Monday, May 20, 2013
News
An Olympic achievement
In one Friday night event headlined by Kristi Yamaguchi, city leaders and the USOC try to generate reasons to cheer.
Caught in the action
Photographers were invited to enter pictures "that capture the many ways we move and play, compete and unite, in athletic and fitness activities of all types"
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Long story short
Colorado Springs is offering a downtown celebration and enormous outdoor screen for everyone to watch the Olympics opening ceremony, but it's not the same as being there.
Five-ring circus
Where to find the Olympic Downtown Celebration's music, beer, BMX stunt team, bounce houses...
Seeing through the haze
A month after the Waldo Canyon Fire began, records raise more questions about early decisions.
London characters
Colorado athletes represent in the first-ever 'Twitter Olympics'.
The race to watch
Local Dems hold one state House seat, and Republicans are making a strong play for it.
Testing patience
Why the Department of Revenue is driving more customers crazy.
Noted: Springs needs lots of money
Also: Lamborn takes on Big Bird, saving fire memorabilia, and more.
Columns
Fire followup: open to all
It has become increasingly obvious that many aspects didn't go well for the city, particularly how the fire assessments were used and how the evacuation procedures were managed.
Our $62 million question
The Urban Renewal Authority will meet Wednesday, July 25, and decide whether to fund a data center deal.
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Letters
The Aurora shooting, a Bill Maher flub, the Memorial lease, and more.
CannaBiz: Fighting for Truth in Trials
Also: A deduction gone, and educating Dan May
Let the Games begin
The 2012 London Olympics begin July 27, and the home of the USOC is kicking things off with a big downtown celebration.
New heights for PP Marathon
For 15 years now, organizers of the Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent have not had to worry about selling themselves to the running world.
Lobbyists do cosmetic cleanup
There are 535 members of Congress, one president, and 23 cabinet officers, and they are swarmed by 12,000 Washington lobbyists
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that’s fit to print.
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Advice goddess
It's time to ditch "the power of now" for the power of no.
Food & Drink
King curry
Coconut-milk sauces sing in the hands of the east side's Thai Guy.
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Dine & Dash
Great Storm Brewing, Margarita at PineCreek, and Back East Bar & Grill
Side dish: More than sausage and meatballs
Also: Paradox Beer adds barrels to the process.
Music
Uncommon sense
David Wilcox on Zen and the art of songwriting.
Cowboy Dave saves the day
The former FortyTwenty frontman settles down in the Springs.
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Reverb
The corpse-painted stepchild of the Gathering of the Shadows festival descends this weekend.
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Sound advice
MoZella, Sam Phillips, and Air Traffic Controller
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
Perfect strangers: The Intouchables
The movie is funny and heartwarming and brings together two guys from completely different racial, economic and social backgrounds.
Talk about the passion: Beasts of the Southern Wild
It's so compelling as a character study that it's somehow disappointing when it veers into obvious allegory.
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Cinefiles
Twins of Evil, Cinematic Titanic Live: Rattlers, Scalene
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Local film events
Catfish, Sunset Boulevard and more.
Giving us paws
Windrider Film Forum encourages city-wide harmony with an Australian blockbuster that 'speaks to everyone'.
Visual Arts
Vertical horizons
A local teen lifts Memorial's skate park to another level.
Calendar
Special Section
Where were city engines during the Waldo Canyon Fire?
Map shows where Springs Fire resources were on Tuesday, June 26, when people fled their Mountain Shadows and Peregrine homes.
A look at New Belgium's East Coast expansion
The sustainability-minded, employee-owned hops giant, New Belgium Brewing Company, is expanding out of Fort Collins to the East Coast with a second brewing facility in Asheville, North Carolina.
UPDATE: Drought and wildfires: the new normal?
Climate change could be destroying forest ecosystems—and making them more vulnerable to wildfires.
Ex-mayor weighs in on Drake
Former mayor challenges claims made by Tim Leigh about Drake Power Plant.
