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Cover Story
"It’s not just green fatigue. It’s fatigue. There’s a whole generation of Americans now rising through the ranks that are as depressed about the effectiveness of government as they were back in the 1960s."
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As a kid, I played Army with my G.I. Joes. All the time.
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Local News
Sheriff Maketa appoints Paula Presley as his No. 2, a move that could position her to become El Paso County's first female sheriff.
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Local News
Care and Share expands its influence by leading people through the food-stamp maze.
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Local News
Manitou Springs addresses its rising downtown concerns in a different way — as a community.
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Noted
Also: No worries on water, Miles heads for Texas and more.
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City Sage
"Downtown Colorado Springs is like an old Western town in the movies. There's one street, Tejon Street, and that's about it."
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Between The Lines
All that matters here is whether Mike Miles truly was such a superior achiever, and whether D-2 should continue his "pay-for-performance" program and long-range plans.
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Ranger Rich
In three years I'll be 60 and that doesn't make any sense at all. I feel 30. I act 18. I don't have any idea in the world how this has happened to me.
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Your Turn
On Monday, we unveiled the revised community logo along with sample ads and decals created by Fixer Creative Co.
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Boycotting Starbucks, apologizing for past letters, venting over Obama, the media and, as always, Lamborn.
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Tags: Letters, Starbucks, Chevy Volt, Climate change, Obama, Olympia Snowe, Doug Lamborn, Robert Blaha, Niel Powers, Philip Sargent, Janet Brazill, Ed Brady, Bill Carmody, Joan Christensen, Jim Copeland, Andrea Storrs, Lisa Ruffin-Smith, Sharlene White, Joseph Mitchener
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Street Smarts
It's spring, and the earth is turning green again. Is America as a whole going green, too?
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CannaBiz
Also: News on the break in at Garden of the Gods Wellness Center
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End Zone
Throughout the close-knit, loyal kingdom of Colorado College hockey fans, grumbling and frustration have prevailed for the past four weeks.
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All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Hightower
The JOBS act actually should be called the ROBS Act.
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The line from Cole Porter is "Birds do it, bees do it," not "birds and bees get a committee together to discuss it."
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Appetite
With great, cheap eats, Quijote's fights unkind location.
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Dine & Dash
In next week's Indy — which launches our new Wednesday distribution day — you'll notice some minor changes to Dine & Dash.
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Side Dish
Also: Her Story Cafe gets a brick and mortar establishment.
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AudioFile
The Haunted Windchimes fall into formation on Out With the Crow
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AudioFile
Monument duo Get Along lights the torches and goes in for the kill
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A glut of CD release shows, brand-new festival bookings and 50-degree temperature fluctuations — all sure signs of springtime here in the Land of Live It Up.
- by Bill Forman
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Tags: Reverb, World Music Series, KRCC, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Blues Under the Bridge, Marcia Ball, Meadowgrass Festival, Jason Miller, CD release, Haunted Windchimes, Fine Arts Center, Royal Dead, Zodiac, Get Along, Black Sheep, Melting Temple, Ancient Mariner
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Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames; The Shins; Justin Townes Earle
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Playing Around Listings
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
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Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
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Reviews
Five reasons you simply must see Titanic 3D.
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Reviews
Like most post-high school gatherings, American Reunion is a nostalgia rush whose usefulness quickly fades.
- by Neil Morris
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Tags: Reviews, American Reunion, American Pie, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, Ali Cobrin, Shannon Elizabeth
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Sidewalls, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, A Lonely Place to Die
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Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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American Reunion, Titanic 3D and local film events around town.
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Art News
Female cartoonists and authors look to their pasts to change the graphic-narrative landscape.
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Art News
Tibetan Buddhist monk and scholar Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan returns to a city that loves him.
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Theater
Into the Woods follows familiar characters into unfamiliar territory.
