Steve Wood was all over the place. Wearing a fedora, T-shirt and paint-splattered hiking pants, he bounced around with the elasticity of a rubber ball as he came up to the mic. Standing in a wide ...

Colorado Springs’ rapid expansion has reshaped the Fountain Creek watershed, accelerating erosion, increasing stormwater runoff, and raising concerns over future water resources. As new ...

GOP Rivals Jeff Crank and Dave Williams Vie for Colorado’s 5th District Amid Party Tensions: This primary may determine the district's future amidst significant GOP infighting.

By John Harner Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a column from John Harner, professor of geography at University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the author of “Profiting from ...

The red Ford F-250 rocked back and forth like a ship on dangerous waters as it made its way up the steep slope. “You’re not afraid of heights, are you?” asked Jerry Schnabel. “I forget to ...

Before Ford Amphitheater had even opened its doors, JW Roth, CEO of Venu (and co-owner of Pikes Peak Media Co., the parent company of The Colorado Springs Independent), had begun planning four ...

Developing a young workforce is the goal of nearly every community nationwide, including Colorado Springs. That’s why the Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corp. recently ...

Ben Currie was in a bad place in 2021. In his mid-20s and fresh out of the military, he found himself unmoored. “I was in the lowest part of my life.” The military, even if it wasn’t the ...

I first met Eva Zhang on a Friday afternoon. Despite the ice-coated freeways, dozens had come for lunch at China Town Restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs. Zhang scuttled about the restaurant ...

Discover the Fine Arts Center’s journey from cultural success to financial crisis and its acquisition by Colorado College. A deep dive into the FAC’s past, present, and future.

Mobile Arts began as a small idea in the overwhelming gloom of the COVID-19 pandemic. Naomi Wood, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, had been awarded the National Endowment for the ...

On the day the merger of The O’Neil Group and La Plata Communities was announced, the proposed flagpole annexation by the new company – called O|NE La Plata – of land near Schriever Space ...