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Sep 18-24, 2019
Vol. 27, No. 38

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Cover Story

Kroger grocery stores give alt-weeklies the cold shoulder

No More Free Press?
- by Faith Miller

News

Cover Story
Kroger grocery stores give alt-weeklies the cold shoulder

No More Free Press?
by Faith Miller
Tags: Cover Story, Kroger, King Soopers, Lansing City Pulse, Memphis Flyer, Rich Tosches, John Weiss, Amy Sweet, alt-weeklies, free papers, Life After 50, Poynter, Rick Edmonds, Bruce Schlabaugh

The Wire
Update: Local GOP in turmoil as 2020 approaches
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: Politics, Republican, El Paso County, GOP, Tony Gioia, Tamra Farah, Vickie Tonkins, Mary Bradfield

The Wire
National Mill Dog Rescue hit with state fine
by Faith Miller
Tags: National Mill Dog Rescue, Mill Dog Rescue, puppy mills, Theresa Strader, HuffPost, PACFA, Humane Society

The Wire
Climate Strike draws hundreds to City Hall
by Faith Miller
Tags: Environment, Local Government, Climate Strike, Climate Action Week, Palmer High School, Martin Drake, Ray Nixon, Emma Tang, Colorado 350, City Hall, Greta Thunberg, Richard Skorman, climate change, global warming

The Wire
Pico announces State House bid
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: Politics, Andy Pico, House District 16, Larry Liston, City Council

The Wire
Gold Hill Mesa hires law firm to "investigate potential claims" against Gazette
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: Media, Gazette, Gold Hill Mesa, Reilly Pozner LLP, El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker

The Wire
PFAS study will look at health effects on El Paso County residents
by Faith Miller
Tags: Environment, Health, David McDivitt, McDivitt Law Firm, Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition, PFAS, Richard Gergel, 3M, DuPont, John Adgate, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Fountain, Security-Widefield, Stratmoor Hills, Liz Rosenbaum, environment, health

The Wire
CSU roiled by blackface photo, swastika
by Faith Miller
Tags: CSU, blackface, swastika, Joyce McConnell, Justin Trudeau, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

The Wire
Letters to King Soopers’ parent company in support of free local news
by Contributing Writer
Tags: King Soopers, Colorado Springs Independent, newspapers, free, press

Local News
Mayor’s chief of staff’s child hired in streamlined process

Inside track?
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: Local News, Jeff Greene, Mayor John Suthers, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Open Records Act, CORA, nepotism, Bailey Green

Local News
Southeast Colorado Springs passed over for economic incentives

Ripe for renewal
by Faith Miller
Tags: Local News, Southeast, urban renewal, Urban Renewal Authority, Yolanda Avila, Jariah Walker, TIF, tax increment financing, Longinos Gonzalez, opportunity zones

Local News
The Springs’ state roads have big problems — and there’s not enough money to fix them

Jammed
by J. Adrian Stanley
Tags: Local News, roads, traffic, Colorado Department of Transportation, John Suthers, 2C, Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, road construction, Powers Boulevard, U.S. 24, I-25, Karen Rowe, Rocky Scott

Local News
Pastor Ben Anderson has big plans for Southeast revival

Rebuilder and restorer
by Erinn Callahan
Tags: Local News, Solid Rock Community Development Corporation, Solid Rock Christian Center, Pastor Ben Anderson, Ben Anderson, Southeast Colorado Springs, Mission Trace Shopping Center, urban renewal, Harrison School District 2, Harrison, District 2, El Paso County health, Colorado Health Foundation

Columns

Publisher's Note
Don’t accept loss of local news
by Amy Gillentine Sweet
Tags: Publisher's Note, Kroger, King Soopers, Lansing City Pulse, Memphis Flyer, Rich Tosches, John Weiss, Amy Sweet, alt-weeklies, free papers, Life After 50, Poynter, Rick Edmonds, Bruce Schlabaugh

Fair and Unbalanced
Latest Dem debate was much of the same

Fair&Unbalanced
by Mike Littwin, Courtesy of the Colorado Independent
Tags: Fair and Unbalanced, Mike Littwin, The Colorado Sun, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Julian Castro, Democratic debate, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker