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Today in colorado Springs
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InSider
Welcome to this city — and this city guide
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IndyBlog
- by Bryce Crawford
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Tags: Local News, Politics, American Crossroads, New York Times, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Politico, KKTV, E.W. Scripps Co., Gray Television Inc., Rocky Mountain News
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IndyBlog
Governor says there's no "magic bullet" for dealing with Colorado's growth in the decades to come.
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IndyBlog
- by Matthew Schniper
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Tags: Food & Drink, Full Circle Cuisine, Food Planet Live, Margarita at PineCreek, Sigi Eisenberger, Broadmoor, Another Pint, Funkwerks, Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, La Baguette French Bistro, Venetucci Farm, Colorado Springs Chorale Chefs' Gala, Urban Beer Hunt, Savory Spice Shop
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IndyBlog
The Grammy-winning purveyors of the No. 1 hit "Tha Crossroads" will be playing for a few hundred of their biggest fans this Thursday at Union Station.
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InSider
How to work each hour like a longtime local
- by Kirsten Akens
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Tags: InSider, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Old Colorado City, tourist, local, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, U.S. Olympic Training Center, Air Force Academy, Cadet Chapel, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, ProRodeo Hall of Fame, Museum of the American Cowboy, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Cave of the Winds, Seven Falls, South Park, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Dale Chihuly, Sky Sox, Colorado College hockey, Air Force hockey, Pueblo, Historic Arkansas Riverwalk, Canon City, Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, Royal Gorge Route Railroad, Cripple Creek, Old Homestead House Museum, Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Olympic Training Center, United States Air Force Academy, ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy, The Broadmoor, Pueblo's Riverwalk, Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Royal Gorge Railroad, Homestead Museum
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InSider
Six months of big attractions in the Pikes Peak region
- by Sara Michael and Molly Mrazek
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InSider
Our performing arts scene reloaded in 2011, and you get the spoils in 2012
- by Edie Adelstein
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Tags: InSider, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Millibo Art Theatre, TheatreWorks, THEATREdART, Star Bar Players, Springs Ensemble Theatre, Steel City Theatre Company, Impossible Players, Damon Runyon Repertory Theater, Thin Air Theatre Company, Iron Springs Chateau Melodrama Dinner Theater, WYNOT Radio Theatre, Simpich Showcase, Sansara, Peaks and Pasties, Ormao Dance Company, Colorado Springs Dance Theatre, The Ballet Society of Colorado Springs, Ballet Emmanuel, Out Loud, Colorado Springs Chorale, Classically Alive, Colorado Hausmusik, Colorado Springs Conservatory, Colorado Springs Children's Chorale, Colorado Springs Youth Symphony, Academy of Children's Theatre, AlleyCat Theatrics, Loonee's Comedy Corner, The RIP, Stick Horses in Pants, Improv Colorado, Pikes Peak Center, Thunder & Buttons II, United States Air Force Academy Bands, Falconnaires, Blue Steel, Iron Springs Chateau, Butte Opera House, Thunder & Buttons II, Butte Theater
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InSider
Take stock of the film scene with a roundup of cinephiles and cinema spots
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InSider
Slide into a chair, or pull up some lawn, at these concert venues
- by Bill Forman
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Tags: InSider, World Arena, Pikes Peak Center, Arnold Hall, City Auditorium, Armstrong Hall, Black Rose Acoustic Society, Stargazers Theatre, World Music Series, Blues Under the Bridge, MeadowGrass, El Paso County Fairgrounds, Studio Bee, Indy Music Awards Festival, Stargazers Theatre and Event Center, Colorado Springs City Auditorium, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA's Arnold Hall, CC's Armstrong Hall, Black Forest Community Center
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InSider
Local albums worth tracking down
- by Bill Forman
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Tags: InSider, Broken Spoke, Che Bong, El Toro de la Muerte, Grant Sabin, Grass It Up, Haunted Windchimes, Jake Loggins, John-Alex Mason, Malakai, Sleeping While You're Awake, Dancer These Days, The Homesick EP, Live at the Western Jubilee, Have a Nice Day, Jook Joint Thunderclap, Monday
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InSider
If you've got the spine, look here to shape up your literary form
- by Bret Wright
