The El Paso County Public Health Departmentâs vaccination overview shows that residents have received 1,126,030 total doses as of May 1. That breaks down to: ⢠People vaccinated â 479,799 (71.7 percent of eligible people); ⢠Fully vaccinated â 443,079 (64.6 percent of eligible people); and ⢠Received boosters â 185,042 (27 percent of eligible […]
Manitou Springs City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday, May 3, to approve an ordinance amending the annual budget for fiscal year 2022. Council members wasted little time deciding to approve the budget and did so less than five minutes after hearing Finance Director Rebecca Davis speak about the budget. During a work session on April […]
Rainbow Falls, the popular attraction on the northwest edge of Manitou Springs, is still closed due to rocks falling from canyon walls above the parking lot. The 2022 season opening has been delayed until further notice. The Rainbow Falls Historic Site consists of the namesake waterfalls and a series of smaller falls downstream. The five […]
A Manitou Springs resident submitted scanned images from mail he received recently. A group called Citizens Behind the Badge, based in Merrifield, Virginia, is sending out surveys and donation requests. The group asks for a minimum $9 âdeclaration & survey processing contributionâ so it can deliver âdeclarationsâ to local police chiefs and/or sheriffs. The letter […]
The Manitou Springs Silent Disco and Food Truck Rally is returning for 2022. The Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce is excited to be teaming up with CiferNoise Productions to bring the Silent Disco back and even bigger than before. The event is set to take place on Saturday, May 14, at Soda Springs Park, near […]
You can feel the creative energy as soon as you walk in the door at Meraki Springs, and itâs a direct reflection of the enthusiasm owner Megan Morris brings to the business. Morris opened her store at 2629 W. Colorado Ave. in Old Colorado City a little more than a year ago, billing it as […]
Friday, April 29, is National Arbor Day. To celebrate, Manitou Springs is hosting an Arbor Day event 10 a.m.-noon that day at Memorial Park. The main part of the event will be installing plants and trees in the streetscape section near Hiawatha Gardens on Old Manâs Trail. Bare-root trees will be given away and information […]
About 100 people braved the wind the evening of Friday, April 22, to attend the Concrete Couch Lantern Parade. This was the 12th annual parade, after COVID-19 forced a cancellation last year. The wind did nothing to dampen spirits, and hot chocolate and music by the Concrete Couch Jam Band further buoyed the mood. The […]
El Paso County has experienced 576 COVID-19 cases, eight hospitalizations and two coronavirus-related deaths from Tuesday, April 12, to Tuesday, April 26. According to the El Paso County Public Health Department, the county has seen 176,389 cases, 7,506 hospitalizations and 1,636 deaths since March 1, 2020. So far this year, case numbers peaked at 2,369 […]
A contractor will be installing a gas line along the 00 Block of El Paso Boulevard from Monday, May 2, to Tuesday, May 17. As a result, El Paso Boulevard from Columbia Road to Via Maria Theresia will be reduced to one lane, with flaggers directing traffic during normal work hours (7 a.m.-5 p.m.). After […]
Manitou Springs City Council members agreed during a work session on Tuesday, April 26, to postpone a decision on a shuttle purchase program with Gray Line until they can review a contract regarding the process. Dole Grebenik, Manitou Springs city engineer, hopes to provide an electric shuttle service for transportation needs such as for the […]
It is with tremendous sadness that Colorado Publishing House has completely severed its ties with the IndyGive! campaign, the capacity-building, community-building nonprofit that Independent founder John Weiss launched in 2009 to support the small nonprofits that do so much for the Pikes Peak region. After two years of planning and community outreach, Weiss launched IndyGive! […]
The community is invited to drop off their brush and branches at Manitou Springs Public Works facility on Saturday, April 23, to have it chipped by Manitou Springs Fire Department firefighters. The event starts at 10 a.m. and the last load of material will be accepted at 3:30 p.m. Public Works is located at 101 […]
Armadillo Ranch is sponsoring the Battle of the Bands through April at the music venue/restaurant, 962 Manitou Ave. Quite Frankly, All Aboard, Barefoot Family Caravan and Big Sky performed earlier in the month. The remaining competitors: April 23 â Family Elephant, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. April 30 â Eternal Temples (E.T.âs), 9 p.m.-1 a.m. See the […]
The story is a magical one. SunWater Spa collaborators Don Goede and Kat Tudor were bathing in the waters of the Ganges River in India almost a decade ago, experiencing a spiritual ceremony when they first discussed the possibility of creating a healing arts space revolving around the magical waters of Manitou Springs. Thus, the […]
The Stagecoach Inn property, 702 Manitou Ave., has been showing signs of activity for the first time in months. A dumpster from D2 Demo & Dirt and a drain service truck could be seen there in mid-April. The historic restaurantâs owner, Pawel âPJâ Jakubczyk, has been battling a class-action lawsuit from former employees and is […]
The man killed in the April 11 shooting in downtown Manitou Springs has been identified as 67-year-old Wilford Robert DeWeese of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The El Paso County Coronerâs Office will determine the cause of death. Detectives from the Colorado Springs Police Departmentâs Deadly Force Investigative Team are actively investigating the case. Also, the Manitou […]
Manitou Springs residents are leaving offerings near Shoshone Spring in honor of Jinx, the El Paso County Sheriffâs Office K-9 that was killed April 11. Local artist Manuel Pulido painted the German shepherdâs portrait.
The words âclarificationâ and âclarifyâ flew around Memorial Hall during Manitou Springs City Councilâs session on Tuesday, April 19. After more than an hour of back and forth regarding specifications for the Carnegie Library at 701 Manitou Ave., council voted 4-3 to rescind the motion Councilor Michelle Whetherhult made on April 5 and will continue […]
Because of current and expected dry and windy conditions, effective immediately, Manitou Springs Fire Chief John K. Forsett is ordering Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for the city of Manitou Springs. These restrictions are in alignment with El Paso County and the city of Colorado Springs. âCurrent vegetation conditions due to drought, consistent wind events and […]
