Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
New media
With the hiring of Cindy Aubrey, Bach takes strides to improve communications.
Training transfer
Colorado to get high-altitude Army helicopter practice that Hawaii officials pushed away.
Bad service
Springs Church's security officers handcuff and search autistic teen over "suspicious behavior."
Noted: Battle on term limits continues
Also: Homeless program succeeds, GOP leaders battle on, Denver going red?
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Long story short
It was almost as if, in a moment of canine transcendence, the dog understood this one person was not like the others in the room.
A little goes a long way
Food hasn't brought back these towns. But it's filled some bellies and imported glimmers of hope, pride and dignity. The people here aren't just eating; they're volunteering to better the programs that deliver it, and maybe even better their community.
Columns
Acceptance lives at PrideFest
Here's a message that came through at PrideFest 21, though we will be a better city when it's true every weekend of the year: It's OK to be gay.
Care to share
If there's food on the table, it's easy to forget what hunger feels like.
Drilling down a dangerous path
In exchange for a few hundred jobs and some cash, the city would sell its soul.
CannaBiz: A look at local MMCs
Also: Upcoming "teleclass" on how patients and caregivers can protect themselves.
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Letters
Kudos for our reporting, anger for Ranger Rich, worries on the default and questions for evangelicals.
Men's club lives in the past
I only want to make fun of the respectable and elegant gentlemen of the El Paso Club (proud motto: "Using Cigars and Well-Timed Coughing Noises to Mask Our Flatulence Since 1877").
Republicans kiss high-paid corporate butt
As usual, Republican lawmakers have greeted the executives with open arms, soothing their fevered brows with a hush-up bill to repeal the disclosure provision.
AFA: Don't expect perfection
This very well might be one of the most gifted AFA squads ever, top to bottom. But the Falcons also are facing arguably the toughest schedule in the program's history.
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Advice goddess
Excuse me, but is he a man or Goldilocks?
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Food & Drink
Winged migration
Pegasus Mediterranean Café takes a few chances and ushers new flavors into Woodland Park.
Market garden
For a tease of traveling abroad and a taste of true international flavors, small ethnic markets are where it's at.
Side dish: Falafel renewal
Also: New food truck offers Hawaiian cuisine.
Music
Dancehall diva
Platinum hitmaker Robyn figures it out for herself
Inglorious Blaster
Dave Alvin keeps an American music legacy alive
Cramp your style
Steel City native Jim Chandler revisits the scene of the crime with Twin Guns
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Reverb
This Friday, you can catch the Iguanas in a concert to benefit the historic venue that's played host to everyone from Little Richard to A Perfect Circle.
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Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
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Sound advice
YACHT, David Bromberg, Kasey Chambers
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
Cry me a river: Friends With Benefits
Friends With Benefits has some amusing moments before getting bogged down with a serious tone.
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Cinefiles
My Dog Tulip, Hungry Years, Tekken
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
Captain America: The First Avenger, Friends With Benefits and other film events happening around town.
Visual Arts
Big fish in a small pond
Sea dogs from Deadliest Catch will swap stories, tales of celebrity and Pacific Ocean drama at their only Colorado stop.
Lend me your ears
Step inside the barefoot world of Listener's talk music.
Books
Off the shelf
Local book connoisseur Charles Robinove celebrates the stories behind the stories.
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Short stories
Tomatoland, Zoo City, Always On
Calendar
Special Section
Bonus CineFiles: Dirty Little Billy, Hot Stuff and Blame It On the Night!
Whenever we think of Billy the Kid, the first image that comes to mind is that of the good-looking young man with a devil-may-care grin and a devil-blessed quick draw.
Bonus CineFiles: Nightmares, Frozen Kiss and Miral!
Is the killer the snarling, limping critic? The fresh-faced newcomer actor? The perfectionist director? Or the frigid actress who, as a child, witnessed her mom cheating on her dad, and then accidentally killed her?
