Greg Johnson, left, hands a check to Gerard “Star” Starling as American Legion Post 39 Commander Tom Coca watches Tuesday, Aug. 17, in the post’s headquarters at 634 Manitou Ave. Johnson is the commander of the local Sons of the American Legion and Starling is a longtime city employee. The $500 check from the Sons […]
The Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Emma Crawford Coffin Races will not return in 2021. With the increasing impact of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the chamber and the city have made the difficult decision to postpone the event’s return until 2022. It also was canceled in 2020. Festivities honoring the […]
By De Lane Bredvik, President, Manitou Springs Arts Council The National Fitness Campaign (NFC) and the Keith Haring Foundation, late last October, identified Manitou Springs as one of 10 possible sites for a new series of art/fitness courts. A fitness court is a 38-by-38-square-foot workout and stretch station that has been developed and refined for […]
Sometimes, a little spark is all that’s needed to ignite a roaring fire. That’s been the case for the Manitou Springs football team this season and it was no different in the Mustangs’ 44-14 win over Manual on April 23. In previous games, it had been a long touchdown pass from Caleb Allen to Joah […]
Organizers of the premiere annual arts event in the Ute Pass area are serving notice that they intend for the Green Box Arts Festival to continue blazing trails. On Saturday, April 24, ground was broken for construction on a James Turrell Skyspace, nestled into a hillside near Green Mountain Falls. Turrell, who was born in […]
Colorado vaccination providers have resumed giving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after a two-week pause. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Join Vaccine Task Force approved the resumption on Friday, April 23. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had recommended the pause […]
Courtesy of the city of Manitou Springs In 2019, Manitou Springs passed a tree-planting resolution and, in 2020, earned Tree City USA status. Since then, the city, the Manitou Springs Climate Action Work Group and many volunteers planted 150 trees in our many parks, the Crystal Valley Cemetery and other public spaces. We initially planted […]
By Rhonda Van Pelt The Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage program receives funds from a three-tenths of 1 percent increase in the city’s use and sales tax rates. Manitou Springs voters approved the measure, which earmarks 66 percent of the funds for facility improvements and operations at the Carnegie Library building, Manitou Art Center, Manitou […]
