Monday, May 20, 2013
News
Still in control
Despite lawsuit threat, commissioners vote to retain authority over water testing around oil-and-gas sites
Project projections
After numerous delays, the Ivywild and Mining Exchange transformations are closer to reality.
Bus experiment hits unexpected potholes
It's become apparent that the smaller buses won't work in many cases — even on some lower-volume routes targeted for the study.
Mayor can easily shift cash
There's plenty of controversy related to the scope of the mayor's authority over city money, but one seldom-mentioned power does not seem to be in dispute.
Trickle-down theory
City posits that giving big water users a price break will help the whole community thrive.
Noted: DHS site up for sale
Also: City hires HR director, caucuses coming Tuesday, new law on disclosures
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Long story short
With Bites, we know we've bitten off almost more than we can chew, hoping to get you enthusiastically working your own jaw muscles around town.
Columns
Circular thinking on rebirth
Here's my idea: We finally create our own Olympic mecca, right here, starting with that Hall of Fame and its architectural wonder.
Ready for that caucus?
Should we go for the richest, the oldest, the looneyest (hint: the word looney is derived from the Latin luna, the moon), or the most pious?
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Letters
Continued disgust in Lamborn, harsh words for our city, kudos on inspecting Ultra Petroleum and more.
CannaBiz: Plant count problems
Also: Thoughts on patients distributing MMJ
Assessing the GOP pool
And then there's Ron Paul of Texas — and when I say "of Texas" I mean "fought at the Alamo" — who is miffed that every airline except Southwest charges him $50 to check the bags under his eyes.
Tribute to Russel: rival, friend
By all objective measures, we should have been bitter enemies.
A full palate
While the consensus may be that Colorado Springs is no New York when it comes to food, that's not to say this city doesn't offer a little bite of something.
Skating field looks super
The roster for next weekend's Four Continents Figure Skating Championships looks almost as strong as the World Championships seven weeks later in France.
One swift act of a clueless justice gave us Citizens United
Who knew so much political naiveté could be cloaked in a single judicial robe?
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
According to needlepointed pillows, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Actually, it's through his sternum with a big saw.
Food & Drink
Deutschland diversion
Out-of-the-way café bets on tiny menu and daily specials.
Sandwich and a sip
Our mission this week was pretty simple: sandwiches in Manitou Springs. Just 'cuz.
Side dish: Dave Cottrill to head Craftwood
Also: Shabu-shabu coming to the Springs
Music
Howlin' she-wolf
Alabama Shakes frontwoman goes from junkyard solitude to buzz-band success
Love song
Mat Kearney infuses heart, and blood, in his writing
Space invaders
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour hone their commercial instincts
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Reverb
At Shove Chapel this past Sunday, Otis Taylor introduced Alvin Youngblood Hart as one of the greatest bluesmen alive today — an accolade that could just as easily apply to himself.
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Sound advice
Stew & the Negro Problem, Joe Louis Walker, The Soul Rebels
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
Superpower struggle: Chronicle
The beautiful thing about Chronicle is that it's the superhero origin story with which we've become so very familiar, in its purest form.
Fear fatigue: The Woman in Black
Daniel Radcliffe does well as Scary Potter, but is given little else to do.
Elephant revival
One Sundance attendee won't forget the laughs.
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Cinefiles
Revenge of the Electric Car, Undocumented, The Double
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
Big Miracle, Chronicle, The Woman in Black and other film events around town.
Visual Arts
'A true human being'
GOCA honors one of its own in a Louis Cicotello retrospective.
Stage
Sexual healing
The Pulitzer-nominated In the Next Room, or the vibrator play makes its Colorado debut at the FAC.
Calendar
Special Section
The 2012 Bites Dining Guide
Welcome to Bites, the Independent's dining guide.
Super Tuesday with Van Halen, Die Antwoord and the Fray
If a CD drops on a Tuesday, and there's no one around to hear it, does it really make a sound? Probably not. But today's new releases from a David Lee Roth-fronted Van Halen, Die Antwoord and the Fray should change all that.
Shins join Red Rocks fray
Good news for all you Shins fans: James Mercer and company have joined previously announced bands Foster the People and the Fray on this summer's Red Rocks schedule.
Randy Travis out of jail in time for Pikes Peak Center show
Everybody's got their own way of commemorating the Super Bowl. If you're Randy Travis, for instance, you may prefer to hang out in front of a church drinking wine until the police come and take you away.
The 2012 Bites Dining Guide - Listings
Your Independent resource for dining out locally.
Talking shop with Kathy Dreiling
"Our clients are a lot more savvy. ... We also see so many more allergies. Oh my God, gluten-free is — everybody's afraid."
Talking shop with Dave Brackett
"I think everybody's pretty much in a hunker-down mode."
Talking shop with Dave Nigh
"I look forward to Colorado Springs, in a couple of years, doing a lot of what Denver's done."
Talking shop with Luke Travins
"There's just so many people out there, and it's such a magnet for shopping and dining. There's just a mass of people."
Talking shop with Joseph Coleman
"I think that we have lots of room for better vegetarian food. I think we have lots of room for more locally sourced food."
Talking shop with Mike Callicrate
"We're up to over a half-a-million a month now in total sales. So, we're starting to make an impact."
