Two new restaurants worthy of attention and praise opened recently. Thai comes to Manitou Springs Manitou Thai & Ramen marks what may be the first Thai place this town has ever seen. For a village rife with burgers and beef jerky, this humble Asian eatery in the space inside the Baker House formerly occupied by […]
On Saturday afternoon outside Springs Rescue Mission, a crowd gathered to enjoy warm food, hot chocolate and cookies – and even a professional haircut. The Nov. 8 event was the official launch of Serving Hope, a new local nonprofit dedicated to addressing food insecurity, particularly among unhoused community members, in partnership with Food Trucks Against […]
Last month, the Church of the Lord of Glory shuttered its doors, with no warning and no diversion plan for the participants of the church’s food program. That pantry, located just west of I-25 on Bijou near downtown, serves as the starting point of a corridor that extends almost three miles down Nevada and slightly […]
Serving diners with adventurous tastes can be a risky proposition. Just ask the amazing restaurateurs behind the sadly perished establishments Nosh and Plate World Cuisine. But we still have some creative culinary spots giving it a try. Places like Ephemera, Eleven18, Chiba Bar, and Ambli Kitchen + Bar. That last, Ambli, an upscale and mid-scale […]
The more we’re told that we are divided, the more we believe it. Scroll through the internet and social media, and there’s no doubt you’ll see negative coverage of the small town conflicts of Ute Pass. We all know today’s political climate emphasizes strife and the algorithms amplify it on social media. Our whole society […]
Last week, Otis’s BBQ owner Stephen Eshelman announced on social media that Sept. 10 would be his last day in Manitou Springs. Eshelman’s restaurant started as a food truck on the El Colorado Lodge grounds, but moved to its current location in the summer of 2024. “The issues that I have here is that there’s […]
I first visited Colorado Springs in 1989 on a trip around the country, and like so many, was taken in by the beauty of the Pikes Peak region, and what I believe to be the crown jewel of the city parks system: the Garden of the Gods Park. Back then, the city population was about […]
Originally posted in the “Side Dish With Schniper” blog I was sitting at a high top with the other weekday morning regulars when Justin Snyder came out of the kitchen with a silver tray. Justin’s wife, Katie Snyder, works the front of the house and Justin usually works the back of the house. So, when […]
By Parker Yamasaki and Kevin Simpson This article was first published in the Colorado Sun. President Donald Trump is not the first Republican in office to go after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Kennedy-era nonprofit that manages federal funding to thousands of local TV and radio stations. But he is the first one to […]
It’s Sunday at 6 a.m. I’m parked at Sanctuary Church (1930 W. Colorado Ave.). A motorcycle pulls up alongside me – an older man in a biker jacket. “I’m here for Ragamuffin Café. Do you know where it meets?” I ask. A few minutes later, the man walks me to the alley gate behind the […]
In 2005, the nonprofit Kids on Bikes was founded in Colorado Springs to promote a healthy lifestyle for the community’s youngest members. And learning to ride a bike is, after all, a rite of passage, as Daniel Byrd, executive director of Kids on Bikes, reminded me. Byrd is a bicycling enthusiast. He commutes to work […]
STORY AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF MANTIOU SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Manitou Springs Historical Society (MSHS), owner of Miramont Castle, is proud to announce the opening of the Roland Reed Photography Exhibition. The Society was fortunate enough to obtain 11 original photogravure prints from Reed’s estate. A portion of the photographs is a collection that Reed […]
On July 10, the Place, a nonprofit that serves homeless youth in El Paso County, held its annual Off the Street Breakfast fundraiser. “Our annual budget is typically around $4 million dollars across all programs,” explained Wayne Bland, who serves on the Place’s board. “Our goal today is $250,000. As important as the goal is […]
Bronc Day Festival July 26 in Green Mountain Falls The Bronc Day Festival is an annual celebration in Green Mountain Falls that honors the town’s rich western heritage. Bronc Day began in 1939 and remains a beloved family-friendly event that draws visitors to the picturesque mountain town. The best part is that most events – […]
Lost Lake is lost no more. Back in 2017, when I first hiked to Lost Lake, high up Cottonwood Pass west of Buena Vista, it was a “if you know, you know” destination. There was no officially marked trailhead, parking was at an unmarked pull-out on the road and there was not much of a […]
[The Pikes Peak Bulletin is a sponsor of this event. – ed.] What if new development around Colorado Springs and across the nation was focused on people instead of cars? That is one question the community organizers of People Centered Colorado Springs want us all to consider at their first-ever People Centered Film Festival with […]
Old Colorado City held a Mystical Stroll on July 11 – an immersive evening where the streets come alive with magic. If you missed this one, don’t worry. You can enjoy the enchantment of upcoming strolls on July 25, Aug. 8 and 22, and Sept. 5.
The towers can be seen rising above the treetops when you approach the stone archway leading onto the grounds of the Union Printers Home. It was called “The Castle On the Hill” back in its heyday, and with good reason. Composed of 300 acres including an onsite farm, parklike settings surrounding 20 to 30 buildings, […]
On June 12, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum opened its new exhibit “Until Forever Comes: This is Ute Homeland.” The project was a culmination of over five years of consultation with the three sister Ute tribes: the Southern Ute, the Ute Mountain Ute and the Northern Ute (also referred to as the Ute Indian Tribe […]
A few months after he bought the nearly 100-year-old Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs, serial entrepreneur John Weiss was crowd-sourcing ideas to ensure the Arcade remains a “tremendous resource” for the city while preserving its traditional character. That could be described as the ambiance of a British seaside town minus the soft ice cream with […]
