Press release courtesy of MSURA. The Manitou Springs Urban Renewal Authority (MSURA) is proud to announce that the long-vacant former La Fon/Paragon site at 123 Manitou Ave. has been awarded highly competitive federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), completing the projectās capital stack and making long-awaited affordable housing in Manitou Springs possible. […]
Bill Murray served on the Colorado Springs City Council from 2015-2023. This opinion piece is in response to the Colorado Springs Utilities Boardās unanimous vote on May 20 to raise CEO Travas Dealās pay from about $550,000 to $700,000 by next year. This City Council, which is also the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, should be […]
This story was first published by the Colorado Times Recorder. Read the original here. Despite having no statewide elected officials and dwindling numbers in the Colorado House and Senate, Republicans in Colorado are optimistic about the midterm elections. ā[U.S. Sen.] John Hickenlooper [D-CO] is being challenged by the most radical of state senators,ā said Colorado […]
The group Jews for Due Process held a rally for Hayam El Gamal and her five children in front of the Pioneers Museum Tuesday afternoon. The family, citizens of Egypt, immigrated to the U.S. from Kuwait in 2022 with B-1 visas. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), they filed for asylum on Sept. […]
Loving the Springs podcast brings the scoop on a variety of area news and summer happenings, plus a report on the recent block party celebrating Richard Skorman and Patricia Seator which passed the torch for Poor Richardās to Joe Cole and Sarah Gibeau-Cole. Pikes Peak Bulletin editor Heila Ershadi discusses updates on the Mel Flores […]
Republished with permission from KRCC – Read the original article or listen to the radio version here Colorado Springs resident Bradley White says a simple lever in his laundry room sends water from his washing machine outside and helps water shrubs in his yard. White has installed these residential graywater systems professionally in California for […]
Construction began this week to replace natural gas lines on Waltham Avenue in Manitou Springs. The effort is part of Colorado Springs Utilitiesā Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP), which aims to replace bare steel gas lines, which are susceptible to corrosion and leaks. Manitouās natural gas lines are part of CSUās system, which is composed […]
After failing to win approval of a prior State Senate bill that would have pushed the closure date of the coal-fired Ray D. Nixon Power Plant to 2040, this week Colorado Springs Utilities (often called Springs Utilities or CSU) celebrated the passage of an alternate bill that delays closure for three years, from December 2029 […]
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