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Cover Story

The tao of Jon

A brash New Yorker has imbued Cottonwood Center for the Arts with energy, ambition and — a little weirdly — love
- by Edie Adelstein

Cover Story
The tao of Jon

A brash New Yorker has imbued Cottonwood Center for the Arts with energy, ambition and — a little weirdly — love
by Edie Adelstein
Tags: Cover Story, Art news, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Jon Khoury, Felicia Kelly, Chelsea Boucher, Karen Khoury, Slideshow

Marijuana News
Local company takes on weedmaps.com, Cannabis Cup approaches, more

CannaBiz
by Bryce Crawford
Tags: CannaBiz, weedskunk.com, Ted Bryant, weedmaps.com, Brent Lang, Bowling Green State University, U.S. Cannabis Cup, High Times

Local News
Pride Center closes after 37 years

"Hopefully, the death allows something else to be born."
by J. Adrian Stanley
Tags: Local News, Colorado Springs Pride Center, Eric Marcum, Pride Fest, Colorado Springs Pride Fest, Nic Grzecka, Charlie Irwin, Gill Foundation, Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado

Local News
More pension tension

City faces second lawsuit over retirement benefits due to Memorial lease
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: Local News, Public Employees Retirement System, Kathy Romstad, Margarethe Bench, Memorial Hospital, University of Colorado Health, Dan Weaver, Brian Matise, Hogan Lovells, Vaughan & DeMuro, Colorado Springs Health Foundation, Thayer Tutt Jr.

Local News
Standing tall

NAACP president says bombing doesn't define city
by J. Adrian Stanley
Tags: Local News, NAACP, bomb, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, hate crime, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Henry Allen, Rosemary Harris Lytle, Leroy Howard, Thomas Ravenelle, racism, Michael Brown

Noted
Recall pending, Indy editor stepping down, Fort Carson traffic, and more

Noted
by Robert Meyerowitz, Pam Zubeck and J. Adrian Stanley
Tags: Noted, Deborah Hendrix, DeDe Laugesen, Helen Collins, Kirk Woundy, Fort Carson, Colorado Ethics Watch

End Zone
Elway's motives far from clear

End Zone
by Ralph Routon
Tags: End Zone, Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning, John Fox, John Elway, Adam Gase

Your Turn
Time to show up, step up

Your Turn
by Rosemary Lytle
Tags: Your Turn, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., All People's Breakfast, Colorado College, PPJPC, NAACP, Gene Southerland, John Stokes Holley, Invisible People of the Pikes Peak Region, Rosemary Lytle

City Sage
That's a lot of guns

City Sage
by John Hazlehurst
Tags: City Sage, guns, Penstemon Park, NRA, Dick Cheney, City Sage, John Hazlehurst

Letters
The NAACP bombing, municipal court, shoplifting, and more

Letters
Tags: Letters, letters, Cecelia Jacobs, NAACP, terrorism, bombing, municipal court, court costs, Doug Bruce, U.S. Constitution, long story short, shoplifters, craigslist, eBay, A. Kay, Michael Brown, Ferguson, Max Clow, racism, police, 2015 city election, Bob Kinsey, Green Party, Southern Delivery System, fossil fuels, Colorado Springs Utilities, geothermal, passive solar, active solar, wind energy

Street Smarts
The fight goes on

Street Smarts
by Kendall Kullman
Tags: Street Smarts, Albert Miera, Otto Strunck, Larisa Kelley, equal rights, racism

Hiking Bob
Let’s talk outdoor footwear
by Bob Falcone
Tags: Hiking Bob, IndyVoices, HikingBob, outdoors, hiking, footwear, hiking boots, Asolo

Hightower
U.S. losing its COOL?

