Saturday, May 25, 2013
News
Take it to the Bridge
The Holmes Brothers have a tendency, in both their music and their lives, to shift between the sacred and the secular.
Blues Under the Bridge highlights
When Blues Under the Bridge debuted in 2007 with headliners Robert Belfour and the Soul of John Black, expectations weren't particularly high.
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Long story short
Perhaps the most common misconception about the Independent is the size of our editorial staff.
From homes to oil?
Banning Lewis Ranch could be the next playground for oil and gas drillers, depending on rezoning.
Pride and prejudice
Following a hate crime, and on the eve of PrideFest, the gay community speaks out.
Growing problem
Sheriff seeks advice from attorney general on how to handle medical marijuana found during evictions.
One step forward...
Local Republicans get a brand-new plan, but still no closure for the public rift among their leaders.
Noted: SDS contracting goes out of town
Also: County wants a cafeteria, Greg Timm dead at 56, term-limits revote in 2012, and more.
Columns
Let's restart that Olympic idea
Now we have the prospect, as even the un-artsy eye can see, of an embarrassing finished product.
Nobody's indispensable
Politicians, like aging sports stars, rarely know when to quit.
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Letters
Notions rejecting today's art, Christo and undercover traffic cops and the mayor's take on PrideFest.
Nightmare at the DMV
I recently had a very interesting day at the Department of Motor Vehicles and I'd like to share it.
New hockey league: NCHC
Except for a few years in the 1990s, Scott Owens' life has revolved around the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Stompin' the blues
As KRCC preps for this weekend's Blues Under the Bridge, locals ponder the genre's impact and concoct lineup wishlists.
Bachmann's big, wacky world of lies
If you find it necessary to declare on national television that "I am a serious person," you're probably not.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
It's absence, not unlimited text messaging, that makes the heart grow fonder.
Food & Drink
Better than par
Legends Golf Pub & Grill lays up, looking for the green.
Dishin' on Deutschland
Though it doesn't possess the most romantic reputation, German cuisine has a huge following in Colorado Springs.
Side dish: Thai grocery store opening
Also: Other markets sprouting up, and Faerie Tales expands.
Music
The gospel accordion to Buckwheat
The Louisiana Zydeco king lays down his burden and picks up the pieces
Hear you scream again
Soundgarden rises up from the graveyard of grunge
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Reverb
There are more shows worth going to than the laws of physics make possible.
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Sound advice
Beyoncé, Gary Nicholson, The Head
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
Phoenix song: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
It's fair to say that while Hallows 2.0 is far from a perfect piece of filmcraft, it knows exactly how to guide us through this final chapter.
Glitter and buried gold: Beginners
Watching writer-director Mike Mills adorn his film is like watching a child go a little too crazy with the glitter on an art project.
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Cinefiles
The Ghost in the Shell Blu-ray Trilogy, Arthur, The Warrior's Way
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Opening this week
Beginners, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and other film events happening around town.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Books
Nothin' but a hound dog
Boulder author Esri Allbritten concocts Manitou mutt mystery.
Calendar
Special Section
ReLeaf: Summer 2011
Welcome to the newest edition of ReLeaf, our quarterly guide to medical marijuana in the Colorado Springs area.
Surviving the recession at Boulder Street Gallery
How does an art gallery survive the recession? Well, a framing component helps. And so do corporate and government contracts. Those are some of the ways Boulder Street Gallery stays strong in a swooning economy.
Ximena Sarinana: Recent Black Sheep opener makes good
Fitz & the Tantrums may not have been the only rapidly rising stars who played the Black Sheep last month. Ximena Sarinana, the considerably more mellow Mexican singer-songwriter who opened for the Tantrums June 4th show, has been selected as VH1's "You Oughta Know" artist for the month of August.
Bonus CineFiles: Adult babies! Murderous tweens! Seasonous witches!
For years, The Baby has had the reputation of being one of the most bizarre films to be released to the 1970s mainstream movie-going public.
Summer 2011: MMJ Centers
A list of medical marijuana centers, broken down by neighborhood.
Nurturing nature
Why you might marvel at the myriad medical marijuana grows.
One of these things ...
After another rejection, the fight to reclassify cannabis rages on.
Give a little more
Colorado caregivers face a bevy of new regulations.
Summer 2011: Resources
A rundown of advocates, attorneys, physicians and others who support the MMJ industry.
Gettin' so big
Medical marijuana's growth, in people and money.
