Cover Stories
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Take it to the Bridge
Holmes Brothers continue their incredible journey as festival headliners
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Blues Under the Bridge highlights
When Blues Under the Bridge debuted in 2007 with headliners Robert Belfour and the Soul of John Black, expectations weren't particularly high.
News
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- Cover Story
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Take it to the Bridge
Holmes Brothers continue their incredible journey as festival headliners
- Cover Story
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Blues Under the Bridge highlights
When Blues Under the Bridge debuted in 2007 with headliners Robert Belfour and the Soul of John Black, expectations weren't particularly high.
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- Local News
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From homes to oil?
Banning Lewis Ranch could be the next playground for oil and gas drillers, depending on rezoning.
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- Local News
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Pride and prejudice
Following a hate crime, and on the eve of PrideFest, the gay community speaks out.
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- Local News
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Growing problem
Sheriff seeks advice from attorney general on how to handle medical marijuana found during evictions.
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- Local News
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One step forward...
Local Republicans get a brand-new plan, but still no closure for the public rift among their leaders.
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Long story short
Perhaps the most common misconception about the Independent is the size of our editorial staff.
- Noted
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Noted: SDS contracting goes out of town
Also: County wants a cafeteria, Greg Timm dead at 56, term-limits revote in 2012, and more.
Columns
- End Zone
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New hockey league: NCHC
End Zone
- City Sage
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Nobody's indispensable
City Sage
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Letters
Notions rejecting today's art, Christo and undercover traffic cops and the mayor's take on PrideFest.
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- Between The Lines
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Let's restart that Olympic idea
Between the Lines
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- Street Smarts
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Stompin' the blues
Street Smarts
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Advice goddess
It's absence, not unlimited text messaging, that makes the heart grow fonder.
- Ranger Rich
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Nightmare at the DMV
Ranger Rich
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Food & Drink
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- Dining Reviews
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Better than par
Legends Golf Pub & Grill lays up, looking for the green.
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- Dining Reviews
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Dishin' on Deutschland
Dine & Dash
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- Food News
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Side dish: Thai grocery store opening
Also: Other markets sprouting up, and Faerie Tales expands.
Music
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- Interviews
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The gospel accordion to Buckwheat
The Louisiana Zydeco king lays down his burden and picks up the pieces
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- Interviews
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Hear you scream again
Soundgarden rises up from the graveyard of grunge
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- Album Reviews
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Sound advice
Beyoncé, Gary Nicholson, The Head
- Concerts
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Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
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Reverb
There are more shows worth going to than the laws of physics make possible.
Culture
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- Film
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Phoenix song: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
It's fair to say that while Hallows 2.0 is far from a perfect piece of filmcraft, it knows exactly how to guide us through this final chapter.
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- Film
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Glitter and buried gold: Beginners
Watching writer-director Mike Mills adorn his film is like watching a child go a little too crazy with the glitter on an art project.
- Film
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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- Literature
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Nothin' but a hound dog
Boulder author Esri Allbritten concocts Manitou mutt mystery.
Calendar
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- IndyBlog
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Bonus CineFiles: Adult babies! Murderous tweens! Seasonous witches!
For years, The Baby has had the reputation of being one of the most bizarre films to be released to the 1970s mainstream movie-going public.
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- IndyBlog
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Ximena Sarinana: Recent Black Sheep opener makes good
Fitz & the Tantrums may not have been the only rapidly rising stars who played the Black Sheep last month. Ximena Sarinana, the considerably more mellow Mexican singer-songwriter who opened for the Tantrums June 4th show, has been selected as VH1's "You Oughta Know" artist for the month of August.
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- IndyBlog
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Surviving the recession at Boulder Street Gallery
How does an art gallery survive the recession? Well, a framing component helps. And so do corporate and government contracts. Those are some of the ways Boulder Street Gallery stays strong in a swooning economy.
Special Issues
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- ReLeaf
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ReLeaf: Summer 2011
Welcome to the newest edition of ReLeaf, our quarterly guide to medical marijuana in the Colorado Springs area.
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- ReLeaf
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Summer 2011: MMJ Centers
A list of medical marijuana centers, broken down by neighborhood.
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- ReLeaf
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Nurturing nature
Why you might marvel at the myriad medical marijuana grows.
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- ReLeaf
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One of these things ...
After another rejection, the fight to reclassify cannabis rages on.
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- ReLeaf
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Give a little more
Colorado caregivers face a bevy of new regulations.
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- ReLeaf
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Summer 2011: Resources
A rundown of advocates, attorneys, physicians and others who support the MMJ industry.
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- ReLeaf
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Gettin' so big
Medical marijuana's growth, in people and money.
Contact
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- Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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