Last week, Manitou Springs City Council heard concerns about Councilor John Shada following Councilor Nancy Fortuin’s call for his resignation during the Nov. 21 regular meeting. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/council...

A project that aims to make Colorado Springs a gig city has been plagued by delays and has triggered two lawsuits, one headed to trial next year. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/springs...

Being aware of one’s hypocrisy is a handy thing, the best antidote to self-righteousness. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

“All I really want to say to you, as your council representative, is that when companies put profit over people, that’s when we need unions,” said Henjum. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/new-ten...

Pikes Peak Library District leadership, members of the PPLD board, and representatives from the PPLD Foundation gathered on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Ruth Holley Library to celebrate the district’s purchase of the library’s formerly leased property. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/ruth-ho...

Last month, Launchpad, the 50-unit supportive housing project for youth and families on Colorado Springs’ west side, was awarded the Charles L. Edson Housing Tax Credit Excellence Award by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

I joined the Army straight out of high school. I was young, eager, and believed in something bigger than myself. Over the next twenty-one years, I served overseas in both combat and non-combat roles. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/no-o...

The federal government shutdown is now the longest in history with no clear end in sight, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that typically assists over 600,000 Coloradans per month has not distributed benefits this month. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

This is the time of the year that local governments in Colorado are busy working on setting their budgets for the coming year. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Fox and Shrew was a company that provided hand-made, vintage-inspired dresses and skirts — with pockets — using eco-friendly and ethical labor practices. Fox and Shrew will be hosting a pop-up shop at the Ivywild School on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

A few of us in the local arts community wanted to do more. We started this thing we’re calling The Arts Uprise Resistance Theatre, and we have a number of performances coming up to raise money for arts and media groups. pikespeakbulletin.org/community/th...

There is now one more reason to visit The Loft – to hear unique personal stories focused on Manitou Springs. The stories are available via a payphone in a booth inside the cafe that has been repurposed to dial up stories pikespeakbulletin.org/community/lo...

Before the federal government shutdown, before November’s delayed benefits, the charitable food system has been holding its threads from snapping – sustained by dedicated staff and volunteers working exhausting hours. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

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? pikespeakbulletin.org/news/dark-mo...

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 with a Grammy. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

A redacted copy of the Manitou Springs Police Department report, obtained by the Pikes Peak Bulletin, provides additional details about the interaction. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Manitou Springs City Councilor Nancy Fortuin called for the resignation of Councilor John Shada during the council correspondence part of Tuesday’s regular meeting. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

The League of Women Voters hosted a forum for Manitou Springs candidates and ballot issues this week in advance of the Nov. 4 election. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) hosted their annual White Cane Day Celebration on Oct. 17 at Acacia Park. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/letter-...

The Pikes Peak Bulletin was not John Weiss’s first choice of newspaper for the publication of his letter in support of ballot measure 2A, which he wrote in response to an op-ed by the Gazette editorial board against the measure. pikespeakbulletin.org/editors-note...

Residents of two Colorado Springs public housing complexes took part in a protest during yesterday’s Colorado Springs Housing Authority (CHSA) meeting. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/public-...

In an ironic twist, the resolution honoring Kirk, widely hailed as a strong proponent of free speech, did not include an opportunity for public comment during the council meeting ahead of the vote. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/cos-cou...

Early in the morning of Sept. 13, a small crowd gathered at the Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent headquarters on Manitou Avenue, preparing for a long day of work on the trails. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Community is a word that has jumped out at me recently. Community ties should always be strong in theory, but it seems like with time they tend to weaken. That’s actually the very reason that I love high school sports. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Last month, the Church of the Lord of Glory shuttered its doors, with no warning and no diversion plan for the participants of the church’s food program. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/budg...

Thanks to community support from more than 100 donors and pre-paying advertisers, and the receipt of a generous grant, the Pikes Peak Bulletin is back in action, now as a digital-first news outlet serving the Pikes Peak region. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Today, teachers in Colorado Springs District 11 are on strike. As the grandfather of four kids at Martinez Elementary, I’ll be standing with them. This isn’t just about a contract. It’s about whether our kids get the schools they deserve. pikespeakbulletin.org/community/wh...

Sign up because if Manitou Springs could be an idea, it’d be the Manitou 5K on Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. at Fields Park. pikespeakbulletin.org/community/si...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

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 pikespeakbulletin.org/news/is-detr...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

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 master agreement with the union. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

A July 24 executive order from U.S. President 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 pikespeakbulletin.org/news/homeles...

Over a dozen Pikes Peak-area agencies have or are about to receive funds to combat the opioid epidemic close to home via the Region 16 Opioid Council’s grant funding program. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

I remember the 1972 Bob Fosse film “Cabaret” as a joyous celebration of sensual excess in pre-Nazi Germany, with some dark undertones. pikespeakbulletin.org/arts/review-...

Manitou Springs City Council unanimously approved an updated universal parking fee structure. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

There’s been a lot of misinformation about Colorado’s 2024 transit-oriented development law. Some claim it forces property owners to build things they don’t want or mandates apartment complexes. That’s simply not true. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/hiking-...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/letter-...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/el-paso...

Peak Auto is a fixture on the corner of W. Colorado Avenue and 18th Street. The two-bay independent auto repair shop has been around almost as long as its current owner, Jacob Cohen, has been alive. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Last week, Otis’s BBQ owner Stephen Eshelman announced on social media that Sept. 10 would be his last day in Manitou Springs. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

When I talk about the unhoused with people a common question is “why don’t they get a job.” pikespeakbulletin.org/letters-to-t...

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 CPAs. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

On Aug. 12, a Colorado Springs resident 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. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

I first visited Colorado Springs in 1989 on a trip around the country, and like so many, was taken in by the beauty of the Pikes Peak region, and what I believe to be the crown jewel of the city parks system: the Garden of the Gods Park. pikespeakbulletin.org/local-cultur...

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. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...