Tuesday, May 21, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Sep 4-10, 2003
- Vol. 11, No. 36
- A Real Page Turner
News
A Real Page Turner
On a hill in Pueblo's Mesa Junction neighborhood, on the south bank of the Arkansas River and overlooking the city's downtown, an impressive structure is rising that will soon be the envy of southern Colorado.
Holy water!
The city of Colorado Springs could be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage caused in June when a city utility line burst at St. Mary's Cathedral downtown, filling the basement of the church with water.
By the numbers
Confusion and errors in official reports about April's city elections in Colorado Springs have prompted a civil-liberties group to call for a fuller accounting of how many people did, and didn't, receive and cast ballots in the mail-in election.
Struggle for control
For activists scrambling to protect downtown views of Pikes Peak, next week's City Council consideration of a proposed View Protection Ordinance is crucial.
Columns
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Kenneth Cleaver
I pass your store quite frequently and have become somewhat flummoxed by its name.
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Livelong Days
What's happening this week in the big city-- highlights from our listings.
New advertorial
This week a new advertiser graces our pages: the Rev. Thomas Pedigo's Colorado Federation for Decency.
Editor's Note
Beginning this week, you may notice things look a bit different around here. We've updated our design for a cleaner feel and have moved a few things around.
Photo synthesis
What's happening this week in the big city-- highlights from our listings.
Bow deeply to change
What's happening this week in the big city-- highlights from our listings.
Life as a statistic
I am a victim of West Nile Virus.
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Outsider
Visualizing a great art museum
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Your Turn
Time to grow up
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
We're number one
>With nearly 1,000 reported cases and 11 deaths, Colorado is the West Nile capital of the United States. The flu-like symptoms include low-grade fever, severe fatigue, stiff neck, nausea and sometimes a rash, but you may have it as we speak and not even know it.
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Personal Space
The doctor is in
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Domestic Bliss
Old growth in the new city
Food & Drink
Ship shape
Underneath the clutter of seasonal tourists and tourist-trap trinket shops in Manitou Springs beats the heart of a small town. There's no better proof of that than the longevity and popularity of neighborhood bars like the Ancient Mariner.
Music
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Playing Around
James Solberg has played with: John Lee Hooker, Junior Brantley from the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Howie Epstein from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Pyle up
Songwriter-storyteller comes to Black Rose
Sound Bytes
Neil Young Reissues
Film
Dead end kids
Or, how Hollywood eats its child actors
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Opening This Week
What's new on Colorado Springsarea screens
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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
Handsome handiwork
A celebration of fabric and wood at the Pioneers Museum
Books
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Fine Print
New novels to soothe your inner reader