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Tags: InSider, Pikes Peak Library District, Manitou Springs Library, Barnes & Noble, Black Cat Books, Poor Richard's Book Store, Covered Treasures, Hooked on Books, Bargain Book Warehouse, Clausen Books, Bookman, trillionbooks.com, Beth Anne's Book Corner, Celebration Conscious Living Store, Heroes & Dragons, Agia Sophia, Ed's Cards & Comics, Escape Velocity, Books for You, Book Rack, Adventures in Books, A Written World, Back to the Books, Pikes Peak Writers, Pikes Peak Romance Writers, Poet Laureate Project, Pikes Peak Poet Laureate, Poetry West, Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group, Venue 515, Pikes Perk, Manitou Springs Public Library, Barnes & Noble - Briargate, Barnes & Noble - Citadel, Black Cat Books and Safron of Manitou, Poor Richard's Bookstore, Rico's Café and Wine Bar, Covered Treasures Bookstore, The Bookman, Born Again Used Books, Agia Sophia Coffee Shop & Bookstore, Heroes & Dragons, Ed's Cards & Comics, The Book Rack, $2 Buck Books, CK Comics and Collectibles
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InSider
All that's edible and enjoyable outside the brick-and-mortar
- by Matthew Schniper
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Tags: InSider, Miller Farms, Citadel Mall, University Village Shopping Center, Acacia Park, First & Main Town Center, Old Colorado City, Memorial Park, Doherty High School, Briargate, Broadmoor, Monument Hill, Monument, Woodland Park, Fountain City Hall Farmers Market, CCFA Farmers Market, Colorado Farm and Art Market, Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, Black Forest, Spencer's Lawn & Garden Center, Country Roots Farm, Grant Family Farms, Greenhorn Acres, Hobbs Family Farm, Miller Farms, Venetucci Farm, Pikes Peak Community College, Paragon Culinary School, Garden of the Gods Gourmet, Picnic Basket, Tinta de Toro, Chefs Outlet Store, Memorial Healthlink, Thai Eats, Savory Spice Shop, Conscious Table, Zymurgy Institute, The Goat Cheese Lady, Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, Pikes Peak Beekeepers Association, Colorado State University Extension Office, Colorado Springs Food Tours, Soirée, Glass Slipper Ball, Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook Off, Hospitality Expo, Chef's Gala, Fiddles, Vittles and Vino, Good Ole Summertime Ice Cream Social & Pie Baking Contest, Gingerbread & Jazz Gala, Firkin Rendezvous, Winter Bier Fest, Wine Festival of Colorado Springs, Saison and Farmhouse Ale Festival, Craft Lager & Small Batch Festival, All Colorado Beer Festival
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InSider
To those who find solidarity in suffering: Behold our fitness communities
- by Sonja Bjelland
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Tags: InSider, CorePower Yoga, cambio. Yoga, Marmalade at Smokebrush, Movement Arts Community Studio, Phantom Canyon Brewing Company, West Side Yoga Studio, MotionX, ReVibe Pilates and Bodywork, Colorado Academy of Music and Dance, capoeira, Springs Salsa & Dance Fitness, DanceZ, Avanti Ballroom, Cowboys, Pikes Peak Running Club, Jack Quinn's Running Club, University Village Running Club, SOUL Runners, Trinity Brewing Company, Salsa Brava, Nacho Ordinary Running Club, First and Main Town Center Run Club, Rock Bottom Brewery, Meetup.com, outdoor Club, North Colorado Springs Cyclists, Colorado Springs Cycling Club, City Rock, Sport Climbing Center, Rock Climbers of Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Whitewater Club, CorePower Yoga - Garden of the Gods, CorePower Yoga - Nevada, Phantom Canyon Brewing Co., Westside Yoga Studio, ReVibe Pilates & Bodywork, Springs Salsa & Dance Fitness East, Springs Salsa & Dance Fitness West, Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, University Village shopping center, Rock Bottom, José Muldoon's - Carefree Cir., CityRock, University Village Colorado
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InSider
A five-cent guide to getting along with your government
- by Pam Zubeck
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Tags: InSider, Mayor Steve Bach, City Attorney Chris Melcher, Citizens Service Center, City Administration Building, Board of County Commissioners, Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, Centennial Hall, strategic moves, Commissioner Sallie Clark, Colorado Springs Utilities, potholes, ACCRA Cost of Living Index, streetlights, Police Department, medical marijuana
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InSider
A snapshot of the educational scene in our metro area
- by Independent staff
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Tags: InSider, Colorado Springs education, Colorado Springs schools, School District 11, Academy School District 20, Harrison School District 14, Widefield School District 3, Lewis-Palmer School District 49, Manitou School District 2, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, Woodland Park School District RE-2
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InSider
When life careens off the rails, these folks will come to your rescue
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InSider
Breweries, burgers and bistros as well as some of the top gourmet affairs in town.
