Dear Readers, There is a saying that I love: “Newspapers are the first rough draft of history.” As we wrap up this week’s edition and the small chapter of our local history contained within, I reflect that it has been a rather momentous week in the life of the Bulletin – one for the history […]
The following undated letter was published by KRDO; the Pikes Peak Bulletin has since confirmed it was received by the mayor and city council members. Mayor John Graham Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Fortuin Judith Chandler Natalie Johnson John Shada Michelle Whetherhult Julie Wolfe City of Manitou Springs 606 Manitou Avenue Manitou Springs, CO 80829 Dear […]
Since the beginning of time, humans have always wanted to explore new worlds, forge our own identities and ride off into victory. In 1993, mathematician Richard Garfield created Magic: The Gathering, the internationally acclaimed card-based battle game that lets players do all those things. Becoming known for its unique artwork and gameplay, the series captured […]
Nobody knew exactly what to expect on the evening of July 5 in and around Manitou Springs. One unscripted scene quickly answered any question about the community jewel known as First Friday Artwalk. All you had to do was climb the stairs inside Miramont Castle Museum and step into what’s known as the Great Hall. […]
The proposed Old Colorado City Downtown Development Authority has a beguiling name. We Westsiders love OCC, want it to flourish and hope that OCC voters will endorse it. Here are the boundaries: Colorado Avenue from I-25 to the boundary with Manitou Springs, along with some adjacent properties, and some more in the current OCC Special […]
A few days ago, I did a late-night round of laundry at the Speed Queen Laundromat in Manitou Springs, Colorado. This particular laundromat is one of my favorites. It doesn’t have fancy machines that take credit cards, it’s not always very clean, and I doubt it has Wi-Fi. You might be wondering why I like […]
Saturday, June 29 marked the 3rd Annual Manitou Springs Pridefest and the event’s first parade. Vendors set up at Soda Springs Park and the afternoon was full of music, games and activities, drag shows, and more.
It was a beautiful Saturday morning as the crowds assembled to watch the Manitou Springs Pridefest parade, and full of color, from the azure sky and the emerald slopes to the bright and rainbowed attire on many of those gathered to watch the parade. My teenage daughter and I had a rare morning of it […]
This year’s 86th Annual Bronc Day Festival with the theme “All Aboard for Ute Pass” will be held on Saturday, July 27, from 7 a.m. ’til 3 p.m. Bronc Day celebrates the community of Ute Pass and beyond with a day of free, fun, festive family activities. Since 1939, Bronc Day has welcomed tourists and […]
Welcome to the presidential race! On November 5th, the septuagenarian Donald Trump will face off against the octogenarian Joe Biden. Their first debate was disconcerting, to say the very least. Trump lied…and lied…and lied some more. Biden dithered, stumbled and lost track of what he was saying. Neither seemed reasonably competent, let alone ready for […]
Update July 5: On Monday July 1, the City of Manitou Springs indicated in an email to the Bulletin that there was not a formal proposal for a land donation and parking lot from the Chris and David Jenkins of Norwood Development Group, and that the Jenkins had not taken responsibility for the survey that […]
[This article has been updated to correct a misspelled name. –ed] For the second year, the Mineral Springs Foundation – in partnership with SunWater Spa, Manitou Springs Heritage Center, the Pikes Peak Bulletin, and Smokebrush Foundation – will host the annual Waterfest event, a family-friendly celebration of the mineral springs after which Manitou Springs is […]
C rowds gathered to enjoy cookies and watch CRANE (Creative Alliance Manitou Springs) unveil new murals by Natalia Pulido, Hank Frank, Paige Talerico, Sallie Knox Hall and Katie Curcio on Sunday, June 30.
The Carnegie Library (701 Manitou Ave.) is still a construction zone as the historic building gets an interior remodel and new addition. The City of Manitou reported that work was well underway in March, with the window screens taken down and sent off for restoration, and the beloved giraffe mural removed in one piece and […]
Jamie Giellis with the Denver-based city planning consulting firm Centro Inc. gave a presentation on the proposed ordinance to create a Downtown Development Authority (DDA) for Old Colorado City (OCC) to the Colorado Springs City Council at their work session on June 24. The draft ordinance was crafted under the guidance of Giellis after The […]
C hris and David Jenkins of the development group Norwood will give a presentation to the Manitou City Council at the regular meeting on July 16, starting at 6 p.m. at Memorial Hall, (606 Manitou Avenue). Manitou Springs Mayor John Graham speculated during the June 4 Manitou City Council meeting that the prominent Colorado Springs-area […]
Important City Dates July 2 | Urban Renewal Authority | 9:30AM July 8 | Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Special Budget Meeting | 5PM (In-person at 505 Manitou Ave.) July 9 | City Council Regular Meeting | 6PMJuly 10 | City Planning Commission | 5:30PM July 15 | Historic Preservation Commission | 5:30PM July 16 […]
Idon’t know whether to laugh, cry or be thankful – but the nasty little black slab that I carry in my pocket and charge at night has become a ghost phone. It won’t ring, it won’t vibrate and it scarcely works – not surprisingly, because it’s seven years old. Rather than running out and getting […]
Toasted Bistro: A story of survival The story of Manitou’s Toasted Bistro is a story of survival. Jamie Young and Alisa Turtletaub-Young, a couple of Grateful Deadheads, survived a marriage and an apparently successful divorce. (“We get along a lot better now,” he says with a wink.) They each survived about 40 years in the […]
O ld Colorado City could see changes to how the historic area is managed and how improvements are funded – if the Colorado Springs City Council passes a proposed ordinance and OCC voters then decide to create a Downtown Development Authority for OCC. The Colorado Springs City Council will review the proposal in a June […]
