Steven Hayward
How to Celebrate a 150th Anniversary
A 150th anniversary can be awkward. It’s certainly awkward to say: sesquicentennial. For the French, maybe a word with as many s’s and q’s flows off the tongue with...
At Least We Have a $300K Bathroom
Some may consider the arrival of a fully automated public bathroom in Old Colorado City a sign of the apocalypse, though whether it should follow the arrival of the...
Humor: The Piano Mover
I’m not sure how it happened. I said: “Let’s put our house on the market.” Then it sold. I don’t think the sign was ever fully planted on the...
Music: A Conversation With Nicholas Payton
Nicholas Payton is a force to be reckoned with. A multi-instrumentalist, visionary composer, iconoclast, Payton resides firmly at the forefront of contemporary music, pushing ensembles and audiences in new,...
Humor: Turned On to Turntables
It began with a simple question from my son. “Dude,” he said. “Do we have a turntable?”
Normally, my son calls me dad, but the fact that he was addressing...
The Haunted Arby’s: A Side of Spooky
Barely a day goes by when Colorado Springs does not make its appearance atop some listicle: Best Places to Live, Best Mountain Bike Trails, Worst Places to Lose Your...
Finding the State of Slim
For five years I didn’t go to the doctor. I got busy, and, if I got sick, by the time I got around to making an appointment I was...
Axed and Answered
Axes and I have a history. Five years ago, I put an ax straight through the center of my left foot.
My friend Doug and I were camping near Crestone,...
Local Comedy: A Comic Goes Into Colorado Springs…
It’s 7 o’clock on a Friday, the regular crowd has shuffled in—and they’re killing themselves laughing.
This is Loonees Comedy Corner on North Academy, Colorado Springs’ longstanding comedy club. Chris...
Extreme Makeover: Kitchen Remodel Edition
Perhaps the hardest thing to accept about life is the fact that one day you will have to remodel your kitchen.
Maybe you’ve been there already, or maybe it’s in...