Two new eateries you don’t want to miss
Two new restaurants worthy of attention and praise opened recently. Thai comes to Manitou Springs Manitou Thai & Ramen marks…
Serving Hope: Everyone deserves a seat at the table
On Saturday afternoon outside Springs Rescue Mission, a crowd gathered to enjoy warm food, hot chocolate and cookies – and…
Budget cuts and the math of hunger in Colorado Springs
Last month, the Church of the Lord of Glory shuttered its doors, with no warning and no diversion plan for…
Latin Social will take your taste buds globetrotting
Serving diners with adventurous tastes can be a risky proposition. Just ask the amazing restaurateurs behind the sadly perished establishments…
Ute Pass embraces community, not division
The more we’re told that we are divided, the more we believe it. Scroll through the internet and social media,…
Manitou BBQ restaurant relocating after lawsuit, health department visit
Last week, Otis’s BBQ owner Stephen Eshelman announced on social media that Sept. 10 would be his last day in…
Hiking Bob: Garden of the Gods Visitor’s Center and Foundation — 30 years of supporting an American icon
I first visited Colorado Springs in 1989 on a trip around the country, and like so many, was taken in…
Growing ever Loftier
Originally posted in the “Side Dish With Schniper” blog I was sitting at a high top with the other weekday…
Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting leave 52 local Colorado stations staring at massive budget holes
By Parker Yamasaki and Kevin Simpson This article was first published in the Colorado Sun. President Donald Trump is not…
Breakfast at Ragamuffin CaféRagamuffin Café
It’s Sunday at 6 a.m. I’m parked at Sanctuary Church (1930 W. Colorado Ave.). A motorcycle pulls up alongside me…
Kids on Bikes gets youth pedaling toward health and independence
In 2005, the nonprofit Kids on Bikes was founded in Colorado Springs to promote a healthy lifestyle for the community’s…
Roland Reed Photography Exhibition opens at Miramont Castle
STORY AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF MANTIOU SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Manitou Springs Historical Society (MSHS), owner of Miramont Castle, is…
The Place raises funds for homeless youth
On July 10, the Place, a nonprofit that serves homeless youth in El Paso County, held its annual Off the…
Ute Pass News July 2025
Bronc Day Festival July 26 in Green Mountain Falls The Bronc Day Festival is an annual celebration in Green Mountain…
Hiking Bob — The trek to Lost Lake makes a perfect July hike
Lost Lake is lost no more. Back in 2017, when I first hiked to Lost Lake, high up Cottonwood Pass…
People Centered Colorado Springs hosts community film festival
What if new development around Colorado Springs and across the nation was focused on people instead of cars? That is…
Scenes from the Old Colorado Mystical Stroll
Old Colorado City held a Mystical Stroll on July 11 – an immersive evening where the streets come alive with…
Union Printers Home: Preserving and continuing a legacy
The towers can be seen rising above the treetops when you approach the stone archway leading onto the grounds of…
Until Forever Comes: Pioneers Museum’s new exhibit honors the Ute People
On June 12, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum opened its new exhibit “Until Forever Comes: This is Ute Homeland.” The…
New owner wants Manitou’s Penny Arcade to be a year-round destination with fab prizes
A few months after he bought the nearly 100-year-old Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs, serial entrepreneur John Weiss was crowd-sourcing…