Monday, May 20, 2013
News
Election endorsements
A cheat sheet with our views on city, county and state seats, as well as the measures on the ballot.
The City: under new management
What would changing to a 'strong mayor' really mean to Colorado Springs? San Diego has embraced the change.
Wording is everything on this ballot
County attorney Bill Louis says he and commissioners wrote term-limit measures to encourage voter approval.
New budget blues
Public safety appears certain to get a boost in funding for 2011, but some aren't swooning to this siren song.
Democratic Underground
Local LGBT community catches the attention of Sen. Bennet's wife, but hopes for more.
Noted: CC students stage another voting rally
Also: Rubbish Gallery closing, Coral Bluffs gets an addition, county remodel contract done and more.
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Long story short
Somewhere in Russia in the late '90s, a tiger was severely injured by a poacher. Many months later, the tiger took his revenge and ate his attacker.
Hick unfiltered
A behind-the-scenes look at John Hickenlooper, who prevailed through a political storm between competitors Dan Maes and Tom Tancredo.
Write-hand man
Above all else, Hickenlooper's No. 2 Joe Garcia wants you to go to college.
Columns
Wake me when the election's over
Two races, two astoundingly close outcomes, and the Republicans regain control of the Colorado Legislature.
Grin and bear it
The mist hung on the mountains above Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and down below, a woman suddenly reached out and grabbed hold of a grizzly bear's testicles.
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CannaBiz
News on a possible MMJ detective and code enforcement team, the Cannabis Council's election endorsements and more.
IQ: I've got a proposal for you
Here's how a few locals really, truly feel about Election Day — with a college-game twist.
Join others in giving back
Next week, the Independent launches Give! 2010, our second annual end-of-year, community-wide, giving-back campaign.
Let's all help the suffering billionaires
Look out, they're angry. Foaming-at-the-mouth angry.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Letters
Final thoughts on the election, from the consequences of 60, 61 and 101, Dan Maes, an MMJ ban and much more.
Food & Drink
Enterprising eats
It's with mixed feelings that I report its food is pretty damn good.
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Side dish
The back story on Broken Bones Smokin' Pit, notes on the All Colorado Beer Festival, the winter menu at Shuga's and more.
Music
Original synth
Gary Numan reaches back 30 years to take his 'Cars' for a spin
East is the beast
Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino returns to her West Coast roots as part of the surf-pop trio
Long Beach Allstar
It's not that the keyboardist hasn't been involved with other projects over the past decade, but his new band is turning out to be a real commitment.
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Reverb
Oh man, you bet your sweet candy corn, I love me some Halloween.
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Sound advice
Elton John and Leon Russell, Hill Country Revue, Bob Dylan
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.
Film
Boredom in the court: Conviction
Do not expect much in the way of poetic nuance here, for there is only belaboring.
Characters unite at the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
Get ready for a stellar lineup at North America's oldest continually running women's film festival.
Freddy. Jason. Pinhead. Michael. Lame.
Five 'underrated horror gems' to spare you from the typical, abysmal fare this Halloween.
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Opening this week
Conviction, Race Across the Sky 2010 and more.
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Cinefiles
Wild Grass, The Robocop Trilogy, The Rig
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Visual Arts
Boo this, not that
Fright night done right: Your guide to Halloween costumes, confections and carousal in Colorado Springs.
Stage
Falling to Pieces
A local performing arts company repurposes a Shel Silverstein classic for the stage, and for adults.
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