Public safety is the No. 1 priority
As your mayor, I believe there is no higher priority than ensuring the safety and security of our city. It’s…
Where home is and has been is the story of a life
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Do…
OPINION: I can’t sing Kumbaya while we march toward tyranny
This opinion piece is in response to “Pikes Peak Bulletin needs opinion piece policy to avoid shutting voices out” by…
Come meet reindeer calf Juniper! Hilltop Reindeer Ranch offers year-round farm visits
In 2018, I placed a big black checkmark next to a lifelong goal at the top of my bucket list…
Tickets on sale for live music event to benefit Mineral Springs Foundation
COURTESY OF THE MINERAL SPRINGS FOUNDATION Enjoy hors d’oeuvres , a specialty cocktail crafted with Manitou’s spring water and live…
Trump 2.0 Did ICE break the law during Colorado Springs nightclub raid? Rights group says they might have
Nearly a month after the April 27 raid on an illegal nightclub in Colorado Springs, an immigrants’ rights group continued…
Conservative news program partners with CO Springs school district, plans to ‘take the media back’
This article first appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. Peak News, the “citizen journalism” initiative led by conservative activists and…
Dachshunds and dryads: A preview of June’s First Friday Art Walk
First Friday Art Walk should be the most wonderful evening of the month, but without proper planning, it can turn…
Despite rising hate, Pikes Peak Pride prevails
Colorado Springs has never been the most queer-friendly city. Just one year after anti-LGBTQ+ Evangelical Protestant organization Focus on the…
Colorado’s Republican delegation defends votes to cut Medicaid
This story was originally published in the Colorado Times Recorder. The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s proposed…
Nominee for library board fails to win COS City Council approval
Hours after County Commissioners unanimously voted for Kaname “Kenny” Kuniyuki to fill the seat on the Pikes Peak Library District…
Flowers Shall Grow, And I Am In Them Local artist Leah Gonzales’ solo exhibition invites reconnection with nature
Leah Gonzales is returning to her roots – beyond just metaphors of the earth. As she prepares to open her…
OPINION: Letters from the past reveal people just like us
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Decades…
The Arts Uprise Festival is your best alternative to doomscrolling
COURTESY OF ARTS UPRISE Several local and regional arts organizations, artists, actors, directors, playwrights, a musician and a poet laureate…
Matt Heinz anxious to establish culture in Manitou football program
Of the many things that could have made the Manitou Springs football coaching job appealing to Matt Heinz, it was…
Dear Mrs. Hughes May 30
Dear Mrs. Hughes, What is the proper etiquette for meeting new neighbors? When I was young and we moved, we…
Letter to COS council alleges Norwood responsible for wastewater expansion cost – but ratepayers are footing the bill
Colorado Springs’ $400 million Eastern Wastewater System Expansion (EWSE) – which all CSU ratepayers started paying for in January of…
ICE says 86 patrons of raided COS nightclub in Aurora detention center
Scores of people who U.S. officials called “illegal aliens” when they were rounded up in the April raid of an…
Manitou Springs City Council to cut marijuana tax
The Manitou Springs City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to cut taxes on recreational cannabis by half…
Hunt or Gather buying club provides locally grown food at wholesale prices
Megan Andreozzi-Harris studied anthropology because she loved to travel, but equally important to her was developing personal connections and roots…