Did you receive a flyer in the mail or a text, or see the website portraying Colorado Springs District 11 school board candidate Charles Johnson, a young black man, as a dangerous criminal? How about the mailer that characterizes three conservative D11 school board candidates as responsible for alleged failures of the current school board, […]
With the increased popularity and expansion of career and technical education, students in high schools across Colorado can graduate with certificates in welding, construction, auto mechanics, and more. At Community Prep School, an alternative charter school in Colorado Springs School District 11, the students who are part of the “School of Rap” program might graduate […]
During the Oct. 21 Manitou Springs City Council meeting, Councilor Nancy Fortuin called on Councilor John Shada to resign following a reported incident at the Dillon parking lot. “Recently, a police report was filed by one of our residents concerning Councilor Shada,” said Fortuin. “The report details an encounter in the Dillon parking lot, where […]
Manitou Springs City Councilor Nancy Fortuin called for the resignation of Councilor John Shada during the council correspondence part of Tuesday’s regular meeting. “Recently, a police report was filed by one of our residents concerning Councilor Shada,” said Fortuin. “The report details an encounter in the Dillon parking lot, where a discussion escalated to the […]
The League of Women Voters hosted a forum for Manitou Springs candidates and ballot issues this week in advance of the Nov. 4 election. Many of the positions in the Manitou Springs municipal and school board races are uncontested. Manitou Springs Mayor Pro Tem Natalie Johnson is running unopposed for mayor, and Kimberly De La […]
No SNAP benefits in November. Just let that sink in. For millions of families, that headline isn’t just news – it’s survival being pulled out from under them. SNAP is what keeps food on the table for kids, parents, and seniors when times are already hard. And now, with the government shutdown stretching on, those […]
I want the kids in our community to thrive. As a board member at Citizens Project, proud auntie, and a once free and reduced lunch recipient, I know a meal can make a world of difference. Being raised by a single mom who worked as a hairstylist in Colorado Springs, I saw firsthand how a […]
Residents of two Colorado Springs public housing complexes took part in a protest during yesterday’s Colorado Springs Housing Authority (CHSA) meeting. Members of the Colorado Springs Tenants (COST) and residents of the Acacia Park and Centennial Plaza apartments expressed concerns over CSHA’s refusal to meet or negotiate directly with residents, and residents’ longstanding concerns over […]
To the editor: Let me begin by expressing my deep admiration for the students and teachers of the district. As a lifelong supporter of public education, and a former school board member myself, I am in favor of safety, security, ADA compliance, and infrastructure. However, I strongly oppose this bond [ballot measure 4C] as the […]
During its Oct. 14 regular meeting, the Colorado Springs City Council voted 5-4 to approve a resolution “honoring the U.S. Senate’s designation of October 14, 2025, as a national day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk, recognizing the importance of protecting free speech, encouraging open dialogue, and condemning political violence.” Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson and Council […]
Across Colorado Springs and beyond, left-leaning groups are buzzing with energy. We have people ready to fight for fair wages, racial justice, environmental protection, and reproductive rights. Yet, time and again, we trip ourselves up. A coalition forms, then unravels. A meeting starts with momentum, then collapses under the weight of internal disputes. The cycle […]
I’m writing from and to the South Side. A place where we know what it feels like to be overlooked, to watch injustice happen in front of us, and then be told to be patient and just follow the rules while the slow cogs of government rock us to sleep until our claims are no […]
The City of Colorado Springs is looking to dissolve the Westside Community Center Working Committee, which has worked with the City to lead the community space since 2021. In 2020, Woodmen Valley Chapel’s Center for Strategic Ministry, the former operator since 2010, told the city they would not be renewing their contract past 2021. In […]
Manitou Springs residents and business owners gathered at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post Thursday night to discuss their opposition to Manitou Springs ballot initiative 2A, which would increase the City’s excise tax on ticket sales and admission fees from 5% to up to 14%. The proposed tax increase would impact just a handful […]
Former Fountain city council member Detra Duncan has been all over the news lately as she faces two felony charges of public assistance fraud in the Fourth Judicial District – and the NAACP says these charges and the negative publicity that led her to resign from the Fountain council are part of a pattern of […]
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade touted the achievements of his administration during his second State of the City address this week at the Broadmoor Hotel. “Halftime is when coaches and analysts will step back and look at the first half,” said Mobolade, wearing a Notre Dame football jersey. “They review key plays and stats and […]
Earlier this month, during a Labor Day event at Colorado Springs City Hall, educators announced plans to strike this fall over the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education’s vote last year to end the only master agreement with a teachers union in El Paso County, which had been in place for over 50 […]
U.S. Vice President JD Vance rose to national prominence with his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” and the book’s film adaptation in which Vance’s personal experience of the opioid epidemic figured heavily. In 2016, he wrote in The Atlantic Magazine, “Shortly before I graduated from law school, I learned that my own mother lay comatose in a […]
A July 24 executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” addresses homelessness and associated “public safety threats” by directing state and local governments to loosen the regulations around civil commitment, a legal process by which an individual is committed to an institution or outpatient treatment against their […]
Manitou Springs City Council unanimously approved an updated universal parking fee structure. “The primary reason we need to do this is the Mountain Metro bus schedule is changing Sept. 28,” said John Crawford, Manitou’s Mobility and Parking Director. “The Route 33 will begin serving the Dillon and no longer stopping at Hiawatha, so the demand […]
