Community members gathered at Colorado Springs City Hall Sunday to ask for the release of the Soliman family – Hayam El-Gamal and her five children, aged 18 to five – 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 Smokebrush’s 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 – 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 mayor’s penthouse suite on the […]
In America’s 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 couldn’t be bothered to come back from vacation to stop him, it’s 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 Auditor’s Office released an audit report on April 3 addressing allegations made to the that office’s Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline that an “elected official’s security detail was completing tasks on behalf of the official,” and that the “elected official used their City-issued vehicle for personal use.” While the report didn’t identify the […]
The iconic Union Printers Home (UPH) will become a hotel if the owners’ vision is realized – 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 – the main castle plus three others – 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 “a high-risk hazard for aircraft.” It’s 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)’s refusal to meet or negotiate directly with residents, and residents’ 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 – 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. “This is our 15th annual Lantern Parade,” said Thomas Pantoja, Concrete Couch’s community […]
The Pikes Peak Bulletin is proud to partner with Loving the Springs, a twice-monthly podcast co-hosted by Springs booster Carrie Simison along with self-described “local gadflies” Al Brody and Dave Gardner. Loving the Springs covers recreation, the arts, government, business, politics and more – and Bulletin writers make frequent guest appearances to discuss the latest […]
In the center of a bustling intersection in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs is a statue of city founder William J. Palmer astride his horse. Palmer was a lifelong civil rights advocate, a Quaker abolitionist who broke the religion’s doctrine of nonviolence to become a general in the Union Army, writing to his church […]
As beautiful as Colorado is during the day, some of its real beauty comes out at night, when the state’s legendary dark skies really open up. I wrote about Colorado’s nocturnal elegance in an article back in July of last year. A petition drive is underway as the first step in creating a new “Dark […]
Preparing for likely drought Bracing for what could be a dry season, the Colorado Springs Utilities Board resolved on Wednesday to enter “water shortage preparation,” a move that staff said would provide more operational tools to survive drought conditions this year. The board also called for higher awareness and more education for Utilities customers to […]
The Women’s Theatre Festival is dancing, strutting and fretting across the stage of the Millibo Art Theatre this coming weekend (March 19-22) with a lively mix of original plays, poetry, monologues, movement, and dance created for the theatre. Now in its 20th year, the WTF (fun acronym, eh?) has grown into one of the best […]
As data centers gain steam across the United States, Colorado Springs, too, has seen several centers set up shop and several more submit requests for their power- and water-thirsty facilities used for artificial intelligence and other data computing uses. But is Colorado Springs Utilities positioned to welcome these new data centers? What limits, if any, […]
