Council approves first reading of equipment lease purchase agreement The Manitou Springs City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance approving a $708,732 lease purchase agreement with Clayton Holdings, LLC. The agreement will provide a variety of new equipment for the Manitou Springs Police Department, including five new radios, a Polaris UTV, a new […]
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. This weekend approximately two hundred people gathered at Acacia Park in Colorado Springs for the “Protect Trans Siblings” rally and march. The event coincided with marches across the country in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender people’s access to health care and ability […]
Manitou Springs and Palmer Lake must be feeling jubilant. With Colorado Springs City Council promoting a posture of temperance on retail marijuana, those two bedroom communities where retail pot is legal might continue to corner the local market and collect millions of dollars in cannabis taxes from Colorado Springs residents, if Council gets its way. […]
Efforts to develop the La Fun Motel property at 123 Manitou Ave. will continue. Last week Rich Block, the president of Indiana-based Paragon Realty, discussed a new affordable housing proposal during a Jan. 28 special meeting of the Manitou Springs City Council and asked Council to provide a letter of support to the Colorado Housing […]
My finger hovered over the “unfriend” button. How many of us have done the same? I knew this guy, Mike, as a work-related acquaintance for about 25 years. Never knew his political affiliation. Never asked. Never cared. But here he was, commenting on some post of mine on Facebook that urged faith in the face […]
A handful of months ago, the Pikes Peak Bulletin partnered with Rocky Mountain PBS and the El Pomar Foundation to host a screening of “Undivide Us,” a film dealing with the toxic political polarization of our era. The premise of the film is that most people want to find common ground and we would all […]
Manitou girls basketball team taking advantage of winnable games With some tough league games ahead, the Manitou Springs girls basketball team is taking advantage of a stretch where it can stack up wins to build a postseason resumé. A 39-23 win at La Junta on Feb. 1 gave the Mustangs their fifth straight win in […]
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. Conservatives from across Colorado participated in a “fun-fundraiser” for The Peak News Educational Foundation’s “Journalistic Ethics and Media Vocational Training Program” at the Pinery in Colorado Springs on Thursday night [Jan. 30]. The crowd was a diverse mix of current and former elected officials – congressmen, […]
After a couple of weeks of madness, some think that our democracy is threatened by the antics of septuagenarian President Trump and his fellow scammers. Republican, Democrats or unaffiliated – we’re all aboard the U.S.S. Donald Trump, steaming recklessly to an unknown destination. Think of Botany Bay, the destination for English convicts sent to serve […]
For more than 30 years, Carnivale has been a favorite event in Manitou Springs. Though the Krewe of Centaur rolled down Manitou Avenue in 1981 (complete with doubloons and a float), the first “modern” parade that most Manitoids are familiar with began in 1993 when artist Arlene Wood and husband Jim came home from Carnival […]
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Things have been going well for you lately and you’re in the groove of things. There may be a random sum of money coming towards your way, or abundance in other areas such as love. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will be feeling more affectionate than usual. You may have a […]
Pikes Peak is America’s Mountain, but local skier and historian Don Sanborn (a graduate of Manitou Springs High School, class of ’77) knows it like none other. He’s run in the Pikes Peak Ascent Half Marathon many times, and the Pikes Peak Marathon twice. He was the Rookie of the Year, stock car division, in […]
This week, over 100 volunteers from the community and organizations like Homeward Pikes Peak, The PLACE, Hope COS, Westside CARES, the Colorado Springs Homeless Union and others, coordinated by the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care and Community Health Partnership conducted the annual Point in Time (PIT) survey, which counts how many people are experiencing homelessness […]
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. Colorado Rep. Junie Joseph (D-Boulder) and Rep. Naquetta Ricks (D-Aurora) held a press conference in response to President Donald Trump’s inauguration and planned actions on immigration. “The issue we are addressing today is one of urgent importance, especially in the face of dangerous rhetoric and harmful […]
At Concrete Couch, community is the heart of our mission. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering creativity and collaboration, we focus on sustainability practices that not only enrich our projects but also strengthen the bonds within our community. Through the innovative use of recycled materials, we are paving the way for a brighter, more […]
Dear editor and fellow citizens of Manitou Springs, Amid the bustling charm and mountain vistas of our beloved town lies a spirit that doesn’t just reside in the heart – it sings, it flourishes, it invites us into a dance of unity. The Manni Awards, as Heila Ershadi wonderfully expressed in last week’s Pikes Peak […]
Friends, although January is already coming to a close, I wish you a happy and prosperous new year! January is often considered a month of preparation. It provides a fresh start to set intentions, plan goals, and lay the groundwork for the months ahead. In the spirit of preparation, I want to share how Colorado […]
So now what, as another self-regarding, soon-to-be-octogenarian moves into the White House? We can only hope that the executioner’s axe doesn’t fall on our fair city, that our nation survives and maybe even thrives, and that rookie Congressman Jeff Crank can persuade President Trump to keep all existing military bases here in reliably Republican Colorado […]
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