LowDown
by Jim Hightower
Tags: Hightower, agribusiness, World Trade Organization, COOL, LowDown, Trans-Pacific Partnership, President Obama, Country of Origin Labeling

Advice Goddess
The folly of attempted lust

Advice Goddess
by Amy Alkon

Slice of Life

Stranger Than Fiction
The fugitive and his caller ID

Stranger Than Fiction
by Roland Sweet

Dining Reviews
Sorrisos kicks out addicting mountain-town Italian

Appetite
by Bryce Crawford
Tags: Appetite, Sorrisos, Chelsea Crandell, Paragon Culinary School, Woodland Park

Dining Reviews
Bubbles Coffee, Bull & Bush Brewery, Tony's Bar

Dine & Dash
by Matthew Schniper and Bryce Crawford
Tags: Dine & Dash, Bubbles Coffee, Bull & Bush Brewery, Tony's Bar, Bubbles Drive Thru Coffee

Food News
The Springs' newest brewery features design-your-own beers

Side Dish
by Matthew Schniper
Tags: Food News, The Occasional Brew, Chris Crump, Deschutes Brewery, The Abyss, Phantom Canyon, Wild Ginger, Icheeban, Three Delights Caribbean Grill, Spice of Life, PJ's Bistro, European Cafe, Smiley's Bakery and Cafe, Side Dish

Interviews
Mourning glory

Sam Smith preaches the gospel of melancholy
by Tom Lanham
Tags: Interviews, Sam Smith, interview, Saturday Night Live, Taran Killam, Grammy, Mary J. Blige, In the Lonely Hour, Stay With Me, Colorado, 1stBank Center, music, Video

Interviews
Why I love Air Supply

A local musician explains the sublime pleasures of Australia’s yacht-rock wonders
by Mike Stephens
Tags: Interviews, Air Supply, Mike Stephens, All Out of Love, Lost in Love, Pikes Peak Center, Casey Kasem's American Top 40, Australia, yacht rock, soft rock, music, Colorado Springs, Video

Interviews
Why Air Supply loves you

An interview with Russell Hitchcock.
by Chris Parker
Tags: AudioFile, Air Supply, interview, Graham Russell, Russell Hitchcock, Pikes Peak Center, Every Woman in the World, All Out of Love, music, Colorado Springs

Album Reviews
Mogwai, Manchester Orchestra, and Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie

Sound Advice
Tags: Sound Advice, Mogwai, Music Industry 3, Fitness Industry 1, Manchester Orchestra, Hope, Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie, December Days, Willie's Stash Vol. 1, album, review, music

Concerts
Playing Around

Bar and club gigs in the region

Concerts
Big Gigs

Major concerts in Colorado

Reverb
The ReMINDers return home

Reverb
by Bill Forman
Tags: Reverb, The Reminders, Gold Room, Tiny Desk Concert, contest, TAG, Tom Taylor, Pat Abbott, Bud Gordon, Out to Dry, Stephanie Pauline, Cowboy Church of Peyton, Tree of Woe, Crown-Magnetar, You'll be Sorry, Pain Machine, Black Sheep, Aleister Crowley, music, Colorado Springs

Film
So fur, so good

Paddington perfects the art of adorable
by MaryAnn Johanson
Tags: Reviews, Paddington, film, review, marmalade, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman, Video

Performing Arts
Detroit Rock City

Suburban life goes under the microscope in TheatreWorks' new show, Detroit
by Miguel Bustamante
Tags: Theater, stage, Detroit, Lisa D'Amour, Shana Gold, TheatreWorks

IndyBlog
New numbers show current supply, demand and motivation in the arts
by Edie Adelstein
Tags: Arts, art news, National Endowment for the Arts

IndyBlog
Springs' vocabulary as defined by Movoto
by Craig Lemley
Tags: Movoto, Colorado Springs, Canyon City, Incline, Bristol Brewing Company, Bristol Palin, Pioneers Museum

IndyBlog
Pueblo DA defends decision not to prosecute Republican official
by Bryce Crawford
Tags: Jeff Chostner, Becky Mizel, Pueblo, Republican Party, Video

IndyBlog
UPDATE: Collins recall to proceed in city's southeast

City Councilor Helen Collins might have a lot of time on her hands after April 7 if recall promoters convince voters in her district to kick her out at mid-term.
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: Breaking News, City Gov, Elections, Helen Collins, recall, Colorado Springs City Council, District 4

IndyBlog
Darryl Glenn will run against Sen. Bennet
by J. Adrian Stanley
Tags: County Gov, Elections, Local News, Politics, Darryl Glenn, Board of County Commissioners, El Paso County, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senate, City Council

