Sunday, May 26, 2013
News
Another mountain to climb
With unemployment edging into the double digits, people are worried about money. But the 15 refugee families settling here face the unique challenge of surviving a time of economic turmoil while acclimating to a new culture and new language, all with limited assistance.
Emergency siren
Someone steal your stereo? Too bad. Gangs taking over your neighborhood? Better move. House on fire? Cross your fingers and hope enough fire engines are available.
Palin for president?
"She's not part of the Beltway ... she's a mother who got angry one day and decided, 'I'm going to do something.' She's real."
Noted: White Acres bill paid
Also: City issues COPs for Olympic deal, ballots out; 2C attracts money, hospitals limiting visitors, Landrock leaving Channel 13 and more.
Columns
Attacking 2C's misconceptions
Inside the sparsely furnished room at the City Administration Building, the handful of men and women who actually oversee Colorado Springs' city government took turns last Friday describing what they see as a looming catastrophe.
Part of Paige's Gazette past
The people gathered in our village square last week, and they fell silent as a plume of white smoke curled from the chimney of City Hall, signifying a new Councilor had been selected, a man who would, along with the rest of City Council, lead us deeper into poverty, despair and hopelessness.
Obama must get going on the job front
Obama has talked often about jobs, but he's put little presidential heft into creating them.
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Letters
Election countdown, cut city salaries, Obama's prize, saving Colorado's parks and open spaces and more.
Broncos' difference-makers
By now, columnists and observers from Colorado to every corner of America have anointed the Denver Broncos the biggest surprise of this NFL season.
IQ: Vice versa
With our first Best Of issue dedicated to food, drink and nightlife, we're reminded of how many of us fall victim to episodes of overindulgence. But as vices go, you could do worse ... right?
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice Goddess
If you discovered you were living over a radioactive waste dump, and Pol Pot, Adolf Hitler and a pedophile were moving in next door, I'm guessing your response wouldn't be, "Gee, pity we can't move."
Food & Drink
A little square
With a little tweaking, Mangia Mangia! can easily remedy its current shortcomings.
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Side dish
Coffee & Tea Zone expansion, Trinity Brewing Co. award, Vietnamese Gardens anniversary dish and more.
Music
Talking cure
Bemis is in many ways a changed man these days. And it's a metamorphosis that's reflected in the very different emotional tenor of the group's forthcoming self-titled album.
House of Pooh
Loggins and Messina have fueled speculation that a new album (and a more permanent reunion) may be in the cards. And as it turns out, Loggins says the current tour could itself prove to be the deciding factor.
Spreading the Gossip
Ditto is bubbling over with ebullient things to say about the new Rick Rubin-produced set from her punky Portland trio Gossip. But she's equally passionate about a no-less-timely subject: health insurance reform.
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Reverb
One reader also provided me with a link to his myspace page, then rambled off some kind of "old coot banter" about slapping Jesus, or Jesus slapping him, or something.
Pelican
"But we've never really focused on our music as necessarily being instrumental, and certainly that wasn't the goal when we started out."
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Sound Advice
7 Worlds Collide, Brandi Carlile, David Bazan
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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
Behind the burka
Colorado hosts more than 50 film festivals annually. Yet when Carole Woodall arrived here two years ago, she noticed a niche still missing.
Heavy lifting
You could argue that Where the Wild Things Are is the most ambitious film ever inspired by a 10-sentence-long picture-book — but that sentiment doesn't do justice to this prickly, hilarious, devastatingly emotional work of art.
Cheap chills
It teases, it terrorizes and it will burn images in your brain that will freak you out for days afterward.
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Opening this week
Law Abiding Citizen, My Sweet Misery, Where the Wild Things Are and more.
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Cinefiles
Where the Day Takes You, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy and more.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Calendar
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Get involved
Crash Course in City Budget 101, K9-5K and PawtoberFest, Domestic Violence Awareness "Die-In" and Candlelight Vigil
Best Of
Best of 2009: Power keg
A late '90s renovation expanded the already-vast space, and aggressive marketing and pricing have kept the store at the forefront of the drinking public's mind — as its consecutive sweeps of the Indy's In-Store categories attest.
Best of 2009: The King and I
Our first-hand account of the King's Chef scene from 11 p.m. to 4:30-ish a.m. on a typical night.
Best of 2009
This is the 16th year of our Best Of Colorado Springs competition, and we'd like to capture the hormone-driven energy of that special age.
Winners Index
The top finishers in every category related to food, drink and good times.
Best of 2009: Frolicking
Whether it's a tavern, a spiffy bar, live music or a naughty store, Indy readers definitely have their favorites.
Best of 2009: Feasting
Here they are, your favorite places, as chosen by nearly 6,000 of our hungry readers.
Best of 2009: Sparkle and shine
We decided to go straight to some of our voters to find out why they rate the Blue Star so high.
Best of 2009: Inside joke
The cooperation necessary to make the special brews is less an inconvenience than a cause for celebration,