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InSider
Bar bands, breweries and indie rock take over downtown after dark
- by Bill Forman
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Tags: InSider, Black Sheep, Triple Nickel Tavern, Zodiac, Union Station, Cowboys, SoDo Night Club, Underground, Oscar's Tejon Street, SouthSide Johnny's, Thirsty Parrot, Gasoline Alley, Mansion, Shuga's, V-Bar, Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, McCabe's Tavern, Tony's Downtown Bar, Bristol Brewing, Phantom Canyon Brewing Co., Judge Baldwin's Brewing Company, Johnny's Navajo Hogan, The Mansion, Bristol Brewing Company, Great Storm Brewing, V Bar, Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, Tony's Bar, 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
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InSider
The city's core promises a treat for the senses
- by Sara Michael
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Tags: InSider, Savory Spice Shop, Colorado Springs shopping, Sparrow Hawk Cookware, Terra Verde, Kirk & Hill, title Nine, Zeezo's, Rico's Cafe, Poor Richard's Book Store, C.J. Kard, Accents, Mountain Chalet, Mountain Equipment Recyclers, Old Town Bike Shop, Brown's Shoes, Runner's Roost, Meininger Art Supply, Van Briggle Pottery & Tile, Splash!, Cottonwood on Tejon, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Gentry's Flowers, Mill Outlet Fabric Shop, Antiques Gallery, Independent Records & Video, Tejon Street Music, Meeker Music, Pianos New and Used, The Leechpit, Kirk & Hill Clothing Co. - Tejon, Brown's Shoe Fit Co., Runners Roost, Colorado Running Company, Accent on Tejon, The Ski Shop, Van Briggle Pottery & Tile, Poor Richard's Bookstore, Rico's Café and Wine Bar, CJ Kard, Antique Gallery, Independent Records - Bijou, Gentry's Fine Flowers, Goodwill Industries, Extreme Bargains, Lucy's Consignment Paradise, Pikes Peak Chocolate Company
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InSider
If downtown's skyline doesn't grab you, its recreational resources just might
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InSider
Where artistic masters, hungry students and fearless paintballers rub elbows
- by Edie Adelstein and Bryce Crawford
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Tags: InSider, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Money Museum, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Modbo, S.P.Q.R., Marmalade at Smokebrush, Bridge Gallery, Commons Gallery, Purple Mountain Coffee Roastery and Kreuser Gallery, IDEA Space, Coburn Gallery, Galleries of Contemporary Art, Downtown Studio and Gallery at Pikes Peak Community College, Art on the Streets, CityROCK, Allstar Paintball, Kimball's Peak Three, Splash, Montague's, Coffee Exchange, Pikes Perk Coffee & Tea House, Coffee and Tea Zone, Gold Hill Java Downtown, Rico's Coffee, Chocolate & Wine Bar, Cafe Corto Coffee Gallery, 225 Coffee Shop and Venue, Lofty's, Numi Organic Tea, Dogtooth Coffee Company, Lowell, Raven's Nest Coffee, Colorado Coffee Merchants, BuyWell, Jasmine's Coffee and Tea cafe, Kangaroo Coffee, The Money Museum, The Bridge Gallery, Purple Mountain Roastery and Kreuser Gallery, I.D.E.A. Space at Colorado College, CC's Coburn Gallery, GOCA 121, GOCA 1420 at UCCS, COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region), Downtown Studio Gallery at Pikes Peak Community College, Kimball's Peak Three Theater, The Coffee Exchange, Pikes Perk Coffee & Tea - Tejon St., Gold Hill Java, Rico's Café and Wine Bar, Jasmine's Coffee & Tea Cafe, Café Corto Coffee Gallery, Kreuser Gallery, The Perk Downtown
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InSider
Sub stops, coffee shops, more breweries and plenty of Asian fare.
