The Manitou Springs District 14 Board of Education met Monday, Feb. 28, to hear updates about district schools and discuss continuing updates to policy. The meeting took place in the SILC building and streamed live via Zoom. The meeting began with a presentation from Manitou Springs Middle School Principal Dustin Cady, Assistant Principal Area Bartlett […]
Pieces of fabric, lengths of thread and piles of cotton batting come together to make something magical in the hands of quilters. When the quilts are destined to comfort sick children, the magic is multiplied by a thousand. That’s what happened when 17 women were asked if they could make quilts for young patients at […]
As of Tuesday, March 8, the city website will include a virtual information center about plans for the Hiawatha Gardens site and building. It can be accessed at bit.ly/3AOC88G. The center will provide detailed information about the draft alternatives for the historic Hiawatha Gardens dance hall building, as well as for the surrounding parking area. […]
Manitou Springs City Council approved Resolution 1521 on Nov. 2, 2021, directing RATIO Architects to submit final design documents and cost estimates for expanding the Carnegie Library building at 701 Manitou Ave. According to an intergovernmental agreement between the city and the Pikes Peak Library District, PPLD will move back into the Carnegie building once […]
The Pikes Peak Library District’s Chief Librarian and CEO John Spears announced his upcoming departure for a new opportunity after more than six years of service to El Paso County residents. He will become head of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library with 36 locations in western New York, beginning in mid-April. Spears has […]
Retail sales in Manitou Springs totaled $159,512,039 in 2021, much better than the $120,698,778 in 2020. That was the year, of course, when the pandemic struck and lockdowns were imposed. The year-to-year increase was 32.2 percent. All sales categories reported increased sales in 2021 over 2020.The Colorado Department of Revenue provides the statistics, which are […]
King Douglass Edmundson and Queen Annie Schmitt greeted their loyal subjects in 2020. Does it seem like a really long time since we’ve put on our green, gold and purple finery to parade through downtown? Has it been an eternity since we’ve savored gumbo that a chef has served from a huge stockpot? Well, Manitou […]
Chief of Police Bill Otto After a review process by city staff and an interview with City Council on Feb. 15, Interim Police Chief Bill Otto was offered and accepted the permanent position. The city of Manitou Springs opened an internal job posting for the position on Feb. 2, and Otto was the sole applicant. […]
Photo by Larry Ferguson Anyone who’s visited Eclectic OCC at 2518 W. Colorado Ave. in Old Colorado City can testify that the store’s name is spot on. And they would probably also tell you that the diverse styles and tastes of the artists and craftspeople who produce the variety of products on the shelves keep […]
The Carnivale Parade is returning on Saturday, Feb. 26. Between noon and 2 p.m., traffic on Manitou Avenue will be detoured onto some of Manitou Springs’ narrower streets. Westbound traffic will be detoured onto El Paso Boulevard and then onto Washington Avenue. This route will take vehicles onto Cañon Avenue and then back onto Manitou […]
An extended winter storm will bring snowfall to Colorado tonight through Thursday morning. Expect periods of moderate to heavy snowfall in the mountains, although snowfall will be light over the eastern plains. The heaviest snowfall is expected to occur in the central and southwestern mountains, ranging from one to four feet. Winds gusting 45 to […]
Photo Courtesy of Gregory Parker Although the pandemic has had many of us overwhelmed, even paralyzed, Gregory Parker leaped into action. The “reformed scientist,” now a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer, began creating what would become “Distancing,” 489 digital collages that mark the days between March 23, 2020, and July 24, 2021. It’s now on exhibit […]
Manitou Springs City Council held two meetings Tuesday, Feb. 15. One was a work session in which councilors interviewed Interim Police Chief Bill Otto for the vacant chief position. A regular meeting followed this work session. The regular meeting passed a revised ordinance codifying the creation of the Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage Advisory Board […]
The city of Manitou Springs will host two community forums to engage Manitou citizens in the final design process of the Carnegie Library expansion. The in-person forum will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, in City Hall/Memorial Hall, 606 Manitou Ave. The second forum, which will be virtual, is scheduled to start at 6 […]
A total of 1,571 coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in El Paso County as of Tuesday, Feb. 15, according to the El Paso County Public Health Department. That’s an increase of 64 deaths since Feb. 8. The website also reports 172,265 cases in the county since March 1, 2020. People in the 80829 ZIP code have […]
Schwazze announced Thursday, Feb. 10, that it has closed the transaction to acquire Emerald Fields, which owns and operates two retail cannabis dispensaries in Manitou Springs and Glendale, Colorado. This acquisition is part of the company’s ongoing retail expansion plan in Colorado and New Mexico, bringing the total number of dispensaries the company operates to […]
All Coloradans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will continue to receive the maximum monthly amount of funds in February. SNAP serves more than 250,000 households and 499,000 people in Colorado each month, providing money to purchase food and safeguarding the well-being of low-income households. People experiencing hunger or struggling to afford nutritious food […]
El Paso County’s rates for coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths have been declining since hitting peaks in mid-January, according to the Public Health Department’s website. The county experienced 170,259 coronavirus cases between March 1, 2020, and Feb. 8, 2022. In that timeframe, 1,507 people have died here. The 80829 ZIP code has seen 803 positive […]
The city of Manitou Springs will host two community forums to engage Manitou citizens in the final design process of the Carnegie Library expansion. The in-person forum will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, in City Hall/Memorial Hall, 606 Manitou Ave. The second forum, which will be virtual, is scheduled to start at 6 […]
