There are a lot of books out in the wild about how to prepare, train, gear up, plan, survive or whatever for outdoor recreation. Some are pretty dense, some overly simplistic, some used as disguises to promote a line of products the author wants you to buy – and some are pretty good. My experience […]
In preparation for the April 10 Lantern Parade, Concrete Couch will be hosting Lantern building workshops this week at the Manitou Arts Center. The workshops are open to all, and run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. March 24, 25, and 26. “This is our 15th annual Lantern Parade,” said Thomas Pantoja, Concrete Couch’s community […]
The Pikes Peak Bulletin is proud to partner with Loving the Springs, a twice-monthly podcast co-hosted by Springs booster Carrie Simison along with self-described “local gadflies” Al Brody and Dave Gardner. Loving the Springs covers recreation, the arts, government, business, politics and more – and Bulletin writers make frequent guest appearances to discuss the latest […]
In the center of a bustling intersection in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs is a statue of city founder William J. Palmer astride his horse. Palmer was a lifelong civil rights advocate, a Quaker abolitionist who broke the religion’s doctrine of nonviolence to become a general in the Union Army, writing to his church […]
As beautiful as Colorado is during the day, some of its real beauty comes out at night, when the state’s legendary dark skies really open up. I wrote about Colorado’s nocturnal elegance in an article back in July of last year. A petition drive is underway as the first step in creating a new “Dark […]
Preparing for likely drought Bracing for what could be a dry season, the Colorado Springs Utilities Board resolved on Wednesday to enter “water shortage preparation,” a move that staff said would provide more operational tools to survive drought conditions this year. The board also called for higher awareness and more education for Utilities customers to […]
The Women’s Theatre Festival is dancing, strutting and fretting across the stage of the Millibo Art Theatre this coming weekend (March 19-22) with a lively mix of original plays, poetry, monologues, movement, and dance created for the theatre. Now in its 20th year, the WTF (fun acronym, eh?) has grown into one of the best […]
As data centers gain steam across the United States, Colorado Springs, too, has seen several centers set up shop and several more submit requests for their power- and water-thirsty facilities used for artificial intelligence and other data computing uses. But is Colorado Springs Utilities positioned to welcome these new data centers? What limits, if any, […]
