AltWeeklies Wire
Lyft brings peer-to-peer ride-sharing to Colorado Springsnew

It was almost 11 o'clock in the morning, and I wanted a burger — actually, it was 10:54 a.m. I know because that's when I pulled out my smartphone, hit the balloon-shaped app, and grabbed a Lyft...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
04-30-2014 |
Transportation
What's Inside an Ounce of Marijuana?new

A proposed Colorado law will establish an equivalence between an ounce of bud and concentrated marijuana products from keef to edibles. There's just one little thing: HB 1361 does not state what will be equivalent to an ounce of marijuana buds.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Griffin Swartzell |
04-30-2014 |
Drugs
Tags: HB 1361
A Veiled Problemnew

A new study looks at how to get Colorado's Muslims on the health-care wagon.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-16-2014 |
Health
Trading Placesnew

Yobel International combats the sex trade via fair trade, but that's only half the mission.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
02-26-2014 |
Features
Some Colo. Insurers Covering More for Transgender Peoplenew

Last March, the Colorado Division of Insurance changed the lives of transgender Coloradans by issuing a bulletin stating that in the division's interpretation, state law prohibits "the denial, cancellation, limitation, or refusal to issue or renew health coverage because of a person's sexual orientation."
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-05-2014 |
Health
Despite Legalization, Marijuana Could be in Short Supply in Colo.new

A run on the dank.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
01-01-2014 |
Drugs
Legally, it doesn't take much for a guest to stake a claim to your homenew

He does have a toothbrush ...
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-18-2013 |
Housing & Development
City Councilor shows solidarity with transgender crowdnew

'T' for tolerance
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-20-2013 |
LGBT
Scamper free, Black-Footed Ferret!new

Endangered species released into the wild at Walker Ranch.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Evan Richardson |
11-15-2013 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Black-Footed Ferret
A Prep to Protectnew

The Air Force Academy’s committed to its academic booster program. But at what cost?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
11-13-2013 |
Education
One Aspect of Obamacare Attracts a Crowdnew

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has been a mess in many ways. But for Colorado's homeless, it has still ushered in a new era of hope.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-13-2013 |
Health
Focus on the Family unveils a lab dedicated to finding people in crisis on Facebook, Twitternew

‘God is using this’
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-01-2013 |
Children & Families
How do we even the economic scales for Americans?new

Wealth of knowledge
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-01-2013 |
Poverty
10-year-old is seizure-free after one year of cannabis oilnew

News
Colorado Springs Independent |
Joshua Hutton |
10-23-2013 |
Health
The lay of the landnew

With the Affordable Care Act intact (for now), find out where you fit into a new world of health care.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
10-23-2013 |
Health
Tags: health insurance