In this issue, we’re premiering a new series called Partner Profiles. These features by our ace account executive/journalist Heila Ershadi will highlight the stories behind local businesses and events working and happening in Manitou Springs, Old Colorado City/the Westside and lower Ute Pass who provide crucial financial support by advertising with us. This is our […]
Remember walking into the Manitou Springs Heritage Center on a sunny day, when the old garage door was open? Remember feeling a little claustrophobic while moving through the space crammed with display cases and dividers, all under dim lights dangling from the ceiling? Well, not any more. After months of work, the tired old building […]
Meg the pup is nervous. She’s getting her hair cut at Good Dog Manitou Dog Grooming, and she isn’t sure about the man wielding the clippers and razor. She doesn’t need to worry, though. Everette Andrews knows what he’s doing — more importantly, he absolutely loves animals. “I’ve just always felt like I can communicate […]
The Bulletin is partnering with Old Colorado City Associates to bring our readers and visitors everything you need to know about Territory Days, the award-winning event that’s become a multi-generational tradition on Memorial Day weekend. A four-page pullout will appear in our May 24 issue; it will include a map of activity and vendor locations, […]
Manitou Springs is renowned for its fun major festivals that draw people from around Colorado and beyond. But when those people leave town, they can leave behind a mess. The organizers of events such as the Commonwheel Labor Day Arts Festival and the Manitou Springs Colorado Wine Festival are working hard and being thoughtful about […]
Not far from the hurly-burly of Manitou Avenue, it’s so peaceful that deer feel safe hunkering down under trees even as humans walk by a few yards away. That gentle spirit that permeates Flying Pig Farm on Keithley Road is also evident in Barak Ben-Amots, the nonprofit farm’s executive director. As he hosts a tour […]
The city of Manitou Springs continues to look for ways to reduce traffic congestion — and the resultant pollution — in the downtown area during peak tourism season. One of the latest strategies: the Manitou Express, a small (very small) fleet of electric trams. During spring break season, the two 15-passenger vehicles have been puttering […]
I’ve never met Sandra Fish, but she’s my hero. If you haven’t read about the Colorado Sun reporter on page 2 of this issue, please do so. I’m immensely proud of her for her insistence on freedom of the press, and for the job she’s done for decades. Here’s an excerpt of her biography on […]
How often do you think about soil? Of course, this time of year, gardeners and farmers have studied the soil in their backyards and fields, deciding what they need to do to make it yield the best and largest crops of flowers and vegetables. But how often do you really think about this fundamental, complex, […]
We’re already planning our April issues, and I’m pleased to report that we have a lot of great content in the pipeline. Whether you’re a longtime or brand-new subscriber, or pick up copies at one of our dozens of distribution locations (see pikespeakbulletin.org/distribution-locations for details), you’ll find something interesting and informative next month in the […]
One year ago, March 15, 2023, I was laid off from my job as the Bulletin’s editor. It was not a huge surprise, and I’d already started making plans for finding another way to support myself financially. I was in our publishing company’s office in downtown Colorado Springs as my colleagues from the Colorado Springs […]
Emily Begin’s workplace isn’t for everyone: It can be cold and windy, the work is strenuous and she and her colleagues have to be vigilant about lightning strikes. Still, she loves working for The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway as a section crew assistant foreman. Every day is different on those 8.9 miles […]
Nobody knows exactly when or why Carl (or Karl) Schwanbeck decided to change his name; in about 1870, he took the name Charles Adams, possibly at his fiancé’s request. If he hadn’t, we could be driving over the Schwanbeck Crossing bridge on our way from Manitou Springs to Old Colorado City. Schwanbeck was born in […]
The city of Manitou Springs wants residents, business owners and visitors to know more about Public Works operations before, during and after snowstorms. Eric Karlson, streets and stormwater supervisor for the past five years, broke away from preparing for the Feb. 16-17 inclement weather to answer a few questions. “I supervise a crew of five […]
When it comes to feeding others, the most important ingredient just might be love. Maybe that’s why the food from Otis’s BBQ is so happy-tummy good. Drive by the food truck parked at 23 Manitou Ave., on the El Colorado Lodge grounds, and you can’t help noticing the bold red-and-yellow signs. “Who’s Otis?” you might […]
The gallery is ablaze with colors, overflowing with texture in organic currents of fiber and wood that are somehow both serene and exciting. At the center of it: a small 84-year-old woman. Sophie Cowman has spent decades working on her art — but she’s uncomfortable being called an artist. She prefers “craftsman.” No lofty descriptions […]
It’s a bittersweet time for Alex Trefry as he prepares to leave his position as public information officer for the city of Manitou Springs. It’s a job he loves in a community he loves. But, at 25, Trefry is ready to take this next step on the career ladder. His last day will be Friday, […]
Maybe you know Audrey Gray from the art she creates using different-colored soils and other natural materials, or maybe you know her face from Adam’s Mountain Café. Now, get to know her as the interim executive director of Creative Alliance Manitou Springs (CRANE). Gray joined the Manitou Springs Arts Council in 2010 and was a […]
Manitou Springs is known for its iconic traditions of fruitcake tossing, coffin racing, Carnivale parading and gumbo tasting. They started as “fly by the seat of your pants, ‘hey, everybody, let’s dress up and parade on Manitou Avenue’” sort of events. They were so much fun that volunteers kept stepping up to ensure they continued. […]
It all started when Peggie Yager went for a walk 15 or 16 years ago. The longtime chatelaine of Miramont Castle was strolling the neighborhood, thinking about the beautiful decorations she and her helpers had set up throughout the building the Manitou Springs Historical Society owns. “I thought how sad it was that we didn’t […]
