Tuesday, June 18, 2013
News
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Long Story Short
The bail bond industry is a fascinating, if disordered, world.
News briefs
Also: NORAD, Corral Bluffs, city roads, Pion Canyon, San Luis Valley drilling.
Getting sprung in the Springs
In the tradition of American enterprise, bail bond agents are businesspeople who, for a fee, take responsibility.
To hell and back
Sheeler was curious about the military funeral for the first Coloradan to die in Iraq.
Rags to ... Rodeo Drive?
The street and its surrounding areas are on the edge of a massive makeover.
County ills
One person needed coronary bypass surgery. Another had leukemia. A premature baby was born.
Magnet money mess
Local control led to problems with the arts magnet, which may not be a magnet after all.
Columns
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Advice Goddess
A woman gets a gun, burglar alarm and a dog, not a man to sleep in her bed while her husband's off to war.
Mayor Bob: Tribute to a Springs icon
He knew more than anyone about every detail, every side, of every city issue, major or minuscule.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
Comprehending two awful sweeps
As far as the Avs and Nuggets are concerned, the natives aren't just restless this time.
Separating pulpits and pundits
The real lesson in all this is that, Sunday, it seems, is the only day you get a pass on hate speech.
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Letters
McCain, answering Utilities, Goodwill response, Newdow debate and more
Dragging out the knock down, drag out
Voters are disenchanted with the Democratic primary system.
Food & Drink
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Side Dish
Bolo Bistro, Manitou's first winery
Shanghai boon
It was readily evident after a few bites that this food was clearly a notch above average.
Music
Finn de sicle
In many ways, this apple fell far from the artistic tree.
In a silenced way
Mazel's fate has spawned a protest being organized outside the station at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Maiden Oklahoma
The Oklahoma-based act has spent the past decade or so under the alt-country label, which isn't accurate.
Riot girl
Forming a chamber-pop outfit can be a dodgy proposition.
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Reverb
A national music magazine talks about the Spgz without a single breath of God, sprawl, war, meth or hot man-love.
Duran Duran
"We can all hear ourselves play now, which back then, honestly, that was a serious problem."
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Sound Advice
Duffy, Robyn, The Roots
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Big gigs
Big-name concerts around the region
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
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Cinefiles
Totally Baked, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Party 7
Off track
When the checkered flag needs to wave, the Wachowskis don't seem to know what to do with themselves.
Holy wars
It's too bad, actually, that Ted Haggard appears in this thoughtful documentary about Christianity's legacy.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on area screens.
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Opening This Week
The Visitor, Dirty Country and more on a busy list of new releases.
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Calendar
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Get Involved
Food drive, democracy talk, blood drive
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The Run Down
Josh Blue, Roseanne Barr, 1000 Ways to Die
Event Listings
If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
Project runway
The show will display 34 limited-edition scarves developed by couple Zika and Lida Ascher.
Going places
Hand says painting satisfies a need she has to reach a certain natural, psychological state.
Seven Days: What's happenin' this week
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
