The Colorado State Fair Aims To Balance Tradition With New Acts
The Colorado State Fair is finalizing preparations for its late August opening.
Colorado Springs Begins Preparing For Its 150th Birthday
In a kick-off event Wednesday, Colorado Springs community leaders including Mayor John Suthers and City Council President Richard Skorman announced preparations for the city’s 150th birthday.
Public Asked To Weigh-In On Future Of Resource Management In Eastern Colorado
The Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office is seeking public comment on a draft management plan for 658,000 acres of public lands in Eastern Colorado, including land along […]
Fossil Beds National Monument Set To Expand
After a four-year effort to acquire a 280-acre parcel from a private property owner, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is set to expand on the park’s west side.
Garden Of The Gods Flood Mitigation Facility Begins Construction
The City of Colorado Springs is beginning construction on a stormwater detention and sediment collection facility in the far northeast corner of Garden of the Gods Park.
Pikes Peak Region Neighborhoods To Participate In Wildfire Evacuation Drill
On June 8, The Crystal Park, Upper Skyway, and Crystal Hills neighborhoods will participate in a wildfire evacuation drill.
El Paso County Commissioners Hold Weekend I-25 Gap Meeting
El Paso County Commissioners are holding another public meeting on plans to expand I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock.
Beetle-Kill Trees Left Standing, State Foresters Report
A report on the health of Colorado’s forests centers on dealing with dead trees as a result of beetles.
I-25 Gap Project Subject Of Public Meetings
The Colorado Department of Transportation is hosting a series of meetings in Colorado Springs and Monument on the I-25 Gap project, as well as two telephone town halls.
‘We Came Back to a Very Broken Neighborhood’
Parkside resident Mike Finkbiner was a roofing contractor during the original construction of the Colorado Springs subdivision, and says Mountain Shadows as a whole was “pretty well planned” when it […]
‘This is Really Bad Today, But It’s Going to Get Better’
Carla Albers and her family moved into their Mountain Shadows home in 1990. They’d always loved the westside and figured it would be a starter home, but ended up loving […]