IndyBlog
The Who, Pitbull and Kacey Musgraves to play Jazz Fest 2015
by Bill Forman
Tags: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Festival International de Louisiane, Lafeyette, lineup, announcement, Pitbull, Big Freedia, Kacey Musgrave, Keith Urban, The Who, Elton John, Chicago, Galactic, Macy Gray, Christian McBride, Diane Reeves, Tony Bennet, Lady Gaga, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Rosie Ledet, Zydeco Playboys, Buckwheat Zydeco, festival, music

IndyBlog
Moving Lions, Tigers, and Bears. Oh my.
by Mark Turner
Tags: sports, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, football, soccer, college football, America, England, Denver Broncos

IndyBlog
KRDO reporter gets frostbite, station criticized over safety training
by Bryce Crawford
Tags: KRDO, Eric Fink, TVSpy, Washington Post, Daily Mail

IndyBlog
Aubrey exits Bach's team
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: City Gov, Nonprofits, Cindy Aubrey, Mayor Steve Bach, Spirit of the Springs Awards, Pikes Peak United Way, Jason Wood, Vicki Dimond

IndyBlog
Diamonds and cans (now clap your hands)
by Matthew Schniper
Tags: Food & Drink, C.B. & Potts Restaurant & Brewhouse, Red Leg Brewing Company, The Broadmoor, AAA, Colorado Springs Conservatory, l Wine Festival of Colorado Springs

IndyBlog
Women Support Women
by Brenda Figueroa-Gonzalez
Tags: IndyVoices, women, friendship. feminism, feminist

IndyBlog
Ed Jones might run; recall people paid handsomely
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: City Gov, Politics, Ed Jones, Helen Collins, Deborah Hendrix, DeDe Laugesen, Colorado Springs Government Watch, Joel Miller, Anita Miller

IndyBlog
I call dibs
by John Olson
Tags: IndyVoices, urban landscape design, Colorado Springs, Monument Valley Park, Sustainables, Tahama Springs, EpiCentral Co-Working, Ivywild School, 50 Ideas, 5 Minutes Ignite

IndyBlog
Just call him Mr. $uthers
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: City Gov, Politics, John Suthers, Amy Lathen, Mary Lou Makepeace, Joel Miller, Helen Collins, Steve Bach

IndyBlog
UPDATE: Suthers vows to be a positive force for change
by Pam Zubeck
Tags: City Gov, Politics, John Suthers, Ivywild School, Amy Lathen, Mary Lou Makepeace, Joel Miller, Longinos Gonzalez Jr.

IndyBlog
Huge beers for breakfast at Brewer's Republic
by Matthew Schniper
Tags: Food & Drink, Brewer's Republic, Red Leg Brewing, New Belgium, Evil Twin, Stone, New Holland, Thomas Walls

IndyBlog
Eighty people have as much wealth as half the Earth
by Bryce Crawford
Tags: Oxfam, New York Times, Bloomberg, Quartz, Barack Obama, State of the Union, taxes, inequality

IndyBlog
NAACP's national president coming to the Springs
by J. Adrian Stanley
Tags: Local News, Nonprofits, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, bombing, national president, Cornell William Brooks

IndyBlog
Changes to bus routes coming in spring
by J. Adrian Stanley
Tags: Local News, bus, Mountain Metropolitan Transit, routes, route changes, public meetings

IndyBlog
More on frostbitten KRDO reporter Eric Fink
by Bryce Crawford
Tags: Media, KRDO, Eric Fink, TVSpy, frostbite

SimpliCity
Pay as you grow

Utilities try to stay afloat by increasing rates on bigger water-users
by Sarah Tory
Tags: SimpliCity, water usage, Aurora, Ceres, Western Resource Advocates

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A brash New Yorker has imbued Cottonwood Center for the Arts with energy, ambition and — a little weirdly — love

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A brash New Yorker has imbued Cottonwood Center for the Arts with energy, ambition and — a little weirdly — love

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City faces second lawsuit over retirement benefits due to Memorial lease

NAACP president says bombing doesn't define city

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Sam Smith preaches the gospel of melancholy

A local musician explains the sublime pleasures of Australia’s yacht-rock wonders

An interview with Russell Hitchcock.

Sound Advice

Bar and club gigs in the region

Major concerts in Colorado

Reverb

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Paddington perfects the art of adorable

Suburban life goes under the microscope in TheatreWorks' new show, Detroit

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City Councilor Helen Collins might have a lot of time on her hands after April 7 if recall promoters convince voters in her district to kick her out at mid-term.

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