This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Who among us has not succumbed to Amazon’s siren song? You can get whatever you want from your favorite megabusiness within a day or so, appropriately packaged and shipped, often incorporating absurdly low prices with surprisingly […]
[The Pikes Peak Bulletin is a sponsor of this event. – ed.] What if new development around Colorado Springs and across the nation was focused on people instead of cars? That is one question the community organizers of People Centered Colorado Springs want us all to consider at their first-ever People Centered Film Festival with […]
Old Colorado City held a Mystical Stroll on July 11 – an immersive evening where the streets come alive with magic. If you missed this one, don’t worry. You can enjoy the enchantment of upcoming strolls on July 25, Aug. 8 and 22, and Sept. 5.
The towers can be seen rising above the treetops when you approach the stone archway leading onto the grounds of the Union Printers Home. It was called “The Castle On the Hill” back in its heyday, and with good reason. Composed of 300 acres including an onsite farm, parklike settings surrounding 20 to 30 buildings, […]
Marijuana is still a, shall we say, burning issue for the Colorado Springs City Council. For months, debate in Council has covered everything from whether recreational weed should be sold in the city, to who should sell it, how far should they be from places frequented by kids and people with substance use disorders, to […]
Council denied the appeal of Planning Commission decisions regarding the boundary adjustment and variances at 360 Via Linda Vista and 370 Via Linda Vista. “Normally when there is a disagreement between two adjacent homeowners or land owners and they can’t come to an agreement about a boundary, like where does that fence go or who […]
Have you ever thought about serving your community and helping shape the future of Manitou Springs? The City of Manitou Springs announces that a Regular Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, to elect a Mayor and three City Councilmembers, representing Wards 1, 2, and 3. Regular Elections are conducted on the first […]
This article was first published in the Colorado Sun. The six-bedroom home on a shady southwest Denver street was built in the 1960s, a ranch-style with a series of connecting rooms, a kitchen skylight, and a serving window to pass food to the living room. The art covering nearly every wall falls mostly into two […]
A few months after he bought the nearly 100-year-old Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs, serial entrepreneur John Weiss was crowd-sourcing ideas to ensure the Arcade remains a “tremendous resource” for the city while preserving its traditional character. That could be described as the ambiance of a British seaside town minus the soft ice cream with […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Facing an uncomfortable reality has never been my strongpoint. Eight years ago, I crashed my bike and woke up in a hospital in urgent care. I thought I’d be okay in a few weeks, but it […]
Dear Mrs. Hughes, Is it ever appropriate to lie? If so, how do you know where the line begins and ends? I was raised to value honesty. I ask myself if clinging to this ideal is noble or just downright stupid? I see everyone around me lying to some extent to get ahead both personally […]
PHOTOS BY KADIE KIRKPATRICK
PHOTOS BY KADIE KIRKPATRICK Crowds turned out for a sweet and wholesome evening on June 7 as the annual ice cream social and pie baking contest was held at Soda Springs Park in Manitou Springs. This year’s winners in the adult category are Abbie Laine for her “Blueberry Basil Babes” pie in first place; Natalie […]
Following the June 25 State of the Utility address, Colorado Springs Utilities CEO Travas Deal spoke with the Pikes Peak Bulletin about his organization’s relationship with Manitou Springs and the project on Ruxton Avenue, which hundreds of thousands of people use to access the Cog Railway each year. “What we always try to do with […]
Colorado Springs City Council voted on June 24 not to shelve an ordinance that would allow it to solicit grant applications from nonprofits to receive funds raised through recreational marijuana sales, and recommend to Mayor Yemi Mobolade how to spend the pot money. Freshman Councilor Kimberly Gold proposed removing the ordinance from the consent agenda […]
Treasure hunt with a purpose: Red Cloud’s annual yard sale July 3-6 The Red Cloud Foundation is hosting their annual summer yard sale this weekend in Green Mountain Falls. Now in its 13th year, the event is a cornerstone of support for local addiction recovery. Donations of gently used items (no large furniture, mattresses, TVs […]
[The Pikes Peak Bulletin is one of the organizations sponsoring the Manitou Springs Pride Fest. – Ed.] Manitou Springs Pride Fest is relying on community fundraising after facing funding challenges this year – but the party is on! Manitou Pride will be held on Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Soda […]
“Welcome to Colorful Colorado” greets everyone who enters the state on any of the major highways. The state’s colors inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful” after seeing the purple mountains majesty and amber waves of grain from the summit of Pikes Peak. Colorado is indeed colorful, and likely much more than Bates […]
Flailing my arms about in front of the motion detection camera to slice the flying fruit salad onscreen, I felt that same gleeful bemusement my parents must have felt the first time they played “Wii Sports.” As an employee blended a smoothie behind the juice bar, I was playing “Fruit Ninja” with the ingredients. The […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of Warren Epstein only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. We go on with life. It’s what we do. We brush our teeth. We go to work. We play pickleball. We walk our dogs. We watch TV. Normal stuff. Even though, when we watch TV, we […]
