Council considers regulation of natural healing centers
Colorado’s Proposition 122, passed by voters in 2022, allows for legal regulated access to psilocybin mushrooms and psilocin. This week…
Stan VanderWerf runs against Marc Snyder for Senate District 12
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. In El Paso County’s Senate District 12, Colorado Rep. Marc Snyder…
Colorado Springs City Council redistricting moves forward
Colorado Springs is in the process of redistricting its six city council districts. According to the city charter, redistricting must…
Get into the Halloween spirit with Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours
Looking for a fun way to spend an evening during the spooky season? Haunted Manitou Springs Ghost Tours provides a…
Housing, immigration hot topics in El Paso County’s District 3 Commissioner race
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. El Paso County’s District 3 County Commissioner race is one of…
Speed camera ordinance passes first reading
This week the Manitou Springs City Council moved ahead with its plan to implement radar speed cameras by introducing an…
Mayor’s State of the City at odds with People’s State of the City
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade gave the annual State of the City address Tuesday morning at the Broadmoor, discussing the…
Competing priorities in El Paso County’s first competitive commissioner races in decades
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. This year, El Paso County voters have a real chance at…
Manitou Council accepts land, considers water meter replacement
This week the Manitou Springs City Council voted to accept a land donation of four parcels of land adjacent to…
Coming soon: speed cameras
Last week, Manitou Springs Police Chief Bill Otto gave City Council an informational presentation on speed cameras. Joining Otto to…
D11 approves $4,735,500 for Palmer High School project – Architect Risley questions fairness of contract process
Last week, Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) awarded a $4,735,500 contract to RTA Architects, in partnership with NES Landscape…
Manitou Springs Mayor faces recall effort
Manitou Springs Mayor John Graham could face a recall election before the end of this year. During a July 22…
Council approves demolition, considers land donation
This Tuesday the Manitou Springs City Council considered the demolition application for the Green Willow Motel cottages on Manitou Avenue…
Manitou Springs Open Space Advisory Committee tables Friends of Ruxton resolution
During the July 22 meeting of the Manitou Springs Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC), the committee tabled a resolution brought…
Denver District Court temporarily blocks grocery merger
On July 25 a Denver District Court granted a Preliminary Injunction that will block the nationwide merger between grocery giants…
Complete timeline of the Jenkins Proposal
Documents obtained by the Pikes Peak Bulletin via a Colorado Open Records Act request now provide a complete timeline of…
Colorado Ave. Safeway to be impacted by grocery chain merger
Apotential merger between grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons could impact 91 Safeway stores in Colorado, including the Westside’s Safeway on…
Residents speak out on proposed development
Despite David and Chris Jenkins canceling their scheduled July 16 presentation for Manitou Springs City Council, over a dozen residents…
Complete Timeline of the Jenkins Proposal
Documents obtained by the Pikes Peak Bulletin via a Colorado Open Records Act request now provide a complete timeline of…
Council Approves Road, Pool Contracts, Establishes Memorandum with Urban Renewal Authority
During the July 9 Manitou Springs City Council meeting, contracts were approved for the 2024 Street Maintenance Project and to…