Gazette-Telegraph clippings on Steele School are window to different time
Growing up in Colorado Springs in the ’40s and ’50s, the Gazette-Telegraph ruled the world of events and information. The…
Remembering the tough, talented Eliza Greatorex, 1800s artist and author
Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819-1897), a leading 19th century author/artist/traveler and historic preservationist, is almost unknown today. I became interested in…
Linda Weise serves Colorado Springs well
It’s reasonable to say that Linda Weise has had the same impact on Colorado Springs as skyrockets on the 4th…
Dogs, books and art: A cure for the winter blues
As I sit safely ensconced in my second-story office/library/spare bedroom in our beloved Westside home, it’s a bright and sunny…
A People’s History of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
It’s good to see that the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is actually re-engaging with its illustrious past, beginning with…
Politicians and the media: a cross-eyed look at both
In the course of my four score years plus four, I’ve learned a few simple lessons about politics, the media…
Money for nothing, good times for free
As a longtime art collector, I was horrified but not surprised when someone bought a banana duct taped to the…
The Hazlehurst Memoirs, Part 4: That time I was a drug kingpin
It was great to be back in Grenada, footloose and fancy free. I had saved a few bucks, and the…
The Hazlehurst Memoirs Part 3: Skirting stock regs in 1970s NYC and liberating a boat from the French
Intro to the Hazlehurst Memoirs Nov. 5, 2024 – Election Day! Like many of us in our sadly divided electorate,…
The Hazlehurst Memoirs Part 2: Sailing around the world and into a new life
Intro to the Hazlehurst Memoirs Nov. 5, 2024 – Election Day! Like many of us in our sadly divided electorate,…
The Hazlehurst Memoirs: A Colorado Springs youth in the 40s and 50s
Intro to the Hazlehurst Memoirs Nov. 5, 2024 – Election Day! Like many of us in our sadly divided electorate,…
A planned surgery and an unplanned one: Gratitude for a loving community
Wednesday, Oct. 11 – just another beautiful October day, somewhat diminished by the prospect of Thursday’s plastic surgery to rebuild…
October is Arts Month: A-r-t in OCC
Old Colorado City may not be a “real” city, since it’s nominally part of Colorado Springs, but we Westsiders think…
Can’t part with the art
What’s the difference between an art collector and an art hoarder? I found out last weekend, when I tried sporadically…
A nod to OCC’s historic homes, as I prepare to say goodbye to mine
What do humans do for shelter and safety? We may have started in caves, but we soon began to build.…
But what about the childless dog ladies?
Thanks to J.D. Vance, we can assume that many “childless cat ladies” that might have voted for the Trump-Vance ticket…
We need to de-geezify Washington
The great 18th-century French diplomat Charles Talleyrand said of the exiled Bourbons, who sought to return the Monarchy after the…
Old Colorado City and Downtown: A tale of two avenues
Here’s some good news for businesses in Old Colorado City and the historic Westside: our friendly rivals in Downtown Colorado…
A nation of noisemakers
We may be, as our national anthem reminds us, “The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave,”…
Looking toward a post-election Colorado Springs
November 5, 1940. That was the day that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to a third term, much to the…