I sincerely and deeply apologize for the insensitive headline I wrote for a guest editorial in our May 26 issue. I finished editing that page and it was laid out a few days before the horrific crimes in Uvalde, Texas. I had to then turn my focus to the other 31 pages in that issue. […]
The advisory trustees of the William & Betty Osborne Trust Fund announce the availability of grant funds for 2022. For an organization to qualify for a grant, it must have a nonprofit status and be involved in charitable work that delivers services to deserving residents within the territorial boundaries the trust outlines. They include Colorado […]
The Manitou Avenue, Park Avenue to Serpentine (MAPS) project is nearing completion. Crews are finishing curbs and sidewalks on the west end of Manitou Avenue. The major capital improvement project has been upgrading and undergrounding utilities, installing a new storm-drain system, improving the roadway grades, installing a new 10-foot-wide multi-use trail, improving pedestrian safety and installing […]
Visitors can now reserve prime parking in Manitou Springs as part of the city’s Parking Reservations Pilot Program. Eight spaces are available 6 a.m.-6 p.m. for reservations at Hiawatha Gardens, 10 Old Man’s Trail. Reservations can be made a few minutes before arriving — if spaces are available — or up to three months in […]
Jessica Avery, a second-year teacher at Manitou Springs High School, decided to resign this year because she felt like she could not make the impact on students the way she initially hoped. Avery began her teaching career in 2020-2021. She teaches Foundations of Social Studies and Sociology. With the impact of COVID-19, her career as […]
This year’s Chapter K, Philanthropic Educational Organization scholarship was awarded to Liberty High School graduate Myah Patterson. She is the daughter of Carrick Patterson and Sarah Cox Patterson, a 1994 MSHS graduate and member of Chapter K. Myah will attend Loyola University-Chicago in the fall and plans to major in biology with a pre-veterinarian emphasis […]
It’s a fact that Manitou residents love their trees. The mere mention of tree removal in any of the city’s neighborhoods has the potential to ignite a citizen protest. And it’s a reality that is not lost on Matthew Nelson, the city’s new arborist/horticulturist who began his job about five weeks ago. With a degree […]
The city has launched a feasibility study to determine the long-term vision for the Pool & Fitness Center. As part of this study, city leaders want to hear from you about what you want the Pool & Fitness Center to provide to our community. Please take 10 minutes to complete the Pool Feasibility Survey, so […]
A group of parents in Manitou Springs School District 14 say that more than 60 administrators, teachers and staff left during the 2021-22 school year — and they’re sounding the alarm, calling the turnover rate “unacceptable” for a district of Manitou’s size. At the Monday, May 16, D14 school board meeting, D14 parent Brenda Holmes-Stanciu […]
Manitou Springs City Council focused on the city’s open fires and burning code and received an update on Hiawatha Gardens during its special meeting Tuesday, May 24. Councilors voted 6-0 to amend Manitou Springs’ restrictions on open fires and open burning. “Outdoor smoking of any tobacco product or similar material in cigarettes, cigars or pipes […]
BY HEILA ERSHADI Colorado Media Group founder and publisher Dirk Hobbs announced in a publisher’s note in the latest edition of his business magazine the Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest that the publication once known as the Colorado Springs Independent (widely known as the Indy) that he recently purchased will be relaunched in July […]
BY WARREN EPSTEIN/SPECIAL TO THE BULLETIN Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and I have been friends since he helped open The Wild Goose Meeting House. When Yemi told me he was running for mayor, I asked him which side of the country’s political divide he falls on. “Neither,” he told me. “I’m independent. I’m in […]
Alice Stoneback, French teacher and Student Council (StuCo) adviser at Manitou Springs High School, is resigning at the end of the 2021-2022 school year to take the next step in her career as the dean of students at Air Academy High School. Stoneback, more commonly known as Stoney by students and staff, decided to make […]
About 250 people of all ages put on headphones and danced the night away at the Silent Disco and Food Truck Rally, which took place Saturday, May 14, in Soda Springs Park. This was the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce’s sixth Silent Disco, and will be the only one this year. Photos by Rhonda Van […]
William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” will return to Manitou Springs on Saturday, May 21, through Theatreworks’ Free-For-All program. This adaptation of “The Tempest” will feature all-original Shakespearean text, retold in a fun, physical, fast-paced, family-friendly production perfect for a summer outing. Featuring a duke-turned-sorcerer exacting revenge, malcontent spirits, traitorous family members, young lovers and a hefty […]
As noted in the May 12 Bulletin, City Council heard updates from Jim Rees, executive director of the Manitou Springs Urban Renewal Authority, at its May 10 meeting. Rees later expanded on what the URA is doing for the approximately 50-acre area stretching from east of the Manitou Avenue/U.S. Highway 24 interchange to the city […]
As of Tuesday, May 17, El Paso County had experienced 1,433 cases, 25 hospitalizations and no deaths during the previous 14 days, according to the county public health department. In the two weeks between April 26 and May 10, those statistics were 1,104 cases, 22 hospitalizations and one death. People aged 60 to 69 lead […]
Manitou Springs project For information on the Manitou Avenue, Park Avenue to Serpentine (MAPS) project, go to https://www.manitouspringsgov.com/665/_MAPS-Project. Colorado Springs project Work continues on the 30th Street Corridor improvement project. The new roundabout at the Garden of the Gods Park entrance, Gateway Road and 30th Street, is a major part of the first construction phase. […]
On Saturday, May 14, Manitou Springs Fire Chief John K. Forsett notified Mayor John Graham and City Council that he was ordering Stage 2 burn ban orders for the city. In accordance with other member municipalities in the Pikes Peak Regional Wildfire Group, the ban took effect at noon Monday, May 16. “Current vegetation conditions […]
The Manitou Springs Fire Department was dispatched to a small grass and brush fire near the Cave of the Winds entrance at 6:31 p.m. Monday, May 16. Approximately 20 members of the MSFD responded, along with personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, Crystal Park Fire Protection District and the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The fire […]
