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Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever

Bryce Crawford — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0600

The mayor and the mind eraser by Bryce Crawford Recently, Mayor Steve Bach's been walking around, dropping heavy-handed hints about what he plans to recommend Colorado Springs City Council do about recreational marijuana at its May 28 meeting. It started at his May 14 press conference, when he called recreational marijuana a "public-safety issue" and compared retail outlets to adult bookstores (see here), and continued at a town hall meeting the next day.…

UPDATE: School Districts 2 and 11 want to feed the kids this summer

J. Adrian Stanley — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:53 -0600

Colorado Springs School District 11's extensive summer feeding program will continue this year.

Anyone ages 1 to 18 is invited to eat free at one of many locations — both in neighborhoods and schools.…

ReLeaf: Spring/Summer 2013

Bryce Crawford — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0600

Welcome to our 12th edition, where we cover the (mostly) good vibes in Marijuanaland by Bryce Crawford It's something of a heyday for marijuana lovers. Pew Research Center just released a poll showing that 52 percent of those contacted support the outright legalization of marijuana, the, ahem, highest amount ever.…

InSider 2013

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0600

Welcome to our city — and our city guide, which is filled with the inside scoop on restaurants, regional hang outs, local government, marijuana, parking and even how to combat our higher-than-Denver elevation. I step outside and smell wood fire! Mind goes on panic.…

UPDATE: The rating game: Is it legal?

Pam Zubeck — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:08:42 -0600

Here's a recording of Sean Paige's robo call:
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Also, Keith King's campaign manager, Daniel Cole, sent us this assurance via e-mail regarding property taxes for King's home:

"Keith and Sandi pay those property taxes jointly."

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The right wing is out in force trying to influence the City Council election, but it's unclear whether all efforts are in line with restrictions placed on certain nonprofit organizations.

Americans for Prosperity, a Koch family-backed enterprise used to advance the tea party, has what's called 501(c)4 status under the Internal Revenue Service, meaning it doesn't pay taxes.…

Craig Brittain and the 'invented' lawyer

Chet Hardin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:13:25 -0700

Who is the Takedown Hammer?

Is it a third-party team of Canadians?…

The 2013 Bites Dining Guide

Matthew Schniper — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Bites, the Independent's dining guide with tantalizing food photos and local chef interviews. by Matthew Schniper Bienvenidos a Bites. No, we haven't gone with a Spanish theme this year, but consider yourself forewarned that we have significantly shaken things up as far as format goes.…

Colorado Springs on Ride the Rockies route

J. Adrian Stanley — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:26:07 -0700

As consolation prizes go, this one isn't bad.

Colorado Springs was passed over to host a stage of the U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge over the summer, but it will be on the route for Ride the Rockies, which is expected to bring 2,000 cyclists to town, the Colorado Springs Business Journal is reporting.…

Where the hell is Life in Hell ?

Matthew Schniper — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:24:16 -0700

Democracy has so many high points.

Like the ability to complain.…

New Belgium brews at Trinity

Matthew Schniper — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:17:01 -0700

Legendary New Belgium Brewing Company brewmaster Peter Bouckaert is in Colorado Springs today working on a collaborative beer with highly regarded brewmaster Jason Yester of Trinity Brewing Company.

That's ahead of a special wild game and beer dinner slated for Feb. 24 at Trinity.…

Two ballot measures spelled out

Pam Zubeck — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:56:16 -0700

Language for two proposals to change the city charter is now available, thanks to the woman proposing them, Kanda Calef.

Calef has been active in Republican Party politics locally and has been watching closely Mayor Steve Bach's push to bag the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant to make room for lower downtown development.…

Gov. Hickenlooper loves beer, business and Obama

Bryce Crawford — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:28:15 -0600

Fresh off being rated a "C" by the Cato Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based libertarian organization, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper stopped by a lunch full of media members last Friday. The event was one that all people of all political persuasions could love: to cover the Great American Beer Festival, which concluded the next day.…

Firefighters say thanks for the support in radio ad

Bryce Crawford — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:51:47 -0600

The days surrounding the Waldo Canyon Fire saw buildup of all kinds of pressure in the community. The best thing, though, was where much of that energy went: to helping, to thanking, to caring for the people affected.…

Drinking scotch with a Scottish master distiller

Matthew Schniper — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:19:07 -0600

There's a reason that you should check your work e-mail at 8:45 in the evening.

It's because you just might catch something like a Coaltrain Wine and Spirits newsletter that happened to go out just minutes before, inviting "Coaltrain customers who enjoy great scotch" to a free scotch tasting at the Blue Star with master blender and head of distilleries Ian MacMilllan from Scotland's Burn Stewart Distillers.…

Obama at CC: Listen here!

Matthew Schniper — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:20:45 -0600

President Barack Obama, you know, the leader of the free world and all that, campaigned at Colorado College earlier today, to a crowd of around 4,000 people.

And you can hear the full speech here, captured (in mediocre quality) on my audio recorder:
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CU regent candidate didn't get that endorsement

Chet Hardin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:21:55 -0600

When is an endorsement not an endorsement? When it didn't happen.…

Modest mouth

Cate Terwilliger — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0600

Fans of A Prairie Home Companion who attend Saturday's performance will see the regular cast, with one exception: Fred Newman, the show's road man for sound effects. by Cate Terwilliger Fans of A Prairie Home Companion who attend Saturday's performance at the World Arena will see the regular cast, with one exception: Fred Newman, the show's road man for sound effects. Newman — perhaps the only Harvard Business School graduate to make a living imitating animals, cars, gunshots, thunderstorms, creaking doors, flatulence and an assortment of other unpredictable noises — humbly distinguishes himself from Tom Keith, who does sound effects for home performances in St. Paul.…