This article was first published by the Colorado Times Recorder. Last week the Colorado Springs Planning Commission denied an appeal of the administrative decision to approve the Project Taurus data center. The project will be housed in a former Intel microchip manufacturing plant that was previously home to a Bitcoin mining operation near Garden of […]
On the night of July 23, the Colorado Springs Planning Commission conditionally approved the construction of Raeden’s 50 megawatt AI data center on Garden of the Gods Road, better known as Project Taurus. This development has been extremely controversial, but it’s also exposed the public to the city’s complex approval process. This three-minute video will […]
For more info, see âArmed agent demands to know how we got in room with open doors and other tales of the Border Patrol job fair.â Richard Camacho, a Puerto Rican 29-year-old father of two with a background in armed security, attended the Border Patrol job fair at the Colorado Springs Double Tree hotel on […]
For more info, see âArmed agent demands to know how we got in room with open doors and other tales of the Border Patrol job fair.â Christopher Mitchell attended the Customs and Border Patrol job fair at the Double Tree hotel on July 7 as an applicant. He spoke with the Bulletin in the hotelâs […]
Itâs been a while since an agitated man wearing guns has demanded I leave a hotel conference room. In fact, Iâm pretty sure the Customs and Border Patrol job fair at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Colorado Springs (1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard) on July 7 was my first time. But covering federal immigration […]
This article was first published in the Colorado Times Recorder. Colorado Springs Congressman Jeff Crank is now the third Republican member of Coloradoâs delegation to throw his support behind his partyâs controversial gubernatorial nominee, Victor Marx. In a tacit acknowledgement of Marxâs divisive status as the GOPâs nominee for governor, his campaign held a unity […]
The data points toward a clear path forward, and this is the political moment to pursue it.â John Jarrell, chair of the El Paso County Democratic Party Residents of the more diverse and working class part of Colorado Springs known as the Southside vote at significantly lower rates than the city as a whole. Democratic […]
âRemembering Buckâ will celebrate the life of Richard âBuckâ Buchanan, Saturday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church (730 N. Tejon St.). A vibrant Manitou neighbor, Buck brightened many worlds as activist, teacher, singer, actor, chess master, hiking enthusiast and mathematician. Akin to his inclusive spirit, everyone is welcome. A time […]
In the featured photo, from left to right: Cottonwood Center for the Arts’ Jacqueline Moulton, executive director Jon Khoury and digital media coordinator Claudia Folk Wright stage Life Drawing in their main gallery. Photo by Nick Raven. When we think of podcasts, it’s easy to imagine true crime stories, daily news downloads and celebrity gab […]
This article first appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. A career fair hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Colorado Springs this week drew protests from local activist group Migra Watch, who rallied outside the Double Tree Hotel with signs protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). âOur basic mission, our community goal is […]
On a recent Sunday, I went to meet Mel Flores at the nonprofit Chinook Center â a self-described âprogressive, mission-driven community spaceâ located in a strip mall off Airport Road â to talk with him about his work for the local chapter of Migra Watch, a volunteer organization assisting persons affected by encounters with Immigration […]
For anyone whoâs taken a moment to reflect on it, âprimaryâ is a strange name for the kind of election we just had in Colorado. Does that make the November election secondary? In Colorado statewide races, thatâs a fair moniker in most elections, with Democrats winning every statewide race for years now. Only one Republican […]
Coloradoâs fifth congressional district, contained entirely within El Paso County and composed largely of Colorado Springs, has been held by a Republican since the district was created more than a half-century ago. Doug Lamborn coasted to easy victories to retain the seat for nine terms â 18 years in office. Lamborn was succeeded in the […]
Earlier this month, Midway resident and water quality activist Liz Rosenbaum wrote an email to Colorado politicians, state health officials, Wigwam Mutual Water Company staff and others asking when her homeâs tap water would be free of PFAS â a group of industrial chemicals used in a wide variety of consumer products â and safe […]
On Sunday, June 14, the Pikes Peak Bulletin and Community Anchor Academy hosted a gubernatorial Southside Candidate Forum. The forum discussed issues from a Southside perspective. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser was the only major-party candidate to attend. An article about the forum as a whole may be found here. A video recording of the […]
On Sunday, June 14, the Pikes Peak Bulletin and Community Anchor Academy hosted a gubernatorial Southside Candidate Forum. Moderated by Kimberly Gold, the Colorado Springs City Councilor for District 4 representing Southeast Colorado Springs, the forum was an opportunity to get to know candidates for governor in this yearâs election and talk about issues from […]
Hours after the Cliff Houseâs new owner replaced colorful xeriscaped gardens in front of the hotel with artificial turf, residents raged on social media about it. âItâs heartbreaking. I wonât be patronizing their veranda this summer for lunch. Their gardens were unmatched,â a local resident wrote on the All About Manitou Springs Colorado Facebook page. […]
In the late 1940s, a teenaged Barbara Grier scandalized her Colorado Springs high school counselor by saying she was a lesbian â and she refused to keep it a secret. In 1969, Donaciano Martinez co-founded the Gay Liberation Front of Colorado Springs. The Front held support groups in membersâ homes to talk about issues around […]
Dear community, The 2026 Manitou Pride celebration is scheduled for Saturday, July 11. But we need your help to make the magic happen. Manitou Pride began in 2022, a community-powered initiative from the start. As we established a grassroots fundraising campaign, we realized that Manitou Springs is exactly the place in which to celebrate rainbows, […]
State Rep. Amy Paschal (D-Colorado Springs) recently contacted Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib and Karin Asensio, the state partyâs executive director, to complain about a document sent by Congressional District 5 candidate Joe Reaganâs senior campaign advisor to the Pikes Peak Bulletin. The document at issue in Paschalâs complaint was about Reaganâs Democratic primary […]
