Candidates for El Paso County Commissioner Districts 1 and 5 took part in a candidate forum at Church for All Nations â just down the hall from a room labeled âUFO Nephilim and the Coming Deceptionâ â this week. The forum was moderated by Ken Davis, chair of the El Paso County Republican Party, and […]
Hello, readers. Please give a warm welcome to Carol Wood as the Pikes Peak Bulletinâs new board chair. Weâre so excited to have her expertise and experience to guide us through this challenging time for journalism. In case you havenât heard, the news industry is scrambling to reinvent itself for the online (and now AI-driven) […]
Saturday nightâs shooting at the annual White House Correspondentsâ Dinner raises so many questions. First and foremost, was it real or was it staged? My friend Ted, a longtime journalist, posted that same night on Facebook that his wife, Mary Ann, a college professor, announced over dinner: âI think Trump is going to get shot […]
Update April 27: The El-Gamal family was re-released on Saturday night and remains out of ICE custody at the time of this update. Just hours after Hayam El-Gamal and her five children, aged 18 to five, arrived back in Colorado after 10 months in an ICE detention facility in Texas, the family has been rearrested […]
To the editor: Southeast Colorado Springs is one of the most diverse areas of the city, with a large BIPOC population, and yet it continues to experience persistent disparities in infrastructure investment, public services, and health outcomes. We all see it in slower road maintenance compared to other parts of the city. We see it […]
State law âprotects an individual from civil arrest while the person is present at a courthouse or on its environs, or while going to, attending, or coming from a court proceeding.â But reports indicate federal immigration enforcement may not be following this law â including in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), a […]
Community members gathered at Colorado Springs City Hall Sunday to ask for the release of the Soliman family â Hayam El-Gamal and her five children, aged 18 to five â from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. The family, citizens of Egypt, immigrated to the U.S. from Kuwait in 2022 with B-1 visas. According to […]
It has been more than five years since a settlement was reached in Smokebrush Foundation v. City of Colorado Springs. The lawsuit stemmed from Smokebrushâs claim that staff was harmed by contaminants from a former Colorado Springs Utilities coal gasification plant site (25 Cimino Drive) that migrated onto theirs (219 W. Colorado Avenue). The Settlement […]
Editor’s note: Learn about Colorado Springs Utilities’ timeline and process as it explores potential updates to its Net Metering Program for residential solar customers, including its Net Metering Newsletter. To the editor: Colorado Springs Utilities is currently developing a rooftop solar customer rate case. Rooftop solar owners have made significant financial investments in energy generation […]
Colorado has joined 22 other states in proposing restrictions on what SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ) recipients are permitted to buy â a politically convenient response to food insecurity that targets the choices of people struggling to eat rather than the systems that make eating well out of reach. The waiver would prohibit the […]
Let’s stop pretending that there is any strategy happening. Trump’s threat to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz isn’t some calculated show of strength. It’s a reckless move that puts global stability, and everyday people, on the line without any clear plan for what comes next. Deadlines, threats, and talk of military action might sound […]
This is part one in a two-part series. Part two will explore reactions to Wayne Williams’ appointment as the mayor’s chief of staff from other officials and the public. Last Friday, I met with Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his new interim chief of staff, Wayne Willams, in the mayorâs penthouse suite on the […]
In Americaâs great battle between hope and fear, fear certainly gained the upper hand this month. When our president threatens to end an entire civilization because his war of choice painted him into a corner, and our Congress couldnât be bothered to come back from vacation to stop him, itâs easy to give up hope. […]
Jason Green, the co-founder and COO of Raeden, fielded questions from often irate residents during a presentation Tuesday evening on a proposed data center near Garden of the Gods Road and Centennial Boulevard. The location is adjacent to the Chelsea Glen neighborhood, and residents packed a conference room in the Hyatt Place near the would-be […]
The City Auditorâs Office released an audit report on April 3 addressing allegations made to the that officeâs Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline that an âelected officialâs security detail was completing tasks on behalf of the official,â and that the âelected official used their City-issued vehicle for personal use.â While the report didnât identify the […]
The iconic Union Printers Home (UPH) will become a hotel if the ownersâ vision is realized â and Urban Renewal dollars could offset some of the costs, including the price tag for historic preservation of the unique landmark structures. Turning the four historic buildings â the main castle plus three others â into overnight lodging […]
Colorado Springs Utilities will consider moving the Horizon Power Plant from the Horizon Utility Campus southeast of the Colorado Springs Airport after a federal government-sanctioned panel determined that plumes the plant would emit would pose âa high-risk hazard for aircraft.â Itâs not clear how much it would cost to relocate the power plant from the […]
Colorado Springs Tenants (COST) launched their citywide union Saturday during a meeting at First Congregational Church. In October, the group saw success organizing residents of the Acacia Park and Centennial Plaza apartments, who expressed concerns over Colorado Springs Housing Authority (CHSA)âs refusal to meet or negotiate directly with residents, and residentsâ longstanding concerns over conditions […]
There are a lot of books out in the wild about how to prepare, train, gear up, plan, survive or whatever for outdoor recreation. Some are pretty dense, some overly simplistic, some used as disguises to promote a line of products the author wants you to buy â and some are pretty good. My experience […]
In preparation for the April 10 Lantern Parade, Concrete Couch will be hosting Lantern building workshops this week at the Manitou Arts Center. The workshops are open to all, and run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. March 24, 25, and 26. âThis is our 15th annual Lantern Parade,â said Thomas Pantoja, Concrete Couchâs community […]
