Books Above the Clouds celebrates one-year anniversary on Nov. 11 “I’ve always wanted a bookstore, always,” begins Natalie Oliver, owner of the Books Above the Clouds used bookstore in Woodland Park. “I moved my 15 boxes of books into [my boyfriend’s] basement. [He said] ‘Remember that bookstore you talked about? Let’s open that!’” Michael Stein, […]
The City of Manitou Springs is conducting a required inventory of water service lines to identify materials used in pipes supplying drinking water to residentsā homes. The initiative, prompted by new state and federal regulations, seeks to identify lines potentially containing lead, a material known to pose serious health risks. City officials are urging residents […]
Once again this year, the Manitou Arts, Culture and Heritage Board is offering assistance to residents and groups needing help with preparing their 2025 MACH grant applications, MACH Board Chair Ralph Routon has announced. Audrey Gray, executive director of Creative Alliance Manitou Springs, has been acquired by the MACH board to work with interested applicants […]
Eleven years ago, Manuel Pulido moved from Texas to Manitou Springs. As a sculptor and muralist with Apache roots, he had taught as a college art professor. Coming to Colorado, he brought with him his culture and his craft, expressing his heritage through his art. For Pulido, whenever moving to a new land, it was […]
Take a stroll in Downtown Colorado Springs and youāll find an arts community thatās growing brighter, larger and more diverse. Downtown Venturesā Art on the Streets program is transforming blank walls into eye-catching murals while sculptures materialize on street corners and medians. If your favorite art is food, youāll find no shortage of creative eateries […]
FortĆ© Handbell Quartet Offers Ringing Workshops and Handbell Concert October 12 & 13 at Church in the Wildwood The Church in the Wildwood (CIW) often collaborates with area organizations to bring music and art to the mountains! During Arts Month, CIW, along with support from the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, is hosting an inspiring weekend of […]
On Oct. 4, Manitou Springs Elementary School held a viewing of the 2nd annual Manitou Monster Project. Artists, students and parents gathered to admire this whimsical community collaboration. Art teacher Carrie Dunlap and project organizer Nicki Noe were on hand to host the event. Last year, as part of a MACH (Manitou Arts, Culture, and […]
This piece originally appeared in the Colorado Times Recorder. In 2022, Rep. Stephanie Vigil (D-Colorado Springs) beat Republican Dave Donelson, a Colorado Springs City Councilor, by 710 votes in the Colorado State House District 16 race. The narrow victory was a sign of the slow electoral shift in Colorado Springs, a city long considered a […]
Without a major wildfire that wipes out a large portion of our mountain backdrop or a major recession, the Pikes Peak Region will grow to a million and Colorado Springs to 750,000 people over the next two decades. And our current 25 million tourists who visit our region every year will likely increase as well. […]
League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region Candidate Forums The nonpartisan, nonprofit League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (LWVPPR) is hosting candidate forums across the Pikes Peak Region this fall to help inform voters of their choices for elected officials. All candidates were invited. Scheduled election forums include El Paso […]
During Tuesdayās Colorado Springs City Council meeting, Councilor Dave Donelson took issue with the recommended budget from the Lodgers and Automobile Rental Tax (LART) Citizen Advisory Committee. The LART tax is applied to hotel and rental car purchases in Colorado Springs. The bulk of LART funds ā 75% of the approximately $10.7 million collected annually […]
Last week, Manitou Springs Police Chief Bill Otto gave City Council an informational presentation on speed cameras. Joining Otto to present to council was Russel Sarpy, a representative with Louisiana-based Emergent Enforcement Solutions, a speed camera vendor. While researching speed cameras, Otto conferred with Morrison Police Chief Bill Vinelli, who recommended Sarpy. āI didnāt really […]
Manitou Springs Mayor John Graham could face a recall election before the end of this year. During a July 22 Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC) meeting, Linda Morlan announced plans to launch a recall campaign. āToday I started with the City the process of recalling Mayor John Graham because he has been working behind this […]
This Tuesday the Manitou Springs City Council considered the demolition application for the Green Willow Motel cottages on Manitou Avenue and the donation of four undeveloped parcels of land north of Sunwater Spa. During a June presentation to the Historic Preservation Commission, NES Landscape Architects identified a host of issues with the cottages on the […]
Project 2025 is one of the most pernicious plans for an American presidential administration ever conceived, not just for what it is but also for how it might be implemented. Its far-right policy prescriptions could transform the federal government into a MAGA instrument of authoritarianism. Many of them are in fact familiar planks that have […]
Despite David and Chris Jenkins canceling their scheduled July 16 presentation for Manitou Springs City Council, over a dozen residents voiced their disapproval of the Norwood developers potential project during public comment at this weekās meeting. [See āUndated letter from Jenkins to mayor and city councilā in our July 12 editionāEd.] Residents raised concerns over […]
Documents obtained by the Pikes Peak Bulletin via a Colorado Open Records Act request now provide a complete timeline of the proposal from David and Chris Jenkins to donate 15 acres of privately owned land in order to create a Ruxton Avenue access road and a parking lot. Emails show that Mayor John Graham was […]
During the July 9 Manitou Springs City Council meeting, contracts were approved for the 2024 Street Maintenance Project and to remodel and renovate the Manitou Pool and Fitness Center. Council approved a $777,456 contract with Pyramid Construction to mill and pave several streets in addition to patching and cape-sealing on several minor streets. Per the […]
