Tuesday, May 21, 2013
News
Sinking ship
Proposition 103 is the latest attempt to deal with Colorado's worsening state budget crisis, and some of the worst educational funding in the country.
Proposition 103: Loot dreams
In a stormy economic environment, hopefuls hunker down and focus on pulling an upset.
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Long story short
In an altogether sleepy election season, few people outside the education profession have probably spent much time thinking about Proposition 103.
A bunch of bull?
Cattleman Mike Callicrate rails against EPA orders.
Springs: data central
Colorado Springs took a couple major steps toward becoming a data-center mecca.
Beer to Van Briggle
Colorado Mountain Brewery has plans to expand into the old Van Briggle building, and then the rest of the country.
Policing the mind
Local detective Cliff Porter teaches classes on the subconscious.
Garden city
Council agrees to give locals a lower-cost way to get in on renewables.
Noted: Voting registration deadline coming
Also: Singleton out at First Pres, Anderson resigns from GOP, 'roundabout project' returns and more.
Columns
USOC clarifies local plans
If you care about Colorado Springs, this news couldn't be more promising, though some specifics are a little surprising.
Downtown: stuck in neutral
Blame the parking lots.
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Letters
Sharing thoughts on immigration and religion, hyperbaric therapy for PTSD, Social Security and Stormwater.
What's our grade?
With Colorado's education spending at the bottom of the national barrel, can we say our state takes to heart its importance?
CannaBiz: Patient rights in trouble
Also: 736 centers have applied for licensure with the state, and more.
Moran: special to the Springs
Mike Moran's mission was to make sure people saw this city as he did, as a great place to live but also to visit, much different from its negative reputation.
Deficit cutters compromised by lobby ties
Do you know any of the dozen Congress critters who are on the super-powerful deficit-reduction supercommittee?
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
For some, a wake-up call is a gentle nudge or the delicate tinkle of a fine watch; others need to be bludgeoned over the head with an alarm clock.
Food & Drink
Blood, bones and broths
Seoul Tofu Grill has rich cures for the dietary doldrums.
Hop haps
Went sampling some special regional releases for this week's column. You know ... to get in shape for the Great American Beer Festival.
Side dish: Grounds and Pounds coffee
Also: Garden of the Gods Gourmet expanding.
Music
Spontaneous combustion
Jazz legend Art Lande keeps the art of piano improvisation alive
Built to thrill
Ladytron synthesizes its art-pop masterpiece
Tiger by the tail
Nick 13 tracks down his own Bakersfield sound
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Reverb
The Flumps spent the weekend holed up in a church down in Florence helping produce tracks for We Are Not a Glum Lot's upcoming debut album.
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Sound advice
Wild Flag, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
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
Half measures: 50/50
If anything holds it all together, it's Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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Cinefiles
Wishful Drinking, Just Peck, Brand New Day
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
50/50, What's Your Number and other film events around town.
Visual Arts
Chromatic impact
Swedish artist Birger Sandzén finds his signature in the colors of Colorado.
Stage
New blood
Scott RC Levy looks to begin his FAC theater tenure 'with a bang' in Assassins.
Calendar
Special Section
UPDATED: Collective buying in question
What others in the national media are saying about deal sites.
ReLeaf: Fall 2011
Welcome to the newest edition of ReLeaf, our quarterly guide to medical marijuana in the Colorado Springs area.
Bonus CineFiles: The Midnight Madness Series, Glee Season 2 and Ghost Hunters Season 6 (Part 1)!
A couple of bumbling frat-boy wannabes are in charge of bringing an exotic dancer back to the house for their initiation. They head to the inner-city to the After Dark Club, only to find the vampiric Grace Jones(!) waiting to drain them ...
Fall 2011: MMJ Centers
A list of medical marijuana centers, with information on the number of strains they carry, member specials and more.
Paranoia or precaution?
A federal agent, a local cop and an MMJ advocate assess the legal risks for individual users.
No more bitter pills
More than a spoonful of sugar, infused products are becoming healthier and tastier.
Fight for your right
Cancer patient Bob Crouse argues to reclaim the hope he found in MMJ.
Fall 2011: Resources
A rundown of advocates, attorneys, physicians and others who support the MMJ industry.
