AltWeeklies Wire
Love hurtsnew

Recent deaths put an unhappy face on some of the world's biggest dance music festivals.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-05-2010 |
Music
Foilednew

One writer learns that swordplay demands legs of steel and an iron will.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-05-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Fencing, Kathryn Lewis-Salem
Mixed Signalsnew
A field guide to the fragmented world of electronic dance subgenres.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Marc Weidenbaum |
08-05-2010 |
Music
Jail Inmates Won't Be Sending Personal Letters Anymorenew
From now on, the only sealed envelopes coming out of the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center will be addressed to lawyers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
07-30-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Terry Maketa, El Paso County Jail
Incense Nonsensenew
Anyone can buy a new and little-understood drug called K2 — even your kids.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
07-30-2010 |
Drugs
Medical Marijuana Believers Embrace Veterans Affairs' New Stancenew
Recently, the VA decided it will allow patients being treated in its facilities to use medicinal cannabis, if it's legal in that state.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
07-30-2010 |
Science
Panic attacknew
Silversun Pickups explore the dark side of the swoon.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Silversun Pickups, Brian Aubert
Maybe We're Amazednew
Forty years after the Beatles, Paul McCartney’s current tour is as inspired as it is timeless.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul McCartney
Come As You Arenew
Chatroulette takes random-access exhibitionism to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-29-2010 |
Commentary
Muddy Waters Run Deepnew

Big Bill Morganfield follows in his father's footsteps.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Janiva Magness’ Blues For Lifenew

The award-winning artist finds every day is an act of will.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meal in the Woodsnew
'Next locavore fixation' or not, foraging for food reveals the true taste of the wild.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
07-08-2010 |
Food+Drink
Dumpster-Diving Filmmaker Shares Back-Alley Secrets of Grocery Storesnew
Jeremy Seifert and his colleagues are introducing a school-based campaign to encourage zero waste called Eat Trash.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
07-08-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Dumpster Diving, Jeremy Seifert
From Black Jesus to Jack Frost, the many names of MMJ strainsnew
Untangling the unconventional naming conventions in the medical marijuana world.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Sarah White |
07-01-2010 |
Science
Medical Marijuana's Little Pharmanew
When it comes to establishing MMJ credibility, look no farther than Cannabis Science.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
07-01-2010 |
Science