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InSider
For past times, pastimes and deals too good to pass up, the north side shines
- by Claire Swinford
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Tags: InSider, Retrospect Dry Goods, Keepsakes Unlimited, High Country Home and Garden, Margo's on the Alley, Bead Corner, Frog on a Limb Primitives, Table Rock Llamas Fiber Arts, Sephora, Promenade Shops at Briargate, Chapel Hills Mall, Discover Goodwill Southern and Western Colorado, Old Navy, Chef Sugar's, GoLite, University Village, XS Threadz, Wine Punts, Cafe Velo, The Bead Corner, Table Rock Llamas Fiber Arts Studio & the DyeWorks, The Promenade Shops at Briargate, Lucy & Louise Atelier, Goodwill Industries, University Village shopping center, Chef Sugar's Cakes and Confections, Arc Thrift Stores, Christal's - Austin Bluffs, Boulder Running Company, Meeker Music, Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers - N. Academy, Veda Salon and Spa, Wag 'N Wash - Woodman, Whole Foods Market - N. Academy, Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado, High Country Home & Garden
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InSider
Don't let the flyovers fool you — it ain't just the Academy up here
- by Sonja Bjelland
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Tags: InSider, Monument outdoors, Monument hiking, Monument Lake, Monument biking, Air Force Academy hiking, Air Force Academy biking, Tri-Lakes hiking, Tri-Lakes biking, Wilson Ranch Pool, Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail, Monument Fire Center, Greenland Open Space Trail, disc golf, Jellystone Park, Blodgett Peak Open Space, Pikes Peak Greenway, New Santa Fe Trail, Stanley Canyon, Eagle Peak, Black Forest Regional Park, Cottonwood Creek Park, Gleneagle Golf Club, Pine Creek Golf Club, Fox Run Regional Park, Rampart High School, Richard 'Goose' Gossage Sports Complex, Fox Run Park, Sport Climbing Center, King's Deer Golf Club
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InSider
Grab the keys and kids, then hit the road
- by Edie Adelstein and Bryce Crawford
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Tags: InSider, U.S. Air Force Academy, ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Flying W Ranch, Flying W Ranch, Wilson Ranch Pool, Cottonwood Creek Recreation Center, Shotz Lazer Tag & Billiards, Paint the Town, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, GOCA 1420, Locals Barbershop, United States Air Force Academy, ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy, Peak Ranch Alpacas, GOCA 1420 at UCCS, Pikes Perk Coffee & Tea - N. Academy, Coffee and Tea Zone, Coffee and Tea Zone, Kairos Coffee and Tea, Lomer'e Fine Coffees, Wesley Owens Coffee, Serranos Coffee Company, Shotz Lazer Tag & Billiards, R&R Coffee Café
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InSider
Where to find the loud, proud and partying
- by Bryce Crawford
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Tags: InSider, U.S. Air Force Academy, Good Company Restaurant & Bar, Guthrie's, Dublin House, Denver Broncos, All-American Sports Cafe Bar & Grill, Another Pint American Ale House, 1st and 10 Sports Bar & Grill, Garden of the Gods, Hondo's Sports Bar & Grill, Trinity Brewing Company, Pikes Peak Brewing Co., Colorado Mountain Brewery, BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse, Copperhead Road, Willie Nelson, Conway Twitty, Club Q, Loonees Comedy Corner, Fabulous TNT's, Dr. Pepper, Good Company Bar and Restaurant, O'Malley's Steak Pub, All-American Sports Café Bar & Grill, Overtime Sports Bar & Grill, 1st & 10 Sports Bar & Grill, Back East Bar & Grill, Hondo's Sports Bar & Grill, Another Pint, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
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InSider
Five star cuisine at the Broadmoor, barbecue for informal occasions and Pueblo restaurants worth the ride.
