Friday, May 24, 2013
News
Coming to a head
Today could be the day when the local GOP power struggle turns into a confrontation.
A tall drink of water
Our reservoirs look bad, but Utilities explains that everything's just fine.
Mow money
Colorado Springs pays private contractors for some regular maintenance of neighborhood parks.
Noted: Another go around for term limits
Also: Velasquez placed on leave, another look at Utilities, D-11 remembers Burnley.
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Long story short
When I began writing about the upcoming Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, I knew nothing about the professional sport. Frankly, I didn't even know enough to call it a sport.
Columns
Kazmierski's final focus: PPRTA
Coming up with the second version of PPRTA projects and pushing that ballot issue won't be glamorous work. But for Kazmierski and others, it's simply important unfinished business.
It's not too late, Mr. Mayor
It's about us, friends, our children, our parents, and our city. The tide of history is turning — and we're about to be stranded.
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Letters
Educating letter writers, paying close attention to movie reviews, wondering about Steve Pope and more.
Tips for Women's Open fans
Wait until two women in front of him hold hands, and then watch our mayor blow iced tea out of his nose and onto his Focus on the Family Handbook.
Giddyap, Springs cowboy
We wondered what a western lifestyle means nowadays, and how often it's glimpsed by a bunch of city slickers.
Can this Open top 1995?
This weekend could produce a star, so let's look at some players who could turn this Women's Open into their own jumping-off point.
CannaBiz: Department of Justice sends top-down clarification on MMJ policy
Also: Patient and Caregiver Rights Litigation Project files new suit.
End the war and bring 'em all home
At long last, America's overdue withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
Going limp in the face of confrontation sets you up to have a cheating fiancé who's decorating the house with a week of his urine.
Food & Drink
A trend-bucking Bronco
At the Crystal Park Cantina, football hero Justin Armour and his team kick Mexican fare up a notch.
Blowing bubbles
Desserts of these sorts have never been so diverse, and we're likely to never tire of any of these options.
Side dish: The story on lavender beer
Also: Rumors gaining strength about the fate of Giuseppe's.
Music
Great white hope
Canadian rapper Classified makes a run for the border
Home off the range
Country singer Joe Nichols chats about labels, legacies and his abbreviated bullriding career
Managed mayhem
Godsmack's Sully Erna looks at life from both sides
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Reverb
I'm not one to type in all caps, but if you haven't voted in the inaugural Indy Music Awards, SERIOUSLY, WTF ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
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Sound advice
Cults, Bon Iver, Limp Bizkit
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
Pay it again, Sam
How Hollywood could exploit the last of its standalone box-office smashes, inspired by this season of the sequel.
Workplace wonder: Horrible Bosses
At some point, your boss is bound to do something unfair, incompetent, lazy or just stupid.
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Cinefiles
The Sweet Life, Docurama, Happythankyoumoreplease
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
Horrible Bosses, Zookeeper and other film events happening around town.
Visual Arts
An inside peek
In a matter of just two weeks this summer, Josh Peek will have traveled more than 9,000 miles for rodeos around North America. It's the life he and his family are glad to lead.
Built for speed
At a rare indoor paintball field — downtown, no less — they're aiming to change the game.
Stage
Mad libs
Theatre 'd Art infuses a murder mystery with improvisational chaos in The Master Plan.
Calendar
Special Section
Questions still abound for local GOP leaders
Three hours of waiting for El Paso County Republicans, and still no answers. But don't think the show is over quite yet.
Local GOP censures secretary Sarah Anderson
Party activist Kanda Calef reveals details of Republicans' executive committee actions against Anderson for her critical comments about other party leaders.
Book review: F*#k ups in history
First came Go the F*#k to Sleep. Now we have The Little Book of Big F*#k Ups: 220 of History's Most Regrettable Moments. Though not specifically for parents, it'll likely put you to sleep with a sheer sense of relief. That report you botched certainly isn't as bad as these screw ups.
