Friends, as we close out 2024, I want to take a moment to reflect on the significant progress made this year in Colorado Springs, marked by achievements that spanned across all five of the City’s priority areas. I started 2024 with my word of the year: “bullseye.” This word has served as a signpost for […]
Carnivale season kicks off on Jan. 6, and the Manitou Springs Carnivale board of directors and ManiKrewe committee are ready to make it a great one! In its first year as a nonprofit, Carnivale in Manitou Springs is a beloved community event that is uniquely for the community and by the community. “There’s so much […]
January is Manitou Art Center Month in the Pikes Peak Bulletin Manitou Arts Center. A local staple for nearly four decades, the MAC offers classes, workshops and creative spaces to the community along with a series of galleries to house the works of creatives across the Pikes Peak Region and beyond. When I moved to […]
The First Amendment Gallery at the Manitou Art Center is the only non-juried art show in the Pikes Peak Region. The January First Friday Art Walk will feature an ongoing show in the First Amendment, as well as new shows in the Hagnauer and Slam galleries. The First Amendment Gallery at the Manitou Art Center […]
It’s reasonable to say that Linda Weise has had the same impact on Colorado Springs as skyrockets on the 4th of July – without her passion, vitality, curiosity and confidence, our city would be sadly diminished. She’s attracted to difficult (even impossible!) projects, such as renovating the grand old City Auditorium. She succeeded in revivifying […]
The Manitou Springs City Council voted this week to approve the master plan for Higginbotham Flats/Overlook Park, but ongoing concerns about the 2025 budget leave the park’s future unclear. A presentation from Robyn Bartling and Mia Requesens of the architecture firm Hord Copland Macht presented the plan for the undeveloped parcels next to StorQuest Self […]
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. The Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) Board of Education voted Wednesday to allow the master agreement with the Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA) to expire. After nearly an hour and a half of public comment from pro- and anti-union speakers, the board voted 6-1 to […]
Three geese scooted the creek then veered towards a mass of cattails. A coyote slipped into the tamarisk, reappeared upstream, then vanished. Deer prints tracked feeble smears of snow edging the ice. I came to the bridge just after dawn. Along the creek the forest was all faded yellows and shades of gray. I walked […]
The warm clothing drive by Manitou Springs Real Estate culminated in a streetside giveaway on Dec. 14 with hot chocolate, popcorn and a visit from Santa.
Flying Pig Farm in Manitou Springs has received substantial grant funding to support its mission of bringing farm and local food education to schools in the Manitou Springs area and beyond. In late October, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, along with Manitou Springs Mayor John Graham, visited the rustic Flying Pig Farm during Farm to […]
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. Colorado will soon see the launch of a program for legal psychedelic-assisted therapies across the state. Following the approval of a 2022 ballot measure that legalized certain psychedelic substances like psilocybin mushrooms for on-site use at dedicated healing centers, Colorado policymakers have released 107 pages of […]
Despite the Nov. 30 closure of the Rockrimmon Library, activists are continuing efforts to save their local branch. During an Oct. 16 meeting, the Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) Board of Trustees voted 5-2 not to renew Rockrimmon’s lease after Nov. 30, citing a $1.2 million maintenance backlog, Rockrimmon’s proximity to other library locations, and […]
Manitou Springs City Council approved a rate increase for the city attorney and passed a first reading of an ordinance regulating psychedelic natural medicine businesses during the Dec. 3 regular meeting. “Our firm rates are increasing commencing on January 1, 2025,” read a letter from City Attorney Jefferson Parker included in the meeting agenda packed. […]
Friends, I’d like to start this column by thanking the Pikes Peak Bulletin for soliciting regular correspondence from me. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to share my thoughts with you. My goal is to bring you relevant and timely information, stories and my perspective about some of the most pressing issues and opportunities for Colorado […]
When voters rejected Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s and City Council’s proposed ban on retail marijuana sales on Nov. 5, they handed the mayor his second defeat at the polls in less than two years in office. The first was in November 2023 when Mobolade asked taxpayers to allow the city to keep $4.75 million in Taxpayer’s […]
Located in Downtown Colorado Springs, Auric Gallery’s Holiday Show 2024 is in full swing, featuring over 100 local and regional artists and a plethora of handmade holiday gift ideas to bring a taste of the local community to any gifting experience. “The energy of having so many artists in one space is overwhelming in a […]
Billy Kinn is the Director of Environmental Education at Catamount Institute, a Colorado Springs nonprofit with a mission to connect kids to the outdoors throughout the Pikes Peak Region. Tell us about yourself. I was privileged to be raised by an outdoor-focused family, who moved me and my sisters to Colorado Springs in the ‘90s. […]
