Colorado Springs has never been the most queer-friendly city. Just one year after anti-LGBTQ+ Evangelical Protestant organization Focus on the Family moved their headquarters to the Springs, Colorado voters approved Amendment 2 with a 53% majority, legalizing discrimination based on sexual orientation in the state constitution. Because the amendment was written by religious fundamentalists from […]
Colorado has no shortage of homegrown wineries. High-altitude vineyards provide a favorable climate for grape growing and cool evening temperatures are beneficial to the vines as well. The Manitou Springs Wine Festival will celebrate 30 Colorado wineries at the 22nd annual festival June 7 from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at Memorial Park (502 Manitou Ave.). […]
Leah Gonzales is returning to her roots – beyond just metaphors of the earth. As she prepares to open her solo exhibition titled “Flowers Shall Grow, And I Am In Them,” she recalls winning one of her first art awards as a young student at Manitou Elementary School. “It was in the second grade and […]
COURTESY OF ARTS UPRISE Several local and regional arts organizations, artists, actors, directors, playwrights, a musician and a poet laureate have joined forces for The Arts Uprise Festival. Billed as “your best alternative to doomscrolling,” this creative tsunami teams the Millibo Art Theatre, the host venue, with original plays penned by Colorado playwrights, music by […]
Megan Andreozzi-Harris studied anthropology because she loved to travel, but equally important to her was developing personal connections and roots in a local community. As she got deeper into the profession, she realized researchers in her field often traveled for months at a time studying in foreign countries. “That’s just not really conducive for setting […]
Bronc Day promises family fun as Green Mountain Falls turns 135 Looking for a fun-filled day in the mountains? Mark your calendar for the 87th Annual Bronc Day Festival on Saturday, July 26, in Green Mountain Falls. As one of the longest-running festivals in the Pikes Peak region (since 1939), Bronc Day is more than […]
Beloved attraction to be preserved for future fun! Manitou Art Center to lead “Possibilities Project” After 92 years of ownership by the Kerns family, the Manitou Springs Penny Arcade has changed hands. The new owner, long-time Manitou resident John Weiss, pledges to have a lot of fun while caretaking America’s largest historic arcade west of […]
It’s the sound of pure joy. Beeping, jingling, roaring engine noises and the bugling of “Last Call,” the tune played before a horse race, blended with the elated screams and giggles of children. It’s the sound of Arcade Amusements, more commonly known as the Manitou Arcade, and for more than 90 years, through generations, that […]
INDOCTORINATION: Sun. May 18 Community Celebration Honoring 2025 Colorado College Honorary Doctorate Recipients Steve Wood, Jeff Bieri, and Ben Sturgulewski Hosted by Local Nonprofit Concrete Couch Colorado Springs, CO — The Catalyst Fund, KRCC, and Concrete Couch invite everyone to join us in celebrating the 2025 recipients of Colorado College’s Honorary Doctorates. The event will […]
The Patriarca family calls themselves American medical refugees. Stefany and Christian Patriarca, and their children Aliana, Giovanni and Sofia, uprooted from Florida and replanted themselves and the family business here in Colorado Springs nearly a decade ago to access medical marijuana for the youngest child, Sofia. When Sofia was just a few weeks old, she […]
People came from nearby Rockrimmon residences and towns miles away for the May 10 grand opening of a small library across the street from where the city’s second busiest library was until Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) shut it down last year. “We wanted to help our community fill the void left by Rockrimmon’s closure, […]
Territory Days is a staple of Old Colorado City. In 2025, the event marks its 50th year. Like mining to the gold rush era, Territory Days belongs on W. Colorado Avenue. For three days over Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, a spirited street festival takes over Old Colorado City – Colorado’s first Territorial Capital. Vendors, […]
Trump’s first administration from 2016 to 2020 eroded protections and support for LGBTQ+ and young adults with stances like not supporting the use of a person’s pronouns, banning transgender persons from the military, banning the rainbow flag at U.S. embassies and more. Today, just over 100 days into Trump 2.0, those policies are back – […]
As the weather warms, Art Walk is heating up, too. Crowds turned out for May’s First Friday Art Walk, which fortunately happened before soaking spring rainstorms rolled through the region. Many artists whose work was featured during Art Walk will be on display all month – so if you missed it on the month’s first […]
Border Burger (934 Manitou Ave.) hosted a crawfish boil fundraiser for the Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland Fire Team (SoCo) on Saturday, May 3, from noon to 5 p.m. SoCo supports wildland fire operations and training for seven fire departments (Hanover Fire Department, Security Fire Department, Stratmoor Hills Fire District, Southwest Highway 115 Fire Department, Fountain […]
In response to ‘A reader calls us out’: Opinion doesn’t need a ‘balanced approach’ Dear Editor, In response to your op-ed in the May 2 Pikes Peak Bulletin (“A reader calls us out and we consider his point”), a few things from it struck me enough to share my thoughts with you. First off, while […]
This week, the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, representing Colorado’s four Continuums of Care (CoCs), including the Pikes Peak CoC, released the state’s first-ever comprehensive State of Homelessness Report. This report provides baseline data on housing instability across Colorado and outlines pathways toward lasting solutions for homelessness. The report notes that in 2024, 52,806 people in […]
Navy veteran Pablo Capistrano stood up in the middle of Gallogly Hall at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, glanced at the typed notes he was holding, and started to tell his story to the crowd gathered for Sen. John Hickenlooper’s April 17 town hall. His parents had brought him to the United States […]
You don’t have to travel far this summer to find world-class entertainment. The 17th Annual Green Box Arts Festival takes place June 27 through July 12 in Green Mountain Falls, about a 25-minute drive from downtown Colorado Springs and 10 minutes from Manitou. Design your own personal itinerary by choosing from a menu of artistic […]
Here’s where to shop, dine, unwind and even sip as you celebrate the most important lady in your life – Mom! Colorado Salt Cave Wellness Center (4647 Centennial Blvd.) 719-401-7996 A visit to the Salt Cave Wellness Center can be a short excursion or a full immersion into the most current healing and cleansing trends. […]
