Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
Calling for backup
Local foster families find 'a godsend' in a nonprofit that could use some help itself.
Endorsements gone wild
Amid other curious alliances, an LGBT group backs conservative Liston — owner of a 'zero' voting record on gay issues in the state Legislature.
Another chance
Motherhood Program helps women move from jail to job.
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Long story short
Hooch and weed — I love it. Two happy subjects rolled into one issue this week.
Noted: Studies show suicide and altitude related
Also: Section 16 approved, expensive remodels at new county buildings, child-only plans may stay and more.
Columns
Term for the future: joint base
When the day comes that we start hearing about turning Fort Carson and Peterson AFB into Joint Base Carson-Peterson, we'll know something's up.
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CannaBiz
News on one of the people recently arrested by the CSPD, this weekend's expo and more.
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Letters
Rejecting 62, education worries education, harsh words for Buck and Maes, pride for the AFA and more.
IQ: To beer or not to beer
There are millions of people out there who can't stand beer. But apparently, they're outnumbered — microbrewing is a movement that refuses to fade away.
Autopsy for the Rockies
Regular readers should remember being told Aug. 12 that wasting too much hope on the Rockies would not be worth the trouble — and would only lead to more anguish.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Protecting America by pulping books, via Pentagon
One especially ugly word an author never wants to hear is "pulp."
Colorado: land of 10,000 lakes?
The artist Christo, as you've likely heard, is planning a project called Over the River with steel cables anchored in 2,400 enormous cement blocks draping a 34-mile section of the Colorado River with Oprah Winfrey's thong.
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Advice goddess
If more of the smug married people out there were honest, they'd drop that convenient spousal shorthand of "Meet my husband" for something like "This is the man I refuse to have sex with."
Food & Drink
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Side dish
Openings downtown, former Arctic brewer unveils his plans for a brewpub, an anniversary celebration and more.
Loaded for beer
In the past couple weeks, I've eaten pretzels off a necklace, torn apart a giant, German-style one, and literally dreamt that I lived on a pretzel island in a foamy ocean.
Sweet science
It takes just a few minutes to learn how much you don't know about beer.
Spoiling for a pint
Brewers let aggressive ingredients run roughshod and create more barrel-aged beers.
Beer here
A list of local craft breweries.
Bring me malt
Minor missteps aside, this new venture is off to a soaring start.
Bavarian splendor
"Our focus is on doing really good beer."
Music
A person of interest
Despite police suspicions to the contrary, eels frontman E is surprisingly well-adjusted
Road from ruin
A resurrected James explores the paths not taken
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Reverb
Before I get started on one of my invariably contentious weekly rants, I first want to send irrefutable congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Pikes Peak Arts Council Awards.
Playing around
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
Underworld, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Neil Young
Film
Face-plant: The Social Network
Life and all its weird facsimiles come at us so quickly nowadays, which is partly why you know you want to see The Social Network anyway: to process.
Immortal beloved: Let Me In
Matt Reeves didn't just re-do the much-lauded 2008 vampire drama Let the Right One In when he made Let Me In. He did it better.
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Cinefiles
The Secret in Their Eyes, Starcrash, Woodshop and more.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
The Social Network, Let Me In, Case 39 and more.
Visual Arts
Gorgeous garbage
A California couple turns beach trash into art at new Smokebrush show.
Books
Author Fest makes reading a community event
This week Manitou is hopping with reading-related activities, from VIP receptions to seminars to sales of special Author Fest-labeled wine.
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Short stories
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, Koko Be Good
Calendar
Special Section
Notes from the Business & Arts Luncheon
Yesterday the Chamber of Colorado Springs and the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) held their annual Business & Arts Luncheon, which awards individuals and businesses that have made outstanding contributions to the arts community.
Releaf: Fall 2010
Welcome to the third edition of ReLeaf, our guide to all things green and medicated in the Colorado Springs area.
Fall 2010: MMJ Centers
A list of medical marijuana centers, broken down by neighborhood.
Smells like fear
Tightening regulations and a crowded market make for dicey days in the MMJ industry.
Medical mayor-juana
Here's what our announced candidates for mayor had to say on medical marijuana.
Ultra green
Organic MMJ may sound like a healthy option, but with no clear definition and no formal oversight, finding it can be a crapshoot.
Fall 2010: Resources
Attorneys, advocates, physicians and other organizations involved in the local MMJ industry.
Through hell and back
Summer deadlines, and the MMJ centers that survived them.
