Tuesday, May 21, 2013
News
Chronic problems at the state toxicology lab
Former employee Monte DiPalma airs his grievances
There goes the neighborhood: Closing Wasson High School
District 11 administrators explain the calculus
Last steps on legalizing the Manitou Incline
Maintenance and parking hurdles remain
Wasson's champions stay true to their school
Many opposed to closure say the institution wasn't given a fighting chance
Sign them up: Colorado Springs City Council races draw a crowd
Filing deadline attracts candidates, low pay and long hours be damned
Noted: Drilling talk, alarm-system alarm
Also: Ambulance info coming, peace activist appears locally and more.
Behind the Bites dining guide
Today, we break format and present must-have meals (or sides, or desserts, etc.) pulled from the Pikes Peak region's culinary scene.
Columns
The Springs' thickening stew
As Colorado Springs' population diversifies, the restaurant scene steadily evolves with it.
A trigger point: Mark Hummels' killing
The dispute involved $17,000 worth of office cubicles.
A common-sense crop
Plant a good healthy stand of industrial hemp next to your organic garden!
UCCS inspires new thinking
Pam Shockley-Zalabak appears to be leading the way.
Keep an eye on Pueblo
None of the three Pueblo commissioners (all Democrats) can be called friends of the Springs.
Learning from the Baltimore Ravens
It's obvious that Denver still has a Super Bowl-caliber roster.
Are married people better off than singles?
A wedding isn't a rose-petal-scattered transporter beam out of neurosis.
Police finally arrest freeloading gas-guzzler
Stranger Than Fiction
National marijuana debate heats up
"We're seeing enormous political momentum to undo the drug war failings of the past 40 years."
Food & Drink
Halfway House: Dale Street Café needs work, but could shine
Night and day, as it's said — in this case literally — with highs and lows starkly contrasted.
Music
Chinaka Hodge looks at the music, poetry, and politics of hip-hop
Resistance is not futile
Local Natives, Tomahawk, Eels
Sound Advice
The Vaccines find better living through chemistry
Strokes of genius
Major concerts in Colorado
Big Gigs
Bar and club gigs in Colorado Springs
Playing Around
Film
Soderbergh's swan song: Side Effects
It's a kinda-dumb movie that nevertheless feels smart.
Visual Arts
Liminal spaces come to life in GOCA's new ceramics show
Inbetween days
Stage
Maz Jobrani brings pranks from Persia
Colorado College hosts a comedic release from the Middle East
Calendar
Special Section
Twice per week watering proposed
Springs Utilities will request water restrictions, limiting lawn watering to twice per week.
Council pay referred to April 2 ballot
Council places pay measure on the April 2 city election ballot.
El Ten Eleven and Tech N9ne drop local dates
The Black Sheep announced the cancelation of two upcoming shows this afternoon. Kansas City horrorcore emcee Tech N9ne, who had two shows scheduled for March, will now be playing just one night. Meanwhile, El Ten Eleven, the L.A. instrumental duo which was set to play the venue this coming Sunday, has called off all four of its Colorado dates.
New legal counsel for City Council
City Council gets new legal counsel, but the attorney will still be under City Attorney Chris Melcher's watchful eye.
Who's on top in city election?
Ballot order for City Council candidates in the April 2 city election was determined today in a drawing.
Bites 2013: Top drinks and eats
Our readers' Best Of 2012 picks
The 2013 Bites Dining Guide
Welcome to Bites, the Independent's dining guide with tantalizing food photos and local chef interviews.
A local tour of one hundred essential bites
Bites 2013
Springs chefs pick their favorites
Bites 2013: Interviews
