Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
Gender Blender
There are clear signs of greater understanding that gender identity doesn't always parallel outward biology. But the transgender community still faces harsh treatment and incomprehension from those who prefer the rigid familiarity of society's gender boxes.
200 deaths here?
According to Centura Health, Colorado's largest hospital and health care system, as many as 200 people in Colorado Springs may die from the H1N1 virus.
The party's lines
Uncertainty has reigned since Romanoff leaped into the race Sept. 16 to take the job that many believe Gov. Bill Ritter should have given him in the first place.
Lights, camera, reaction
Across America, law enforcement agencies use camera technology to catch motorists speeding and running red lights, and ordinary people are responding.
Getting railroaded?
Colorado Springs Utilities' decade-old coal-hauling contracts expire next year, so it's time to make a new deal. And the negotiations, which began recently, are sure to bring higher costs.
Noted: City encouraged to try new technology
Also: Heimlicher says farewell, voter registration deadline coming up, Cesar Chavez shake-up and more.
What you need to know
Fast facts about H1N1 influenza
Columns
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Letters
No more gloom and doom, Project COPE, autism statistics and more.
Arts scene: alive and kicking
We've had far more than our share of bad news this past year in and around Colorado Springs. But the local arts scene has persevered, as showcased at Sunday's Pikes Peak Arts Council's annual awards.
Gay becomes the new green
Businesses are defining themselves as gay-friendly with the energy and enthusiasm once reserved for embracing the labels "environmentally friendly" and "eco-conscious."
Rockies face tough choices
The Rockies have some shaping up to do if they want to have any chance at going far in the playoffs. And it'll probably include several difficult personnel moves.
IQ: Live and let live?
A few annual events put the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community front and center in our region. But outside of parades and festivals, it's unclear as to how we rate in terms of tolerance.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
You could be the biggest worm ever to wriggle the planet, but if you try enough women, one of them will eventually be blind enough, drunk enough or deluded enough to say yes.
Food & Drink
Peaks and valleys
Even though the bar lacks, the Cliff House pleases in the dining room with possibilities for dish of the year.
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Side dish
Rasta Pasta downtown, Cuppa Joe to Go in Falcon, the Great Garlic Gathering and more.
Music
From Castro to Kylie
Manic Street Preachers remain a study in contradictions: The Welsh hitmakers have collaborated with Kylie Minogue and been visited backstage by Fidel Castro.
Torn between two genres
Singer Jeremy McKinnon figures the band's collision of pop and hardcore is one reason A Day to Remember is getting noticed.
Family guy
"I have two daughters now and I have an old man. Those songs are straight out of my life," says Kellogg, "I'd say two-thirds of the record is autobiographical."
The Warm Inventions
"I believe in prayer, too — I know it really works. If you get 20 or 30 people, and everybody's praying for the same thing, it works. I've seen it."
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Sound Advice
The Rifles, Sam Baker, The Stone Roses
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Reverb
It's like the nightclub equivalent of the mullet hairdo!
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Playing Around Listings
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues for the next week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
Road trip-up
The contrived, forgettable story of George Hamilton's mother.
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Opening this week
Fame, My One and Only, Surrogates and more.
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Cinefiles
Misery, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Fame: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 and more.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Stage
Invisible no more
"Whether we do it in Tokyo, or Holland, or Germany, it's about being 'other' in those places or being marginalized in those places and giving voice to people who are marginalized."
Marriage, cocktails and cadets
Although the Air Force Academy doesn't typically aim to stir up controversy, this play provides cadets and civilians alike the opportunity to inspect "the idea that life has to be a certain way."
Bohèmian like me
When Nathan Newbrough was hired as CEO of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, hopeful followers heralded it as a watershed moment — the 35-year-old would bring fresh ideas, youth and enthusiasm.
Books
Chasing your tale
The national nonprofit initiative, which has recorded interviews with more than 26,000 ordinary people in all 50 states, is sending its mobile recording studio to the Pikes Peak region.
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Short stories
Odd and the Frost Giants, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, Strength in What Remains
Calendar
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Get involved
13th annual Mayor's Cup, Stop Child Trafficking Now Walk, Annual Ella Mae Bransom Sickle Cell Banquet
