Sweep over Lamar puts Manitou baseball in Tri-Peaks driver’s seat PHOTO AND STORY BY DANIEL MOHRMANN After splitting a doubleheader with Salida to kick off Tri-Peaks League play, the Manitou Springs baseball team knew it had to get at least one back against Lamar. But they happily took two. The Mustangs beat Lamar in their […]
The owners of the Colorado Springs Independent and Colorado Springs Business Journal, Kevin O’Neil and J.W. Roth, sold the publications to Colorado Media Group earlier this week. Citing a lack of “alignment between the leadership and the editorial direction of the papers,” O’Neil and Roth have moved to dissolve the Pikes Peak Media Company. Roth […]
Manitou Springs City Council issued a proclamation Tuesday night officially recognizing the Bear Brothers site, commonly known as the Gog and Magog rocks. “According to Ute tradition, two brothers were hunting near the massive boulders of Manitou Springs, named by white settlers and commonly known as Gog and Magog rocks,” read Mayor John Graham. “At […]
A trio from the Colorado Springs Deaf and Blind School harmonized on “America the Beautiful,” and a choir from the First Presbyterian Church sang “The Star Spangled Banner” on the brisk morning of April 15 when four newcomers and two re-elected members took the oath of office to serve on the Colorado Springs City Council. […]
This story was originally published in the Colorado Times Recorder. As President Donald Trump’s tariffs rock stock markets globally, two Colorado lawmakers, on different sides of the aisle, are working to give the U.S. Congress more of a say in tariff policy. U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) cosponsored a bipartisan bill that brings tariff authority […]
Superhero Summer free family event in Cascade on May 4 Get ready to kick off the summer in heroic style! Families are invited to Superhero Summer, a free event packed with fun crafts, exciting games and caped crusaders on Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Marcroft Hall (9105 Chipita Park Rd.) in […]
Here’s the thing about fascism. It can be contagious. Regardless of your opinion of our president, you can’t doubt that he knows how to provoke fear. An immigrant’s fear of ICE. A protester’s fear of arrest. Republican lawmakers’ fears of mean tweets that could destroy their careers or threaten their lives. The power in that […]
Like virtually every other American octogenarian, I’m only alive because of modern medicine. I was a fragile and often sickly child, and I probably would have succumbed to some sort of nasty infection that antibiotics quickly cured. And before the Salk and Sabin vaccines, polio was not uncommon, infecting several of my friends at Steele […]
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) Edward C. Rochette Money Museum (818 N. Cascade Ave.) is sharing a timely message about pop culture; that while movie stars and music icons are a reflection of modern society, so are coins! “Numismatics” is the study and collection of coins, tokens, paper money and related objects, and from April […]
If I surveyed 50 people, and asked each of them to define the job of a registered nurse, odds are good most of those surveyed would draw a parallel between nursing and saving lives. In fact, as part of my research for this week’s column, I collected an entire page of inspirational quotes about the […]
COURTESY OF THE MILLIBO ART THEATRE Millibo Art Theatre presents our 20th anniversary edition of “The Incredible Circus Millibo” featuring classical circus acts with a modern spin joyously presented by performers of all ages – from eight-years-old through professional adult. This is truly a circus for “children of all ages” and is the perfect first […]
US. Congressional Representative Jeff Hurd’s (R-District 3) Productive Public Lands Act asks Congress to undermine years of local planning for the Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan, which was finalized in 2024 and guides management for approximately 658,000 acres of public lands in central and eastern Colorado. The bill proposes to amend […]
Dorsey battles through putting woes for top-3 finish A top-three finish at Kissing Camels Golf Course against some of the top players in the entire Pikes Peak region is good enough for a lot of golfers. But it’s not good enough for Addie Dorsey. The Manitou Springs sophomore started hot, playing the front 9 in […]
Dear Readers, Thank you to all of you who have sent in such thoughtful questions. I have enjoyed responding to each one. We did not get a letter this week, but that’s ok. It takes a while for a new column to get established, especially an advice column that depends upon community participation. In order […]
Heather McDuffee, pastor of Community Congregational Church of Manitou Springs, addressed a crowd of approximately 3,500 people on the steps of Colorado Springs City Hall during the Hands Off protest on April 5. The protest was part of a national effort opposing President Donald Trump’s policies and potential cuts to services like Medicare and education […]
Over 100 area residents took to Manitou Avenue outside city hall on April 5 to participate in the nationwide Hands Off protest against recent government actions including sweeping federal job cuts, deportations without due process and possible future actions such as cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Some protesters held an upside-down American flag, […]
In this opinion piece, I will explain why a gay wedding is not like Steve Bannon, and how making money off an event featuring Bannon imparts responsibility for spreading his messages – which have historically included disinformation and threats of violence. But first, a little background. In our March 28 edition, we ran an article […]
Following the April 5 Hands Off protest at Colorado Springs City Hall, the Colorado Springs Homeless Union held a rally and protest against the city’s sit-lie ordinance and camping ban. “The sit-lie ordinance is a piece of city law that prohibits sitting or lying down on the sidewalk in an area downtown and around downtown,” […]
High-rise approved Dozens of residents spoke at a Colorado Springs City Council special session on Monday, April 7, asking councilors to uphold an appeal against the Downtown Review Board’s approval of a skyscraper that is set to be built on the corner of Sahwatch and Costilla Streets in Downtown Colorado Springs. Opponents of the ONE […]
LaDoris Burton is a lot of things – entrepreneur, fashion designer and seamstress extraordinaire, to name a few. However, she isn’t new to being the subject of a story. In 2019, The Pueblo Chieftain ran a story about Burton under the headline “Just a Girl Building an Empire,” which detailed Burton’s goal of growing her […]