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InSider
Tour this region of wealth, stealth and health
- by Sara Michael
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Tags: InSider, The Broadmoor, Luma, Gibson's Gallery, Boutique at the Broadmoor, Broadmoor Haberdashery, The Library, Broadmoor Pet Boutique, Yarid's Shoes, Discover Goodwill, Arc Thrift Stores, REgeneration Teen Consignment, Summerland Gardens, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Sage Woman Herbs, Christal's, Veda Salon and Spa, Colorado Springs shopping, Goodwill Industries, Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers - S. Nevada, Sage Woman Herbs & Clinic, Christal's - Academy, Independent Records, Meeker Music, Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado, RE-Generation Teen Consignment, Big Johnson Reservoir/Bluestem Prairie Open Space
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InSider
The Springs' other famous mountain makes this a true playland
- by Cherise Fantus
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Tags: InSider, Lake Pueblo, Cumberland Green Open Space, Cheyenne Mountain Resort, The Broadmoor Golf Club, Hershey's Heavenly Horses, Lake Pueblo State Park, Quail Lake Park, Big Johnson Reservoir/Bluestem Prairie Open Space, Deerfield Hills Spray Ground, Bear Creek Regional Park, North Cheyenne Cañon Park, Starsmore Discovery Center, Helen Hunt Falls, Silver Cascade Falls, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, MM Equestrian Center, John Metcalfe Memorial Park, Seven Falls, Fountain Creek Nature Center, Stratton Open Space, Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center, El Pomar Youth Sports Complex, Deerfield Hills Park, North Cheyenne Cañon Park, Widefield Community Park, Cheyenne Meadows Park, Metcalf Park
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InSider
Hidden treasures abound between here and Pueblo
- by Molly Mrazek and Bryce Crawford
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Tags: InSider, The Broadmoor, Fort Carson, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Hayden Hays Gallery, Penrose House, Starr Kempf House, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, John May Museum, El Pomar Foundation Carriage Museum, Venetucci Farm, Pikes Peak International Raceway, Historic Arkansas Riverwalk, Pueblo City Park, Sangre De Cristo Arts Center, Buell Children's Museum, Sacred Grounds, Black Bear Coffee & Tea Lounge, Cowboy Espresso, Solar Roast Coffee, Michael Hartkop, David Hartkop, Wireworks Coffeehouse On the Riverwalk, Hayden Hays Gallery at the Broadmoor, The John May Museum Ceter, El Pomar Carriage Museum, Pueblo's Riverwalk, Sacred Grounds Café, Black Bear Coffee & Tea Lodge
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InSider
Being miles from Denver can be a plus
- by Bill Forman
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Tags: InSider, Downtown Bar, Kim's Pixie Inn, Phil's Radiator, Senate Bar, Smitty's Greenlight Tavern, Shamrock Brewing Company, Royal Gorge Brewing Co., Tavern at The Broadmoor, Golden Bee, Shovelhead Saloon, Hatch Cover, The Downtown Bar, The Broadmoor Golden Bee
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InSider
Head here for pubs, pizza and plenty of ethnic cuisine.
