It’s mid-September, and in Colorado that means it’s leaf peeping season, when the quaking aspens turn gold before going to sleep for the winter. While there have been a lot of news media reports that fall colors are turning early, that doesn’t appear to be the case in the Pikes Peak region where there has […]
The news out of Evergreen is heartbreaking. My thoughts are with the students, families, and staff impacted by this horrific shooting. No child should have to run from gunfire on their way to class. No parent should have to wait in fear to find out if their child is safe. Let me be clear: this […]
The El Paso County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Thursday to approve two electronic billboards along Highway 24 – one in Cascade, and one near Red Rock Canyon Open Space. The advocacy group Friends of Red Rock Canyon urged community members to oppose the electronic billboard. “We are against this proposal, for many reasons, […]
Last week, Otis’s BBQ owner Stephen Eshelman announced on social media that Sept. 10 would be his last day in Manitou Springs. Eshelman’s restaurant started as a food truck on the El Colorado Lodge grounds, but moved to its current location in the summer of 2024. “The issues that I have here is that there’s […]
Colorado Springs City Council will hold a rare third hearing on what licenses the city auditor should have after councilors failed to pass an ordinance at their Aug. 26 meeting that would have dropped the requirement for auditors to be Certified Public Accountants (CPA). Councilors will vote when they next meet in September on an […]
Kaylinn (last name withheld for privacy) said she was in her home near the intersection of Platte Avenue and Cedar Street around noon on Friday, Aug. 22 when she saw several masked men surrounding a silver four-door car. She left her home and walked toward the scene. She watched and then started recording as a […]
On Aug. 12, Colorado Springs resident Nico (last name withheld for privacy) vented in a Facebook post about how code enforcement for the City of Colorado Springs had told him to tear out a garden he’d worked hard to cultivate over the summer due to a neighbor’s complaint. He planted the garden in the strip […]
This week, Manitou Springs City Council unanimously approved an ordinance submitting a ballot issue to voters of Manitou Springs for the City’s Nov. 4 regular election to increase the City’s excise tax on ticket sales and admission fees. This ballot question is part of the “balanced approach” plan for addressing the City’s projected $4.3 million […]
Colorado Springs City Council voted Tuesday to divide the $1.4 million that the City expects to reap from taxes on recreational marijuana sales between the Clean & Safe pilot program, which will target public safety, homelessness and cleanliness in the downtown area, and treatment programs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. But the […]
Last week, the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education unanimously approved a $500,000 request for proposal (RFP) to hire a strategic communications firm. “We’re asking for the authority to explore this opportunity,” said D11 Superintendent Michael Gaal during the Aug. 6 board meeting. “If you give us this guidance tonight, that gives us […]
On July 24, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” “Endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe,” the order states, citing rising rates of homelessness and tying the issue to mental health and substance use disorders. The executive order proposes […]
The Manitou Springs City Council held its regular meeting on Aug. 5. Excise tax ordinance heads to ballot Manitou Springs City Council approved an ordinance submitting a ballot issue to the voters of Manitou Springs for the City’s Nov. 4 regular election to increase the City’s excise tax on ticket sales and admission fees. This […]
Jordan Scott and Yolanda Edwards – contributors to Peak News, which describes itself as a “broadcast and internet news source” for “liberty-loving people who want to be informed about local news” – spoke during public comment regarding concerns about Manitou Springs Pride Fest, which took place July 12 at Soda Springs Park. “Forced to see […]
First-of-its-kind ‘balanced approach’ unveiled to bridge Manitou Springs’ 2026 budget gap; Two-pronged plan combines parking revenue and a proposed increase to the ‘amusement tax’ MANITOU SPRINGS CO – Courtesy of Manitou Springs City Administrator Denise Howell On July 29, 120 citizens attended the Manitou Springs City Council’s special meeting to learn about the city’s anticipated […]
Yesterday the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care (PPCoC) released their findings from the 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT) count. Required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the PIT tracks people experiencing homelessness in a single night in January and is used to determine federal funding and resources. The 2025 PIT identified 1,745 individuals experiencing […]
By Parker Yamasaki and Kevin Simpson This article was first published in the Colorado Sun. President Donald Trump is not the first Republican in office to go after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Kennedy-era nonprofit that manages federal funding to thousands of local TV and radio stations. But he is the first one to […]
First presentation in a series by UCCS Center for the Study of Evangelicalism Project 2025 – the 900-plus page right-wing gameplan to reshape U.S. culture and the federal government – is driven by Christian nationalism, and its architects are “working actively towards implementing every single word” of it, a speaker said at a presentation on […]
Marijuana is still a, shall we say, burning issue for the Colorado Springs City Council. For months, debate in Council has covered everything from whether recreational weed should be sold in the city, to who should sell it, how far should they be from places frequented by kids and people with substance use disorders, to […]
Greetings from Pedestrian and Cycle Manitou (PaC-MAN)! This month, we would like to introduce you to 2025 Manitou Springs Citizens Academy graduate and Manitou resident, Ben Rasmusen. Ben works in downtown Manitou and has kids attending the Manitou school district. Ben uses walking and cycling to get to and from work, and he and his […]
Following the June 25 State of the Utility address, Colorado Springs Utilities CEO Travas Deal spoke with the Pikes Peak Bulletin about his organization’s relationship with Manitou Springs and the project on Ruxton Avenue, which hundreds of thousands of people use to access the Cog Railway each year. “What we always try to do with […]
