Colorado Springs Independent

What is there to screw with when it comes to rotisserie chicken? Season it properly, keep it moist and get the skin crispy, and the long, slow cook time imbues every bite with deep, roasty flavor. And Road-Tisserie does a…

Lanna Thai opened in late 2009, and since we were last in several years ago, owner Varanya Meyer has sold the business. But she’s stayed on to run the place essentially, and takes our to-go order, joking about how she…

Sometimes Valentine’s Day just isn’t enough. While a recent Florida newspaper headline called it a “glorified sex holiday,” that claim has proven to be, if anything, overly generous. In fact, the market research company Statista found that less than a…

To encourage social distancing during the spread of COVID-19, we are altering our regular “Event Horizon” section for the foreseeable future. While many local events are on hold, we will clue you into at least one local experience — this…

On the Boulevard ran from 1999 to the fall of 2020 under original owner Conrad Thalhammer, but has been reborn as Back on the Boulevard with new business partners Charles Netzler and Mattie Gullixson joining Thalhammer. (She’s also the program…

Last winter, the Brooklyn singer-songwriter Evan Zwisler offered some seasonal advice for musicians eager to hit the road. And while his blog’s title, “Tips for Touring in the Winter (Hint: Don’t),” may have been tongue-in-cheek, its descriptions of snowbound […]

Idris Goodwin plans to be obnoxious for a few months.

Because The Simpsons was so influential on my late adolescent years, I can’t help but picture the “You don’t win friends with salad” singing conga line from the beloved “Lisa the Vegetarian” episode, circa ’95. But, Salad or Bust has…

Four years ago, the British protest singer Billy Bragg rewrote Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” to convey a less-than-optimistic take on the direction America is heading.

Chef/owner Josh Manthey opened this past July in a former Burger King that’s been overhauled into a respectable barbecue joint with an attached bar. Peak View sports a commendable all-Colorado craft beer tap list that’s likely the best in Woodland…

To encourage social distancing during the spread of COVID-19, we are altering our regular “Event Horizon” section for the foreseeable future. While many local events are on hold, we will clue you into at least one local experience — this…

Given the rapid-fire acceleration of whatever it is we’re going through at this moment in history, it’s anyone’s guess what America’s collective mood will be from hour to hour, much less week to week.

When it comes to social media, these are not the best of times for Donald Trump.

It’s a shame what COVID did to the prospect of safely visiting a Renaissance Festival this year, but those craving the primal satisfaction of eating a massive, juicy, smoky, mahogany-crusted turkey leg can scratch that itch still. TurkNStuff opened in…

We’re expecting a snack and ice cream bar when we stop by Fruitland. We aren’t at all prepared for the delicate, intricate gelatin desserts in the refrigerator case, which we sadly only notice on the way out.

Antlers Park, just across Sierra Madre Street from the Old Depot Square, may not be the most high-traffic chunk of greenspace downtown, but there are usually a few people there. Not so when we make our visits to pick up…

There was once a time when auctions were the sole province of vintage sewing machines, padlocked steamer trunks, and the widow Douglas’ collection of winsome ceramic squirrels.

Since disco music is seeing an unexpected revival in a year with no dance floors, Australian diva Kylie Minogue inevitably made an appearance. Her November release, aptly titled Disco (BMG), doesn’t disappoint, if little depth is expected. Minogue has never…

"I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead / I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead / Killed by death / Killed by death / Ahhhhhhh!”

It’s fall, and while pumpkin beers continue to land under the “love it or hate it” umbrella, the folks at Metric Brewing have put their best squash-and-spice brew on tap. Though we’re not interested in calling something the best pumpkin…

With a consequential national election mere days away, TheatreWorks is bringing the office of the American presidency into sharp focus with its production of House Arrest: A Search for American Character in and Around the White House, Past and Present.…

I’m a sleeping dog, but you can’t tell / When I’m on the prowl, you’d better run like hell.” So sings the Velvet Underground’s John Cale in “Fear Is a Man’s Best Friend,” an assertion that few dogs or psychiatrists…

Local Dance theater company Ormao Dance is taking over an entire city block for their latest artistic endeavor. The site-specific event titled Out of the Crowd will take place entirely outdoors in the area that surrounds the company’s downtown studio.…

Plenty of stories have been written about the many artists who keep demanding that Donald Trump stop playing their music at campaign events, which only encouraged him to do it more. And now, as the sitting president stumbles ever closer…

As a general rule, it’s best not to refer to any work of art as “garbage,” no matter what your privately held opinion might be. Exceptions can be made, however, if the composition of the work is, in fact, trash.…

Madonna has been making headlines of late with the announcement that she’ll be directing and co-writing a biopic recounting her life story.