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InSider
Think outside (and inside) the big boxes
- by Claire Swinford
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Tags: InSider, Asian Pacific Market, Extreme Bargains, Lorig's, Big R, Whole Foods, Cost Plus World Market, Costco, Michael's, Imagination Space, Edible Arrangements, Elizabeth Gilbert, Colorado Springs shopping, Powers Boulevard, Whole Foods Market - Powers, Imagination Celebration — Celebration Place, The Couture Cupcake Co. - Cinema Point, Goodwill Industries, Independent Records - Platte, Costco - Barnes Road, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store, Lucy's Consignment Paradise - Academy
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InSider
Awesome rock, places to roll, and ways to get higher than you thought possible
- by Cherise Fantus
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Tags: InSider, Colorado Springs parks, Valley Hi Golf Course, Antler Creek, Cherokee Ridge, Dragon Man compound, High But Dry Balloons, Colorado Vertical Adventures, Homestead Trail, El Paso County parks, Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Homestead Ranch Park, Laura Gilpin Park, Corral Bluffs Open Space, Rock Island Trail, Palmer Park, Valley Hi Golf Course Clubhouse, Antler Creek Golf Course, Dragon Man's, Pring Ranch Park, Sandstone Park, Homestead Ranch Regional Park
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InSider
Welcome to the land of pop flies and furry friends
- by Molly Mrazek and Bryce Crawford
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Tags: InSider, Kids Can Draw, Monart School of the Arts, Imagination Celebration, National Museum of World War II Aviation, Sky Sox, iT'Z Family Food & Fun, IMAX, Serenity Springs Wildlife Center, El Paso County Speedway, El Paso County Fair, Asian Pacific Market, Colorado Springs Flea Market, Rocky Mountain Brewing Company, Healing Grounds Coffee Bar, Nemo's Coffee Shop, Premier Coffee, Imagination Celebration — Celebration Place, Security Service Field, iT'Z Family Food & Fun, Cinemark 16, El Paso County Fairgrounds, Rocky Mountain Brewery, Nemo's Coffee, Copper Creek Coffee, Coffee and Tea Zone
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InSider
For drinking and dancing, the east's a beast
- by Bryce Crawford
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Tags: InSider, Stadium Bar and Grill, Holy Cow Pub & Grill, Frankie's Bar & Grill, BOODAD's Beach House Grill, Copperhead Road, Latin Quarters, Club Q, Rocky Mountain Brewery, Da' Yoopers, Rocky Mountain Brewery, Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, PT's Showclub, Baby Dolls, Frank Patton, Rhino's Sports & Spirits, Black Sheep, Holy Cow Pub & Grill, Rhino's Sports & Spirits, Frankie's Bar & Grill, Hideout Lounge, Rock Bottom
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InSider
Wine bars and barbecue joints, Asian eateries and Mediterranean spots, all that and more out west.
