Remembering good times, good friends
Absent the Colorado Springs Independent and the Business Journal, I would never have written for any newspaper. But after the…
Photographers have long focused attention on Pikes Peak region
Photography has enlightened, amused and amazed Colorado residents since the 1870s, when pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson loaded his mules…
The wild and woolly world of our region’s early newspapers
Small local newspapers were abundant in 19th and early 20th century Colorado. Every town, however small, boasted its own weekly…
Hatching plans to break away from domineering neighbor proposed for Colorado Springs?
On a bright and cheerful morning last week, I drove a few blocks from our Westside house to the Old…
What can OCC learn from high-rise proposed for Colorado Springs?
The latest gigantic downtown high-rise apartment building scheme debuted a few days ago, and was duly saluted by a front-page…
Time to slam the brakes on speeding through OCC
Old Colorado City businesses and residents can be scrappy and argumentative, but one thing unites them: Something has to be…
Want to have a wonderful life? Collect and treasure books
The demise of the Colorado Springs branch of the Tattered Cover was sad but predictable. Downtown Colorado Springs has long…
Artists left indelible mark on the Pikes Peak region
This area has been home to extraordinary muralists, lithographers, sculptors, photographers, ceramicists and painters. Many were fun, adventurous and thoroughly…
Short Line’s creators were on the right track
Unlike our Manitou Springs neighbors, we who live or do business in Old Colorado City or the Westside don’t have…
We’ll keep a close watch on developments in west Colorado Springs
After the Ides of March, when the collapse of Sixty35 Media led to a forced exodus of employees and contributors,…