• Issue Archive for
  • May 7-13, 2009
  • Vol. 17, No. 19
  • First strike
Digital Edition

News

  • Ground control

    A local homeless encampment offers support and safety for its residents.
  • Secret celebrity guest

    The international writer and atheist met with cadets at an inconspicuous and informal setting.
  • Ranger Rich: Dealing with Texans

    Texans are talking about secession and forming an actual new nation of Texas (likely national anthem: "I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You").
  • First strike

    The Iraq war's lead bomber, an Air Force professor and a WWII vet reflect on the art of war and the new book that's brought them together
  • Going for it

    Sales taxes and grants help furnish Manitou's ambitious improvements, despite a cash-strapped city budget.
  • Noted: DASH slashed

    Also: Darryl Glenn enters county race, KRCC fundraising drive ends, foreclosures climb, Ritter signs bill in town and more.

Columns

  • Letters

    Burlesque show responses, family responsibilities, women-owned businesses and more.
  • Advice Godess

    Girlfriends happen. The obligation on your end is to look reality in the face, which should have you writing this off as "We'll always have whale watching."

Food & Drink

  • Dressing down

    Home cooking is a good thing, but when I'm out, I want food at least a notch above what I'd make for myself on a lazy night.
  • Side Dish

    The Nile Café, Nawlins Bar B Q & Seafood benefit and Biocycle.

Music

  • The mark of Keane

    With a helping hand from Elton John, the band pulled together for a new album.
  • Spirit in the Skye

    The pair adopted a Hindu spirituality in life and in music.
  • Motor City madness

    Leaving their van on the steps of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was only part of the plan.
  • Reverb

    Hellhounds take note: Highly revered local blues channeler will debut his latest deep roots trio with a tribute to Robert Johnson.
  • Big Gigs

    Upcoming concerts here and around the region.

Film

  • Cinefiles

    The Hairdresser's Husband, Killer at Large, Pulling: The Complete First Season
  • Intergalactic bang

    Trekkies may find it difficult to accept a U.S.S. Enterprise without William Shatner, but Abrams' reboot proves worth the wait.
  • Movie Times

    What films are playing where, and when, on the area's silver screen.

Visual Arts

  • Right brain, left brain

    Media of choice: cyanotype photography, paint, video and grasses.

Stage

  • Theater habit

    Sticking to the traditional roots of the musical, says lead actress Sally Lewis Hybl, suits this productions and its actors.

Calendar

  • Get Involved

    Fort Carson Open House, Mother's Day Run, Suicide Community Forum

Special Section

  • Education Guide

    You know what they say about a recession being a great time to go back to school?

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