Sunday, May 19, 2013
News
Sink or swim
Candidates and activists can't afford to count on riding late momentum anymore. They have to make their cases now, because thousands of voters across the city and county likely will be casting their votes as soon as the mail packets arrive.
Second-degree burns
More than 3,000 property owners in northern Colorado Springs are paying twice for fire service — a situation that probably won't change any time soon.
After-school special
The board severed all ties with the Hernandezes and fired executive Velia Rincon from Cesar Chavez Academy. But the battle isn't over.
Not black and white
At a time when swine flu is emptying classrooms and filling emergency rooms, health officials are watching a different kind of horror unfold as skunk rabies makes a steady incursion into El Paso County.
Tempo change
That sense of near-finality looming beyond Oct. 13, when ballots are mailed, should motivate candidates and issue activists into last-minute mode in the coming week.
Noted: City unveils new online face
Also: Sean Paige picked for Council, Meet Connie, Section 16 progress, Strandlof facing charge and more.
Columns
Still crazy after all these years
I'm 54, and sometimes in the morning when I stumble into the hallway the bright light of another day rushes through the window and I'm startled by the wrinkled and cartoon-like face of Libyan loon Moammar Gadhafi. He has apparently finished his brilliant 350-hour speech to the United Nations and is now in our house, staring at me.
Bright side of losing 2016
How Colorado Springs will benefit from Chicago's loss. But tthroughout the tight-knit yet turbulent family known as the U.S. Olympic Committee, frustration and bitterness rule this week.
Military plea: Give us cover
How can the average Colorado Springs resident provide support for military families? The answer is highly unpopular, but oh-so-simple: Sacrifice. Sacrifice in a way that affects you personally.
Sporting silk shorts, regardless
Experts tell us that America's painful recession is "probably over." That's swell — but how's your personal economy going? If you're not sure, check your underwear.
IQ: Bare-knuckle battle
Should a city provide just the bare essentials for its people? What are the bare essentials? If we could ever agree on any of this, perhaps our city wouldn't fall into such precarious financial positions.
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Letters
Uneasy opinions on 2C, trusting the City Council, defending snakes, thoughts on Manitou Springs mayoral candidates and more.
Sox-Rox Express leads to playoffs
With the Rockies mining their farm system for support on the big-league roster, the Sky Sox saw their own quest for a title yield to the charge of feeding the parent club with players ready to take the organization deep into "Rocktober."
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice Goddess
You approach love with the hopeless optimism of a degenerate gambler.
Food & Drink
Soul sensation
In 1988, while stationed in Berlin, Greg and Marilyn Davis started inviting young soldiers and their families into their home. Along with kinship, the couple always provided their guests a good home-cooked meal.
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Side dish
Luwak coffee from Bali, El Taco Rey expansion, Cultivate Health Classes, Bristol Brewing Co. awards and more.
Music
Woozy mammoth
In September 2007, Mastodon had just finished one of the most important and high-profile performances of its career, playing at the MTV Video Music Awards. But just a few hours after that, the band faced one of its greatest setbacks.
Meter man
"The reason jazz is such a great music is that everybody is enjoying it in the moment, and it's never gonna happen the same way again."
In step with New Model Army
Optimism has never been Sullivan's strong suit, but neither has cynicism.
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Reverb
Stop the presses! John-Alex Mason, a true institution in Colorado Springs' original blues scene, is jumping ship for Portland.
MuteMath
"We probably went from what was the most frustrating time in the band to the most liberating."
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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.
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Sound advice
Music Go Music, Bob Schneider, Drummer
Film
Lazy getaway
A half-assed update of Fantasy Island, somehow both shriveled to short-sitcom proportions and bloated to feature-film length.
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Opening this week
Couples Retreat, Jazz at Lincoln Center: Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
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Cinefiles
Children of the Corn, Tulpan, The Stepfather, My Life in Ruins
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Visual Arts
Gogi power
Nazar's cartoons focus on women's and children's rights, but are heavy on humor, which makes them approachable. Much like her protagonist, Gogi, a perky 20-something.
City stages
Broadway Bound at the Fine Arts Center, The Arte of War: A Series, from Theatre 'd Art, The Weir from Star Bar Players.
Calendar
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Get involved
Panerathon, Designated Drivers Fundraiser and CROP Hunger Walk