DiverseCity
Kevin Mitchell explores trauma in new book of poetry

DiverseCity
by Patience Kabwasa
Tags: DiverseCity, Kevin Mitchell, race, literature, poetry, Drowning in Salt Water, sexual assault, #MeToo, Ashely Cornelius

Hiking Bob
Road Trip Hike: Lakes of the Clouds; also it's hunting season.
by Bob Falcone
Tags: Hiking Bob, Slideshow

Hightower
Corporate kumbaya

LowDown
by Jim Hightower
Tags: Hightower, Johnson & Johnson, opioids, Business Roundtable, corporate greed, Medicare for All, health care, unions, collective bargaining, climate change, global warming, inequality, Citizens United

A Photo Life
Remembering my Godfather Lee Fisher
by Sean Cayton
Tags: A Photo Life, Sean Cayton, photography, grandfather, portraits, intimate

Food & Drink

Dining Reviews
Armadillo Ranch picks up the Mariner’s torch

Seeds of change
by Griffin Swartzell
Tags: Dining Reviews, food, drink, Armadillo Ranch, Seeds Community Café, Lyn Harwell, Ancient Mariner, Manitou Springs

Dining Reviews
Lemongrass chile chicken at Pho Original
by Griffin Swartzell
Tags: Dining Reviews, food, drink, dining, Pho Original, review

Dining Reviews
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt just more sugary froyo
by Matthew Schniper
Tags: Dining Reviews, Food, drink, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

Dining Reviews
Jelly and cheese at Royaltea
by Griffin Swartzell
Tags: Dining Reviews, Food, drink, Royaltea

Food News
Harvest Fest 2019 at Cañon City’s Winery at Holy Cross Abbey, plus Taste of OCC
by Matthew Schniper
Tags: Food News, Harvest Fest, Cañon City, Winery at Holy Cross Abbey, Taste of OCC, Royal Gorge Bridge & Park

Music

Interviews
Stu Pray’s sound advice
by Collin Estes
Tags: Interviews, Stu Pray, drummer, sound advice, music

Album Reviews
Icelandic Strings don’t overwhelm Joan Shelley’s honesty
by Loring Wirbel
Tags: Album Reviews, music, album reviews, album, Joan Shelley, Lulu’s Downstairs

Album Reviews
Frankie Cosmos, Bat for Lashes and Lower Dens with the new and noteworthy
by Loring Wirbel
Tags: Album Reviews, music, album reviews, album, Bat for Lashes, Lower Dens, Frankie Cosmos

Concerts
Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre on their Merle-meets-metal cult
by Bill Forman
Tags: Concerts, Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre, interview, Joey Killingsworth, What Would Lemmy Do, Triple Nickel, Colorado Springs, live music

Concerts
Brandi Carlile at the Mission Ballroom show preview
by Bill Forman
Tags: Concerts, Brandi Carlile, Mission Ballroom, show preview, live music

Concerts
BABYMETAL at The Ogden Theatre show preview
by Bill Forman
Tags: Concerts, BABYMETAL, Ogden Theatre, show preview, live music

Reverb
Peruvian guitar virtuoso Alfredo Muro comes to town
by Collin Estes
Tags: Reverb, music, albums, Alfredo Muro, Abe Minzer, Jim Bosse, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Classically Alive Concert Series, Dale J. Miller Center for Guitar Studies, TMC, Black Sheep, Audible, Tekniq G, Juz J, Clydesdale Ent, Swahv, _chefsoul, The Colorado Room, Anville, Mitchell James, One Peace, Lost Lake Lounge, Lyrical Landlordz, Mike Wird, Tone ET, Smitty’s Greenlight Tavern, Bullhead*ded, martyr thompson, DKG, Lulu’s Downstairs, Bluebook, Julie Davis, Jess Parsons, 2019 Underground Music Showcase, Porlolo, Ivywild School, Lost Walks, Andy Thomas, Chad Johnson

Marijuana

Marijuana reviews
Platinum Girl Scout Cookies is a strange, three-strain solution
by Brandon Soderberg
Tags: Marijuana reviews, Marijuana, Platinum Girl Scout Cookies, marijuana review, marijuana

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