Colorado Springs Independent

A Look at the Crime Stats -- Or Lack Thereof -- Surrounding Medical Marijuananew

Lock up the women and hide the cash and jewelry. A medical marijuana dispensary that moved in a block away might bring rapists, burglars, robbers and killers to your neighborhood. Right?

Colorado Springs Independent | Pam Zubeck | 07-01-2010 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Steve Noblitt, Medical Marijuana

Grace Potter Sees the Lightnew

Nocturals frontwoman on punishing B3s and becoming a new artist all over again, “There’s a big world out there that doesn’t know a thing about us.”

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 07-01-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Hammond B-3, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

NORAD's New Bossnew

The first one-on-one interview with Top Gun villain and Sept. 11 hero Adm. James Winnefeld as he assumes his next role: NorthCom and NORAD commander.

Colorado Springs Independent | Pam Zubeck | 07-01-2010 | War

Tags: NORAD, James Winnefeld

Wilco Guitarist Revisits His Avant Savant Rootsnew

"There's always a need for destruction in order to have creation and change."

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 06-24-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Wilco, Initiate, Nels Cline Singers, Nels Cline

The Life, Death and Resurrection of Britain's 22-20snew

Named for the early Skip James song, 22-20s were always enamored with the blues, at least until front man Martin Trimble ended up coming down with a case of his own.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 06-17-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Shake/Shiver/Moan, 22-20s, Ian Davenport, Martin Trimble

Better Living Through Artnew

Liese Chavez and Chris Sedgwick of Mountain Living Studio exemplify how artists can create heartfelt work, but also viably compete in a largely decrepit market.

Colorado Springs Independent | Edie Adelstein | 06-17-2010 | Art

Tags: Chris Sedgwick, Liese Chavez

Psychedelic Furs Frontman Sidesteps the Human Jukebox Syndromenew

One of the most distinctive bands to come out of post-punk England, the Psychedelic Furs quickly earned a legion of fans thanks to Richard Butler's raspy crooning and wryly poetic lyrics.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 06-10-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Molly Ringwald, Pretty in Pink, Richard Butler, Psychedelic Furs

Tackling Violence Via Documentarynew

You Are Not Alone covers troubles faced by teens, including suicide, in the LGBTQ and straight communities.

Colorado Springs Independent | Kirsten Akens | 06-10-2010 | LGBT

Tags: Janet Karnes, Suicide Prevention Partnership

Pastor Ted Haggard Gets an Unexpected Competitornew

I don't think I'm qualified to be a pastor or spiritual leader. But I do believe I'm qualified to help people. And so today I announce that I'm forming a new church.

Colorado Springs Independent | Rich Tosches | 06-10-2010 | Comedy

Tags: Ranger Rich, Ted Haggard

New World Music Ardornew

Much like globalism's more widely discussed political and economic aspects, the World Music movement, if you can call it that, is in constant flux.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 06-10-2010 | Music

Tags: Bomba Estéro, World Music Festival

Punk-Rock Descendents Stick to Your Guns Stay the Coursenew

Unlike most bands that lean toward the more guttural end of the hardcore spectrum, Stick to Your Guns has an affinity for songs that are both lyrically sophisticated and socially conscious.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 06-03-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Stick to Your Guns, The Hope Division

The Consequences of a Doctor's Misguided Decisionnew

Luzdeestrella Flores-Rios can't run, jump or fall from a swing like most kids. These are the consequences of a failed January 2007 kidney operation at Memorial Health System.

Colorado Springs Independent | Pam Zubeck | 06-03-2010 | Science