Community members gathered at Colorado Springs City Hall Sunday to ask for the release of the Soliman family – Hayam El-Gamal and her five children, aged 18 to five – from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. The family, citizens of Egypt, immigrated to the U.S. from Kuwait in 2022 with B-1 visas. According to […]
It has been more than five years since a settlement was reached in Smokebrush Foundation v. City of Colorado Springs. The lawsuit stemmed from Smokebrush’s claim that staff was harmed by contaminants from a former Colorado Springs Utilities coal gasification plant site (25 Cimino Drive) that migrated onto theirs (219 W. Colorado Avenue). The Settlement […]
This is part one in a two-part series. Part two will explore reactions to Wayne Williams’ appointment as the mayor’s chief of staff from other officials and the public. Last Friday, I met with Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his new interim chief of staff, Wayne Willams, in the mayor’s penthouse suite on the […]
Jason Green, the co-founder and COO of Raeden, fielded questions from often irate residents during a presentation Tuesday evening on a proposed data center near Garden of the Gods Road and Centennial Boulevard. The location is adjacent to the Chelsea Glen neighborhood, and residents packed a conference room in the Hyatt Place near the would-be […]
The City Auditor’s Office released an audit report on April 3 addressing allegations made to the that office’s Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline that an “elected official’s security detail was completing tasks on behalf of the official,” and that the “elected official used their City-issued vehicle for personal use.” While the report didn’t identify the […]
The iconic Union Printers Home (UPH) will become a hotel if the owners’ vision is realized – and Urban Renewal dollars could offset some of the costs, including the price tag for historic preservation of the unique landmark structures. Turning the four historic buildings – the main castle plus three others – into overnight lodging […]
Colorado Springs Utilities will consider moving the Horizon Power Plant from the Horizon Utility Campus southeast of the Colorado Springs Airport after a federal government-sanctioned panel determined that plumes the plant would emit would pose “a high-risk hazard for aircraft.” It’s not clear how much it would cost to relocate the power plant from the […]
Colorado Springs Tenants (COST) launched their citywide union Saturday during a meeting at First Congregational Church. In October, the group saw success organizing residents of the Acacia Park and Centennial Plaza apartments, who expressed concerns over Colorado Springs Housing Authority (CHSA)’s refusal to meet or negotiate directly with residents, and residents’ longstanding concerns over conditions […]
In preparation for the April 10 Lantern Parade, Concrete Couch will be hosting Lantern building workshops this week at the Manitou Arts Center. The workshops are open to all, and run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. March 24, 25, and 26. “This is our 15th annual Lantern Parade,” said Thomas Pantoja, Concrete Couch’s community […]
The Pikes Peak Bulletin is proud to partner with Loving the Springs, a twice-monthly podcast co-hosted by Springs booster Carrie Simison along with self-described “local gadflies” Al Brody and Dave Gardner. Loving the Springs covers recreation, the arts, government, business, politics and more – and Bulletin writers make frequent guest appearances to discuss the latest […]
In the center of a bustling intersection in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs is a statue of city founder William J. Palmer astride his horse. Palmer was a lifelong civil rights advocate, a Quaker abolitionist who broke the religion’s doctrine of nonviolence to become a general in the Union Army, writing to his church […]
Preparing for likely drought Bracing for what could be a dry season, the Colorado Springs Utilities Board resolved on Wednesday to enter “water shortage preparation,” a move that staff said would provide more operational tools to survive drought conditions this year. The board also called for higher awareness and more education for Utilities customers to […]
As data centers gain steam across the United States, Colorado Springs, too, has seen several centers set up shop and several more submit requests for their power- and water-thirsty facilities used for artificial intelligence and other data computing uses. But is Colorado Springs Utilities positioned to welcome these new data centers? What limits, if any, […]
Preliminary results show Manitou Springs voters have rejected an effort by the city government to dissolve the Metropolitan District, a special district formed in 1989 to solve a downtown parking shortage. City Council voted to apply for dissolution of the district in February, and in December an El Paso County judge ordered a special election […]
After 16 months of litigating a lawsuit over its fiber project, Colorado Springs Utilities has agreed to settle the case by paying ADB Companies LLC $5.35 million. The lawsuit, filed in October 2024, was first reported by the Bulletin in November. It was scheduled to go to trial in April, but both parties signed off […]
A lot is riding on Senate Bill 26-022. If it passes, Colorado Springs Utilities will be allowed to keep the coal-fired Ray D. Nixon Power Plant running, possibly for another 14 years. That would mean the plant, five miles south of Fountain, would continue to churn out over 1.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide […]
Mill Street Community Benefits All members asked Colorado Springs City Council at its regular meeting on Feb. 24 to delay a vote on the Moreno and Cascade Urban Renewal Plan until the project developer signed an agreement to preserve housing affordability and prevent displacement of current residents. However, the council passed the resolution 7-2. Councilors […]
Manitou Springs’ annual Carnivale, a Mardi Gras-style street parade, is a celebration of the city’s quirky, artistic character. Taking part in this year’s parade were three giant, fully articulated puppets – a pair of 11-foot tall wolves and a 24-foot version of local art legend Charles Rockey – created by Colorado Springs artist Sofia Hernandez […]
As the Pikes Peak Bulletin reported in December, when the website containing the online archives of the Colorado Springs Independent – a progressive alt-weekly known affectionately as the Indy – went dark in 2023 after a poorly executed website migration, an entire historical record disappeared into the digital night. Decades of award-winning investigative journalism, arts […]
Colorado Springs City Councilor Kimberly Gold held a town hall event at Sierra High School on Feb. 12 to present information about the Southeast Strong Neighborhood Plan and to hear concerns from residents of City Council District 4. The Southeast Strong Neighborhood Plan is the first community planning project undertaken through Colorado Springs’ Neighborhood Planning […]
