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Look out! It's a Super-Sized Bonus CineFiles! Most weeks, I review more DVDs than the Indy can fit into print. You can look for extra write-ups here, on the IndyBlog.¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Colorado Springs Independent | 21 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Sand bags to the rescue Today's drippy skies serve as a reminder that people who live in a potential flood zone can pick up some sand bags today, compliments of the Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management. They're available today starting at 5 p.m. at the Verizon Wireles
Colorado Springs Independent | 23 hours, 26 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Voodoo Doughnut expanding into Denver One of the first places that travelers to Portland, Ore. aim for is Voodoo Doughnut. The shop is legendary, from multiple TV appearances to Rogue's Bacon Maple Ale tribute.¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Colorado Springs Independent | May 23, 2013 5:46 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Help two CC alums 'rediscover' the prairie In 1806, Thomas Jefferson predicted that it would take 100 generations or more to inhabit the western U.S. He had sent Lewis and Clark to forge a path from the Missouri River to the sea and inspect the vast lands the country had just acquired via the Loui
Colorado Springs Independent | May 23, 2013 3:22 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Tom Nalen named to Broncos' Ring of Fame Gary Zimmerman may have been the quintessential '90s-era Denver Broncos offensive lineman — with his reticence to talk to the media, generally undersized frame and maniacal zone-blocking tendencies — but it was like-minded center Tom Nalen who alway
Colorado Springs Independent | May 22, 2013 10:18 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Frack war tonight in Boulder If for some reason you can't make (or wait for) tomorrow night's screening of Gasland Part II at UCCS, you could always leave for Boulder. Like, now-ish.¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Colorado Springs Independent | May 22, 2013 9:41 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bar and club gigs in the region Playing Around Venue directory 2 South Wine Bar, 2 S. 25th St., 351-2806¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Colorado Springs Independent | May 22, 2013 10:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Fighting gravity at the Colorado Springs Airport Make the first seven days of long-term parking free. by John Hazlehurst Slow news day? Not to worry — our irascible mayor will make something happen.¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Colorado Springs Independent | May 22, 2013 10:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Watch out for those web cams All the weird news that's fit to print. by Roland Sweet Curses, foiled again Authorities charged Carolyn James, 55, with assaulting her 96-year-old mother in Dickson City, Pa., after a neighbor recorded James slapping the invalid woman on the back and nec
Colorado Springs Independent | May 22, 2013 10:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Todd Snider trips the life fantastic The folk-punk-hippie troubadour gets by with a little help from his drugs by Chris Parker In some ways, closing night MeadowGrass festival headliner Todd Snider is the living embodiment of Richard Linklater's film, Slacker. While a football player at his
Colorado Springs Independent | May 22, 2013 10:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado