On a recent Sunday, I went to meet Mel Flores at the nonprofit Chinook Center ā a self-described āprogressive, mission-driven community spaceā located in a strip mall off Airport Road ā to talk with him about his work for the local chapter of Migra Watch, a volunteer organization assisting persons affected by encounters with Immigration […]
Earlier this month, Midway resident and water quality activist Liz Rosenbaum wrote an email to Colorado politicians, state health officials, Wigwam Mutual Water Company staff and others asking when her homeās tap water would be free of PFAS ā a group of industrial chemicals used in a wide variety of consumer products ā and safe […]
On Sunday, June 14, the Pikes Peak Bulletin and Community Anchor Academy hosted a gubernatorial Southside Candidate Forum. The forum discussed issues from a Southside perspective. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser was the only major-party candidate to attend. An article about the forum as a whole may be found here. A video recording of the […]
On Sunday, June 14, the Pikes Peak Bulletin and Community Anchor Academy hosted a gubernatorial Southside Candidate Forum. Moderated by Kimberly Gold, the Colorado Springs City Councilor for District 4 representing Southeast Colorado Springs, the forum was an opportunity to get to know candidates for governor in this yearās election and talk about issues from […]
In the late 1940s, a teenaged Barbara Grier scandalized her Colorado Springs high school counselor by saying she was a lesbian ā and she refused to keep it a secret. In 1969, Donaciano Martinez co-founded the Gay Liberation Front of Colorado Springs. The Front held support groups in membersā homes to talk about issues around […]
State Rep. Amy Paschal (D-Colorado Springs) recently contacted Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib and Karin Asensio, the state partyās executive director, to complain about a document sent by Congressional District 5 candidate Joe Reaganās senior campaign advisor to the Pikes Peak Bulletin. The document at issue in Paschalās complaint was about Reaganās Democratic primary […]
Coloradoās fifth congressional district (CO-05), mainly made up of Colorado Springs, has been held by a Republican since the district was created more than 50 years ago. But Democrats think that could change in this yearās election, which has put a national spotlight on the race. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) hails CO-05 as […]
Charges against Mel Flores ā the army veteran who was facing three Class 2 misdemeanor charges for allegedly obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surveillance activity in October of last year ā were dropped as part of a plea deal in a separate case. That separate case stemmed from Flores āobstructing a highway or passagewayā […]
This is part two in a two-part series. Part one is an interview with Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his new chief of staff, Wayne Williams, on working together and building coalitions. Plenty of people have opinions on Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade picking Wayne Williams, his former rival in the 2023 mayoral election, […]
Hello, readers. Please give a warm welcome to Carol Wood as the Pikes Peak Bulletinās new board chair. Weāre so excited to have her expertise and experience to guide us through this challenging time for journalism. In case you havenāt heard, the news industry is scrambling to reinvent itself for the online (and now AI-driven) […]
State law āprotects an individual from civil arrest while the person is present at a courthouse or on its environs, or while going to, attending, or coming from a court proceeding.ā But reports indicate federal immigration enforcement may not be following this law ā including in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), a […]
It has been more than five years since a settlement was reached in Smokebrush Foundation v. City of Colorado Springs. The lawsuit stemmed from Smokebrushās claim that staff was harmed by contaminants from a former Colorado Springs Utilities coal gasification plant site (25 Cimino Drive) that migrated onto theirs (219 W. Colorado Avenue). The Settlement […]
This is part one in a two-part series. Part two will explore reactions to Wayne Williams’ appointment as the mayor’s chief of staff from other officials and the public. Last Friday, I met with Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his new interim chief of staff, Wayne Willams, in the mayorās penthouse suite on the […]
The iconic Union Printers Home (UPH) will become a hotel if the ownersā vision is realized ā and Urban Renewal dollars could offset some of the costs, including the price tag for historic preservation of the unique landmark structures. Turning the four historic buildings ā the main castle plus three others ā into overnight lodging […]
Iām the editor of the Pikes Peak Bulletin. A reader sent me an email because he was disappointed in an article I wrote recently, āStudents offered counseling after agents in tactical gear detain person outside high school.ā I decided to share his email and my response to it because I think he asks a fair […]
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 religionās doctrine of nonviolence to become a general in the Union Army, writing to his church […]
Mill Street Community Benefits All members asked Colorado Springs City Council at its regular meeting on Feb. 24 to delay a vote on the Moreno and Cascade Urban Renewal Plan until the project developer signed an agreement to preserve housing affordability and prevent displacement of current residents. However, the council passed the resolution 7-2. Councilors […]
As the Pikes Peak Bulletin reported in December, when the website containing the online archives of the Colorado Springs Independent ā a progressive alt-weekly known affectionately as the Indy ā went dark in 2023 after a poorly executed website migration, an entire historical record disappeared into the digital night. Decades of award-winning investigative journalism, arts […]
I posted a meme last month on my personal Facebook page and a right-wing Facebook friend said it promoted lies (it didnāt, it was an opinion based on facts) and that posts like mine are why people have lost faith in journalism. I responded that in normal times I would not feel the need to […]
Residents of the Mill Street neighborhood on the south end of downtown, organized as the Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition, are urging Colorado Springs City Council to withhold approval of a Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority (CSURA) plan. The plan would use around $10.3 million of taxpayer money to subsidize construction of a luxury […]
