Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
No other option
Over its 38-year history, Peak Vista often has had up to 400 people waiting to register for medical and dental care. But in May, the waiting list shot up to about 2,000, where it's stayed.
Raising eyebrows
Colorado Springs School District 11's Hank Hahne has something to smile about: a $15,169 raise for his job as D-11's workers' compensation manager.
Not just a knot
No one denies that Anthony Jackson saw a noose on an office desk while he was working at Fort Carson last winter. But his former co-workers say it was meaningless, a fun knot to tie that was never meant as a threat to anybody.
2C in trouble, 300 on the edge
Citizens of every stripe plan to trample 2C in the November mail ballot election; 300 appears to be losing but could go either way.
X'd out
What began as a DMX benefit concert on Friday night, Oct. 16, at the Phil Long Expo Center turned into a bizarre scene in which security wrestled to keep the nationally known hip-hop artist offstage.
Noted: More drinking in casinos a possibility
Also: UCCS pot-tolerance, Pete Lee running for D-18 seat, new flu facts from the AFA, ballot searches, FAC sells C.M. Russell items and more.
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Long story short
I can remember the years when our fair city didn't have any newspaper honoring the best businesses and bands, restaurants and bars, media types and even the fools in our midst.
Columns
Pledger: ahead of his time
He struggled to get out of his chair, and he needed a walker to steady himself for the few steps to the rostrum. But once Norm Pledger reached that microphone, his 80 years of grit, wisdom and eloquence came pouring out.
Message for young voters
A public-service announcement to my fellow younger-than-30 Colorado Springs-ians (I know you're out there somewhere!).
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Letters
Pleas for passing 2C, ideas for increasing city revenue, Paige shock, thoughts on the Senate Finance Committee's vote and more.
Tigers raising their profile
A look at the promising start to the CC Tiger season.
Corporate monster picks on 'Vermonster'
Where are those lawsuit reform groups when you really need them?
IQ: Spreading the wealth
Sure, people have scaled back their spending, but wallets will open again when the holidays arrive. And this week's Best Of categories highlight dozens of local stores.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice Goddess
Your boyfriend may have a trust fund of sorts ("Trust me, Pops, this is the last time you'll have to bail me out").
Food & Drink
Why-HOP
Does every cuisine belong in a crepe?
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Side dish
Pumpkin ale frenzy, Beer Drinker's Guide to Colorado, March of Dimes dinner and more.
Music
Drowning man
Price could still be hung over, maybe even still drunk, when he hits town Thursday. The singer-songwriter stumbled upon a unique way to celebrate his first-ever solo album: One day, four cities, 10 taverns.
The first shall be last
Strung Out's Jordan Burns is usually in the dark when it comes to how his punk/metal outfit's albums will come out sounding.
Small is beautiful
The Canadian folk-rocker thought acoustic guitar would be a cakewalk when she first started strumming. But soon, she was suffering from tennis elbow so painful it nearly shut down her career. Instead, it changed her sound.
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Reverb
If ever there were a time to take the "pulse" of the "scene," this Best Of 2009 weekend, me'thinks, is it.
Papa Roach
"When we made The Paramour Sessions, it was a tumultuous time for the band. Everybody was in fucking chaos."
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Sound Advice
Toby Keith, Flaming Lips, James McMurtry
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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
Sorta sucks
There's more than a hint of juvenile wishful thinking to the tale here: Wouldn't it be, like, super-cool if you could get away from boring ol' school and boring ol' adolescence by becoming a vampire and running away to join a freak show?
Fighting gravity
The Earhart of Amelia is fully formed as a role model from the very first moment, and so she remains all the way through to the end (and beyond).
Robo-flop
It's creepy, and it's weird, particularly in how the film pretends to a "robots are people, too" theme yet itself fails to treat the robots as such.
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Opening this week
Amelia, Astro Boy, Good Hair and more.
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Cinefiles
Not Quite Hollywood, American Violet, Hardware, Happy Birthday to Me!
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Visual Arts
Commonwheel's big Three
What happens when three of the most talented ceramic artists in the Colorado Springs area get together?
Books
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Force of nature
Ever since his memoir ascended bestseller charts in 1998 and inspired the 1999 film, audiences have been lapping up the quintessentially American tale of Hickam, and his journey from coal miner's son to NASA scientist.
Calendar
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Get involved
Mosaic Masquerade Fundraiser, Tablescapes, Good & Green Electronics Recycling Event
Best Of
Best of 2009
Welcome to the second and final installment of our 16th annual Best Of Colorado Springs coverage, in which we're honoring that pivotal age, 16, along with all of this year's winners.
Mind trick
"Since it's been open, my life has been totally different."
Jesus, Peter and my husband
Even if you thought only one or two other people might read your clever and sardonic ballot entry, you took the time to share your humor, which we appreciate.
Best of 2009: Shopping
Where Indy readers spend their money.
'Sheer will and inertia'
Since its 1978 founding by brothers Lewis and Orville Lambert, the Colorado Springs-based Independent Records & Video chain has probably weathered more sea changes than the pirates of Somalia and the Caribbean combined.
Fool's gold
Bruce apparently swept to easy victories in the three big categories. County clerk Bob Balink said vote-counting was still underway at press time but promised that every ballot would definitely be counted by the year 4000.
Best of 2009: Making Noise
Top culture caches, formidable figures and other faces of Colorado Springs.
Best of 2009: Primping
Reader favorites for clothes and beauty, from the bargain stores to the top salons.
And for dessert ...
Being the James Bonds of the real world, reporters dutifully perform almost any task assigned to them.
Best of 2009: Playing
The best places to bike, hike, work out, dance and more.
Best of 2009: Making News
Favorite TV anchor to top radio stations and other award-winning community members and businesses.
Winners index
The top finishers in every category from news makers to favorite places.
