Wednesday, June 19, 2013
News
Fifty shades of green
Last week, groundbreaking genetic testing revealed that in the wild, only about 750 true greenback trout still exist — and they all swim in the sparkling waters of Bear Creek, just southwest of Colorado Springs.
Back from the dead
"Ironically, while stocking contributed to the decline of native cutthroat trout throughout their range ... it appears to have also inadvertently prevented the extinction of this unique lineage."
Beer for Bear Creek
How activism and brewing are helping the the threatened fish in Bear Creek.
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Long Story Short
It wasn't just the environmentalists who were fighting for the greenback; the motorcyclists and mountain bikers and other stakeholders were literally building bridges to protect them.
Stopping the slide
City's 2013 budget adds another $11 million to the mix.
Sheriff gets support for tax
Terry Maketa gets support from Fountain mayor Jeri Howells and the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance.
Looking to capitalize
Talk of electric sale attracts consultants, suitors.
Independent streak
While on a book tour, Democracy Now! host helps ring in a new era for regional public media.
Noted: "A new beginning" starts for Memorial
Also: Churches buck IRS, fire death report released, Pueblo same-sex vote Oct. 9 and more.
Columns
Differing previews of 2013
Last Friday, about 600 local business and civic leaders gathered at the Antlers Hilton to learn what they might expect from the economy in the year ahead.
Whom do you trust?
What a president most needs is caution, judgment and a sophisticated understanding of the world as it is. Such qualities don't necessarily lead to success in business.
PTSD, meet mind-body medicine
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine's program is the most comprehensive and has the strongest evidence that it works to cure PTSD.
A chilling effect
Football is back, as are Oktoberfests and harvest festivals, and ski season is coming up. Even in a presidential election year, can political news compete?
CannaBiz: MMJ for PTSD (sort of) denied
Also: 60 Minutes looking for Colorado Springs patients
NFL damage may not heal
Even after the league's most embarrassing moment in memory, nobody had the nerve to admit the officials made an error, or the guts to correct it.
How to waste a good keg
On Sept. 18, one of three ex-deputies pleaded no contest to a charge of official misconduct, in this case shooting a beer keg that was chained to a tree.
New editor, Best Of(s), endorsements and Give!
We are thrilled to announce that Kirk Woundy is the Independent's new editor-in-chief.
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Letters
On apostles, panhandling, hunting and the election.
Suppressing the minority vote
Shouldn't we be encouraging people to vote, including making the process much easier and more accessible than it is now?
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice Goddess
Imagine if Hillary Clinton, as secretary of state, communicated like so many other women tend to. Forget the direct approach.
Food & Drink
Rosie's revisited
Diggy's tries to break out of the diner box.
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Dine & Dash
Front Range Barbeque, Las Americas, The Bull Moose Restaurant and Bar
Side dish: Brother Luck heads up Craftwood
Also: Upcoming food events from the Famous and Colorado Springs Food Tours.
Music
Up from down under
Kimbra takes her success with Gotye to the next level
Manifest destiny
Indie-hop phenom K.Flay makes her way to the majors
Social experiment
Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier finds her own pulse
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Reverb
Meanwhile, here's good news for those with more thrash-punk preferences: Dave Cantrell is back in action, this time fronting the band OFL.
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Sound Advice
No Doubt, Green Day
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
He's alive: Frankenweenie
Part of what makes Tim Burton's Frankenweenie charming is that, for the first time in ages, you can see that enthusiastic youngster with the light touch.
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Cinefiles
Touchback, Joseph Campbell: Mythos, The Dark Side of Love
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Local Film Events
As Goes Janesville, Position Among the Stars and more.
Visual Arts
Everything is Illuminated
Jay Shinn employs light to create a warm 'visual confusion.'
Calendar
Special Section
Have your trees checked, state says
Get your trees checked for bug infestations and then do something about it.
Space museum: To infinity and beyond
The Space Foundation opens the Northrop Grumman Science Center.
Amanda's Fonda to open expansion on North Academy Blvd.
Amanda's Fonda plans to open a second location around the holidays on N. Academy Blvd. Here's a teaser look at the new space.
Sell Utilities? Not a good idea, city panel said
Sell Utilities? A city committee has already spent a lot of time on a study that said "no."
Pioneers Museum damaged by break-in
Museum director Matt Mayberry says the museum's collections weren't hurt, but the building itself was.
