-opts SCIP Process
The City Council this week spent a marathon seven hours contouring a list of proposed projects that Colorado Springs voters will be asked to approve in April.
State Proposes Coyote Killings
The Colorado Wildlife Commission will vote this Friday on a controversial 10-year, $2.6 million experiment that would authorize personnel from the state Division of Wildlife to hunt down and shoot coyotes in selected study areas with an eye toward increasing the states mule deer population.
Columns
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Editorial
An open letter to Independent readers regarding King Soopers decision to ban the Independent from their stores, and what you can do to support free speech.
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Public Eye
The El Paso Club hosts cozy and super-exclusive welcoming reception for state legislators; the Jan. 7 New York Times runs stories with plenty of Colorado connections; and Linda Chavez removes herself from consideration for Labor Secretary.
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Outsider
While we enjoy the little soap opera thats taken over City Council, let's think for a moment about the barriers that make it extraordinarily difficult for anyone to run for local office, convicted felon or not.
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
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Garden Daze
As the winter solstice drew near, a sense of anticipation pervaded our household.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
IQ: Art attack
Local artists in Colorado Springs sometimes don't get the spotlight they so richly deserve in the community they live in, work in, play in and create in. Instead their work is heralded, their brilliance feted, elsewhere, while here in Colorado Springs their work is rarely discussed, hardly recognized and under-appreciated.
Food & Drink
Mountain Hopping
From brewpubs to fondue, Greek to Mexican, Crested Butte offers a host of eateries to tempt you in from the snowy streets.
Music
Breaking Up Is Good to Do
Folk guitarist and songwriter Phil Volan demonstrates his fervent dedication to craft in Changing Channels, a near hour-long CD produced with impeccable professionalism and musicianship.
Playing Around: LOVE.45
This week we highlight Love.45, the Denver-based band, who will be performing at Jose Muldoon's this weekend.
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
Coming of Age
Directors Steven Soderbergh and Ang Lee display maturity, range and imaginative force with their new flicks, Traffic and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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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.
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
