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Rental Rematch in Colorado Springsnew
The fight over regulating the city's vacation houses gets nasty, again.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-15-2011 |
Housing & Development
Jail Time and Breakdowns Can't Keep STRFKR Downnew
Playing Austin's SXSW music festival is special enough, but canceling two of your gigs there because your guitarist got arrested and spent the night in jail? Extra credit for that one.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is it Time to End the Tax Breaks for Active and Retire Military Members?new
From 2008 to 2010, exchanges at Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Air Force Academy sold nearly $600 million worth of goods to active-duty and retired military families, with most of those sales not subject to local and state sales taxes. Nor did the exchanges, run by a branch of the military called the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), pay any local property tax, personal property tax or income tax.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-15-2011 |
War
Roger Miret & the Disasters Keep Punk Alivenew
"The secret to our legacy and longevity is that we're real and genuine and people want to be a part of something real," says the Phoenix-based singer. "Being honest will get you a long ways."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Decemberists Heat Upnew
A No. 1 record takes America's indie-folk heroes to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Only Drama in Colorado Springs' City Council Electionnew
In the city's District 3, Czelatdko turns a slim early lead into victory against Merrifield.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
04-12-2011 |
Politics
Richard Celeste Reflects on His Years as Colorado College Presidentnew
Richard Celeste was a young graduate of Yale when offered an opportunity of a lifetime: special assistant to the U.S. ambassador to India. He knew nothing about India, but the door opened and he stepped through it.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
04-12-2011 |
Education
Tracing the Genesis and Evolution of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Centernew
Linked to a history that stretches almost all the way to the city's incorporation in 1886, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center offers a lot of ground to recap. And often it's hilly terrain, fluctuating with the comings and goings of many of the era's major regional players.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
04-11-2011 |
Art
Conductor Kynan Jones on Australia's Copland, Russian Repertoire, and Tyler Clementi's Last Daynew
One of the six candidates being considered for outgoing Colorado Springs Philharmonic music director Lawrence Leighton Smith's position, the 36-year-old conductor spent years apprenticing under the famed Zubin Mehta and has conducted more than 60 orchestras and opera companies around the world.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-07-2011 |
Movies
Small Colorado Town Brainstorms Ways to Accommodate Summer Rush of Touristsnew
Since Manitou refashioned its downtown a few years back, crowds have overwhelmed this small town, clogging streets to the point that, at times, emergency vehicles haven't been able to pass.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
Reform -- Without the Team -- in Colorado Springsnew
Four new Councilors, plus an impressive mandate for Jan Martin, promise a positive restart for the city.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-07-2011 |
Politics
The Colorado Springs Fine Art Center Looks to Murals to Define & Celebrate its Historynew
It's happened slowly and quietly, but the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has pushed an art form on the edge toward a major comeback.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-07-2011 |
Art
Getting to Know Modern Dance Pioneer Martha Grahamnew
Three strong women founded the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, so it's fitting that a strong woman would have helped christen it when it opened in 1936. Although the galleries held artwork done largely by men, the performance art stage gave way to whom many consider to be the modern dancer of the 20th century and one of the foremost choreographers in history: Martha Graham.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-07-2011 |
Performance
Let the Battle for Colorado Springs Mayor Beginnew
Richard Skorman and Steve Bach size up a short runoff campaign -- and their own unique challenges.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-07-2011 |
Politics
My Chemical Romance Outwits the Gathering Gloom Patrolnew
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is a concept album set in 2019, where street gangs battle a Big Brother-ish corporation. And, yes, it's already inspired a line of jackets, a mythical spinoff band called the Mad Gear and Missile Kid, an ongoing series of Perils of Pauline-ish videos, even an upcoming Killjoys graphic novel.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
04-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