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InSider
Think you've seen it all, in other parts of town? Not a chance
- by J. Adrian Stanley
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Tags: InSider, shop, Old Colorado City, Blindside, Patsy's Candies, Eve's Revolution, SWISH, Recess, Celebration Conscious Living Store, Envi, Barracuda Bazaar, A Call to Life, Nice 'N Naughty, Yobel Market, Mountain Moppets, Squash Blossom, Garden of the Gods Gourmet, Olive Tree Traders, farmers market, Westside Bargain Mart, Community Foods, Garden of the Gods Trading Post, Pikes Peak Chocolate and Ice Cream, Kinfolks Mountain Shop, Manitou Springs, Piramide Clothing Company, Fare Bella Gallery and Step 13, La Henna Boheme, Safron, Retro Moto Toys, American Toy Store, D'Vine Wine, Swirl Wine Emporium, Nature of Things, Gigi's, Domino, Earthen Artisan House, Wag 'N Wash, Earth Pig Music, Mountain Mama Natural Foods, Naturally's Market & Cafe, American Toy Factory, Anglers Covey Fly Shop, Manitou Springs Dulcimer Shop, Wag N' Wash - Uintah, Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Arc Thrift Stores, Goodwill Industries, Independent Records, Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado, Baby Cotton Bottoms, YoYo Loco, The Quacker, ProCycling, CS West Bikes, Mountain High Sportswear, Republic of Paws, Manitou Kitchen Shop, Whickerbill
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InSider
That big mountain shouldn't be the only thing to pique your interest
- by Sonja Bjelland
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Tags: InSider, Pikes Peak, Academy Stables, Adventures Out West, Garden of the Gods, CityRock, Sport Climbing Center, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Bear Creek Dog Park, Bear Creek Regional Park, Bancroft Park, Thorndale Park, Soda Springs Park, Memorial Park, Manizoo, Jackson Park, The Fields, North Slope Recreation Area, Waldo Canyon Loop Area, Green Mountain Falls, Catamount Falls, Crystal Falls, Ring the Peak, Rampart Reservoir, Manitou Incline, Mueller State Park, Devil's Playground, Barr Trail, barr Camp, Neal Taylor, Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Academy Riding Stables, Bear Creek Regional Dog Park, Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, Waldo Canyon Loop Trail
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InSider
With galleries and kids' stuff galore, the main drags are anything but
- by Rhonda Van Pelt and Bryce Crawford
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Tags: InSider, Old Colorado City Historical Society's History Center, Old Colorado City Library, Cucuru Gallery Cafe, Michael Garman Museum, Second Floor Studios, Range Gallery, Hunter-Wolff Gallery, Velez Gallery, Laura Reilly Fine Art Gallery, Puttin' on the Paint, El Dorado Gallery, Studio 101, Squash Blossom, Arati Artists Gallery, Simpich Showcase Theatre, Ghost Town Museum, Millibo Art Theatre, Rock Ledge Ranch, Glen Eyrie, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs Library, Green Horse Gallery, Mountain Living Studio, Darpino Studio Gallery, Duryea Fine Art, Fare Bella Studio & Gallery, Miramont Castle Museum, Manitou Arcade, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Cave of the Winds, North Pole and Santa's Workshop, Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, Seven Arrows Gallery, Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Florissant Fossil Beds, Mate Factor, Canvas Cafe, Venue 515, Marika's Coffeehouse, FRIENDS Coffee & Espresso, Arcade Amusements, Spice of Life Cafe, Hot Man Sandwich, Agia Sophia Coffee Shop & Bookstore, Jives Coffee Lounge, Kairos Coffee and Tea, Youth With a Misison, Canyon Coffee and Cafe, Old Colorado City Historic Center, Cucuru Gallery Café, Kathleen McFadden's Range Gallery, Simpich Showcase, Ghost Town Wild West Museum, Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, Glen Eyrie Castle, Manitou Springs Public Library, Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Fare Bella Studio and Gallery, Manitou Springs Arcade, Santa's Workshop/ North Pole, Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, The Maté Factor, Spice of Life Café, Agia Sophia Coffee Shop & Bookstore, Laura Reilly Studio, FRIENDS Coffee & Espresso
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InSider
Dive bars, wine bars and virtually everything in between
- by Chet Hardin
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Tags: InSider, Crystola Roadhouse, Buck's Mountain Saloon & Grill, BierWerks Brewery, Ancient Mariner, Marika's Coffeehouse, Kinfolks Mountain Shop, Townhouse Lounge, Swirl Wine Bar, Mona's Wine Cellar, Front Range Barbeque, Motif, Thunder & Buttons II, Meadow Muffins, Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, The Cucuru Gallery Cafe, Thunder & Buttons II, Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, Cucuru Gallery Café, Mona Lisa's Wine Bar, The Silver Tongue Devil Saloon, Buck's Mountain Saloon & Grill, Ute Inn
