Wednesday, June 19, 2013
News
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Long story short
"Ponycow! That sounds like fun."
God, the gunman and Jeanne Assam
A look at why, even in her new life miles away from Colorado Springs, the security guard-turned-reluctant-celebrity still has to address New Life.
Southern standoff in Pueblo West
A handful of homeowners aren't going along with Utilities' plan to run water pipe through their land.
D-11: Feeling badgered
Wisconsin's situation inspires calls for local transparency, but District 11's teachers union resists.
Ballot bias
Didn't vote in November 2010? The city won't make it easy for you to participate now.
Noted: DEA outlaws Spice
Also: Water officer appointed, city fire chief retires, concealed-carry passes and more.
A ballot for every registered voter
The Indy and The Gazette issue a rare joint editorial.
Columns
Don't dismiss Gallagher
This guy could, really could, become Colorado Springs' first strong mayor in a few months.
City election, NFL lingo
For the election, we need to use the same metrics as NFL teams did in evaluating player personnel at their recent draft combine.
CannaBiz: Regs ongoing at Department of Revenue
Also: Center anniversaries and news on the cannabis competition.
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Letters
Your endorsements for mayor, a discussion on family planning, thoughts on transit and more.
Don Armstrong = Mandela?
Lawyers are fascinating. Take last week. I was in court when a lawyer compared Nelson Mandela with Rev. Don Armstrong.
AFA, CC heat up the ice
Of all the college sports, one stands out as far more grueling than the rest. No, not football. This would be hockey.
A mail-dominated election
This year's municipal election is unique. We'll elect our first strong mayor, and in a mail-ballot election, meaning no polling stations.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
All we export these days is our future
With unemployment and underemployment devastating millions in our country, perhaps you've assumed that U.S. corporations aren't hiring these days. Nonsense.
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Advice goddess
Too bad you aren't 19 and in college. You'd be free to take a little tour of the Isle of Lesbos.
Food & Drink
Shades of success
Blue Agave gives nuance to North Nevada Avenue.
Side dish: Armour to revamp the Mission Bell
Also: BrewDogs on the move and more.
Music
Viva la evolution
The Adicts celebrate their 30th year in the glamorous world of punk-rock show biz
There's a Thicket for that
Denver-based musician Morgan Packard's addictive iPhone app brings generative art to the masses
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Reverb
"It had a population of about 450, and out of those 450, I think I mighta been related to 400 of them."
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Sound advice
The Go! Team, Lucinda Williams, Corinne Bailey Rae
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
Splendid squalor: Biutiful
It's hard to describe but also hard to overstate just how extraordinary Javier Bardem's performance is.
Tempting fate: The Adjustment Bureau
This film wants to stow a lesson at the center of its suspense, which often is a recipe for heavy-handedness. Here, there's a deft touch at play.
Lizard love: Rango
How can it be that a kiddie movie is wiser and funnier and more relevant than the Coen Brothers' True Grit?
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Cinefiles
The Walking Dead: Season 1, Wild Target, Fish Tank
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
The Adjustment Bureau, Beastly, Rango, Biutiful
Visual Arts
Graphic novelty
As he's done almost every day, for several hours a day, over the last three months, Jonas McCluggage hunches over a polished, dark wood table at Lofty's Idea.
Splendid isolation
History and modernity meet and make 'magic' in an insular Colorado artist's retrospective.
New lease on sight
Those who were once blind show off their skills — and gratitude — in Circle of Light at Marmalade.
Calendar
Special Section
Good times at the FAC
Yesterday, the Colorado Springs Business Journal published an article on the "vibrant economic picture" of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Rebecca Tonn's piece outlined the FAC's current fiscal status, which is extraordinarily healthy, thanks in large part to the FAC's new director of development, Thomas Jackson, who has landed the FAC numerous grants.
A ballot for every registered voter
Joint editorial by the Independent and Gazette: Up to 95,000 registered but so-called inactive (by a narrow definition) voters will not be mailed ballots unless the City Council takes action quickly.
Axe and ye shall receive
If you've got an unwanted instrument lurking in your garage, attic or spider-hole, you may want to have a visit with folks from the International Vintage Guitar Collectors Association this week. They're holding court at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Tuesday through Saturday ...
Bonus CineFiles: Three from MGM's Limited Edition Collection!
The cover to 1964's The 7th Dawn paints a picture of a classic, rollicking jungle adventure. Hell, it stars William Holden and is directed by future Bond director Lewis Gilbert ...
Itzhak Perlman highlights newly announced Colorado Springs Philharmonic season
The Philharmonic has already presented the renowned violinist with a short list of suggested repertoire, including concerti by Bruch, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
Former Obama advisor Van Jones keeps controversy alive in Colorado Springs
"The so-called inside and so-called outside are part of the same system called democracy," says Jones, who worked the "outside," both literally and...
