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Court stops Colorado Springs "no-solicitation zone" because of free speech concerns

Colorado Springs is trying to clean up its downtown by banning panhandling and soliciting, but there's one problem with that plan: The ordinance would violate the First Amendment -- at least according to the American Civil Liberties Union. And in the first major ruling on that issue, a federal distr ... More >>

ACLU sues Colorado Springs for panhandling ban, says it violates free speech rights

In what's called an effort to support the economic vitality of downtown Colorado Springs and stop panhandling, the city passed an ordinance this week that bans solicitation. But the law is so broad that it violates the First Amendment. At least that's the interpretation of the American Civil Liberti ... More >>

Photos: The people of the Waldo Canyon fire

"We will rebuild Majestic Drive." These are the words of Terry Rector, a Colorado Springs lawyer who gathered with a number of others who also lived on Majestic (map here), before the area was devastated by the Waldo Canyon fire. Yesterday, photographer Brandon Marshall spent the day in the Spring ... More >>

The urban-camping ban doesn't solve the Bumuda Triangle problem

Isaac Slade on the Fray's new album, working with Brendan O'Brien and opening for U2

​Isaac Slade sounds at greater ease these days, like he's completely comfortable in his own skin. After spending the better part of his career grappling with the pressures of trying to live up to everyone's expectations, he's reached a point where that's no longer as big a consideration, which ... More >>

Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene's Bear Scratch ad shows he's crazier than we thought (VIDEO)

Richard Heene.​You figured former Fort Collins resident Richard Heene was a little off after that whole Balloon Boy hoax thing that got a little bit of attention a while back, right? But the way he's pimping his latest money-making plan, the Bear Scratch, is so off-the-charts loony that it ma ... More >>

The Asian Brad Pitt gives out "screamin' deals" for juvies with warrants

Judge Kerry Hada: What do you think, Angelina?​A tall seventeen-year-old boy wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of deejay earphones around his neck stood facing Judge Kerry Hada in Division 191-J of the Denver County Juvenile Court, a small wood-paneled courtroom that was packed this morni ... More >>

Is the Broncos' mess Pat Bowlen's fault?

Pat Bowlen.​Pat Bowlen is frequently referred to as one of the best owners in professional sports -- at least in these parts. But in a recent item (dubbed "too short for a column:), he's slapped around plenty by someone who's observed the Broncos closely over the years: ESPN's Rick Reilly, a W ... More >>

SAME Cafe: The restaurant where you pay what you can

Going My Way

Meet us on Alameda, where cultures collide. In a good way.

A Hazy Shade of Christmas

Fred Claus

Vince Vaughn tries to attract a different set of underage babies with Fred Claus.

Killer of Sheep

Charles Burnett’s revered, rarely seen South Central-set film finally gets its theatrical due.

Block Heads

Sole Survivor

Bryan LaRoche just did it.

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Mentoring programs complain about the lack of adult males. So one took a chance on Marc Plaskie.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 6, 2005

The Graduate

Alex Stone is Denver's best radio reporter, and he's sure to keep improving -- now that he's out of school.

Lost Identity

A crackdown on driver's licenses harms the homeless.

Shelter From the Storm

In trying to keep the streets safe, Denver almost made a clean sweep of its homeless providers.

Scene From a Mall

Shopping-center execs love getting attention in the media -- as long as they call the shots.

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Good question. Try these answers on for size.

The Beats Go On

How a kid from Boulder became an eyewitness to the passing of an era.

Trickle-Down Economics

Out on the plains, water is Colorado's most liquid asset.

I’ll Fly Away

With his Colorado Flyers, coach Tony Wells makes tracks.

Soup With a Smile

Their mission is to help the homeless, but now the Catholic Workers are trying to keep a roof over their own heads.

Off Limits

Bob Enyart finds his New Zealand accomodations rather confining...

Souls for Sale

The life gets sucked out of Major Barbara.

Mission Possible

The Mission Band uses hard rock to save people living hard lives.

The Buddy System

They met because they wanted to fight gangs. Ten years later, Leon Kelly and Lloyd Lewan are a gang of two.

Blackwater Runs Deep

The guiding vision behind Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise.

Thrills for the week

His Life

Vinh Ngoc Le counts his blessings.

The Club Gets Drubbed

The ultra-rich Arlbergers at Winter Park fight a maid over a piddling bonus--and lose.

Due Unto Others

Next month, Colorado voters will decide whether the state's $5 billion worth of tax-exempt properties are all charity cases.

Good Vibrations

The long, hard road traveled by the members of Israel Vibration.

Still Crazy After All These Years

The names of the patriots have changed, but not their tune.

The Odd Couplet

The people choosing the next state poet are well-versed in literary tradition. No wonder they overlooked these three poets.

Ire of Newt

The Speaker's shadow falls on local Republicans.

DAHL PARTS TWO

AN INDEPENDENT CLAUS

REPORTERS BETTER WATCH OUT. THEY BETTER NOT POUT. SANTA CLAUS HAS COME TO TOWN.

OUR TOWN

GREENLAND LIES JUST MINUTES SOUTH OF DENVER, BUT IT'S A MILLION MILES AWAY.EXIT, GREENLAND A TWO-HORSE TOWN IS PUT OUT TO PASTURE.

MANNIX DEPRESSIVE

AFTER YEARS OF SPYING ON OTHERS, DENVER PRIVATE EYE PETE PETERSON FINDS THE SIGHTS SET ON HIM.SNOOP DREAMS PETE PETERSON SAYS HE'S THE PRIVATE EYE TO THE STARS. BUT DOES HE JUST HAVE STARS IN HIS EYES?

PLAYLISTIN BRIEF

CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG?

NOT WITHOUT "FACILITATORS," WHO ARE GETTING IN TOUCH WITH PLENTY OF TAXPAYER MONEY.

GOODS & SERVICES

THE GOULD VARIATIONS