The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), a statewide coalition of organizations that advocate for fair and humane immigration policies, said its members are aware of an upward trend in courthouse-related arrest reports. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/is-ice-...

Community members gathered at Colorado Springs City Hall Sunday to ask for the release of the Soliman family – Hayam El-Gamal and her five children, aged 18 to five – from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/support...

It has been more than five years since a settlement was reached in Smokebrush Foundation v. City of Colorado Springs. The lawsuit stemmed from Smokebrush’s claim that staff was harmed by contaminants from a former CSU coal plant site that migrated onto theirs’ pikespeakbulletin.org/news/cancer-...

Good afternoon. I’m at the Co Springs City Hall for an event in support of the El Gamal family who have been in ICE detention in Texas for over 10 months.

Colorado has joined 22 other states in proposing restrictions on what SNAP recipients are permitted to buy – a politically convenient response that targets the choices of people struggling to eat rather than the systems that make eating well out of reach. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Let’s stop pretending that there is any strategy happening pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

In America’s great battle between hope and fear, fear certainly gained the upper hand this month. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

The City recently announced Williams’ appointment as chief of staff for the next year as Mobolade campaigns for re-election in 2027. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/bulleti...

The City Auditor’s Office released an audit report on April 3 addressing allegations that an “elected official’s security detail was completing tasks on behalf of the official,” and that the “elected official used their City-issued vehicle for personal use.” pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Jason Green, the co-founder and COO of Raeden, fielded questions from often irate residents during a presentation Tuesday evening on a proposed data center near Garden of the Gods Road and Centennial Boulevard. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

The iconic Union Printers Home (UPH) will become a hotel if the owners’ vision is realized – and Urban Renewal dollars could offset some of the costs, including the price tag for historic preservation of the unique landmark structures. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/union-p...

Colorado Springs Utilities will consider moving the Horizon Power Plant from the Horizon Utility Campus after a federal government-sanctioned panel determined that plumes the plant would emit would pose “a high-risk hazard for aircraft.” pikespeakbulletin.org/news/horizon...

Colorado Springs Tenants (COST) launched their citywide union Saturday during a meeting at First Congregational Church. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Those of us who participated in the No Kings rallies on Saturday didn’t just hold signs and march. We made history, with what I’m convinced will have been the largest protest in American history. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/the-...

There are a lot of books out in the wild about how to prepare, train, gear up, plan, survive or whatever for outdoor recreation. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Good morning! I’ve got a busy day today. First up is the official launch of the Colorado Springs Tenants Union, a city-wide initiative.

In preparation for the April 10 Lantern Parade, Concrete Couch will be hosting Lantern building workshops this week at the Manitou Arts Center. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

The Pikes Peak Bulletin is proud to partner with Loving the Springs, a twice-monthly podcast co-hosted by Springs booster Carrie Simison along with self-described “local gadflies” Al Brody and Dave Gardner. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

On the morning of Feb. 13, what were presumably Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents arrested a man near William J. Palmer High School while school was in session. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/student...

As beautiful as Colorado is during the day, some of its real beauty comes out at night, when the state’s legendary dark skies really open up. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Letter: Greenway Flats has an accessibility problem The parking situation at Greenway Flats is unworkable. pikespeakbulletin.org/letters-to-t...

Bracing for what could be a dry season, the Colorado Springs Utilities Board resolved on Wednesday to enter “water shortage preparation,” a move that staff said would provide more operational tools to survive drought conditions this year. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/utiliti...

The Women’s Theatre Festival is dancing, strutting and fretting across the stage of the Millibo Art Theatre this coming weekend (March 19-22) with a lively mix of original plays, poetry, monologues, movement, and dance created for the theatre. pikespeakbulletin.org/arts/womens-...

As data centers gain steam across the United States, Colorado Springs, too, has seen several centers set up shop and several more submit requests for their power- and water-thirsty facilities used for artificial intelligence and other data computing uses. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/data-ce...

For years, the people of Colorado Springs have been told that police oversight is complicated, that reform takes time, and that the right process must be followed before meaningful change can happen. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/reor...

El Tonto Por Cristo – “the fool for Christ” – is the latest film from the Texas-based team of Josh David Jordan and his wife Jessica, exploring the life of Orthodox monks living along the Texas Gulf coast. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

It was so disappointing to read the announcements of the PPLD board of directors to intentionally censor our region’s Black history celebration this February and see no visible displays recognizing Black History Month. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/our-...

There simply is no way to paint Palantir’s technology as something that serves the interests of peace or diplomacy. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/not-...

After 16 months of litigating a lawsuit over its fiber project, Colorado Springs Utilities has agreed to settle the case by paying ADB Companies LLC $5.35 million. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/springs...

City Council voted to apply for dissolution of the district in February, and in December an El Paso County judge ordered a special election to decide the fate of the district. Early results show 30 votes in favor of dissolution and 46 votes against. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

A lot is riding on Senate Bill 26-022. If it passes, Colorado Springs Utilities will be allowed to keep the coal-fired Ray D. Nixon Power Plant running, possibly for another 14 years. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/utiliti...

It looks like the special election to dissolve the metro district has failed, another big L for city government, on the heels of their failed tax ballot measure last election. Oof. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/manitou...

By and large, the media is blowing it on their coverage of Iran. Every report about these ongoing Israel and U.S. strikes on Iran should clearly state the reason for this reckless war. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/the-...

In 2003, under Operation Iraqi Freedom, the United States launched what was branded as “shock and awe.” Overwhelming force. Rapid dominance. Swift victory. That was the plan. What followed was years of instability, insurgency, trauma, and long-term consequences pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/vete...

Mill Street Community Benefits All members asked Colorado Springs City Council at its regular meeting on Feb. 24 to delay a vote on the Moreno and Cascade Urban Renewal Plan. However, the council passed the resolution 7-2. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/over-ob...

Taking part in this year’s Carnivale were three giant, fully articulated puppets – a pair of 11-foot tall wolves and a 24-foot version of local art legend Charles Rockey – created by Colorado Springs artist Sofia Hernandez Crade. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

Today, Feb. 24, 2026, the Colorado Springs City Council passed an ordinance consolidating City Code language to treat all camping – whether along a creek, in a park, or in a vehicle – as the same offense. pikespeakbulletin.org/letters-to-t...

Last week, I got the email that had been a long time coming: Colorado Springs was killing its Citizens Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB), one of the many boards and commissions that allow regular people to advise City Council on legislation and policy. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/city...

Every veteran knows the phrase. It gets said in grocery stores, at ball games, on campaign stages. “Thank you for your service.” But what does that gratitude mean when the same system turns around and debates whether our injuries are still worthy of support? pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/vete...

A community organization plans to ask city council to hold off on approving an urban renewal plan until the developer signs a legally binding agreement. Heila Ershadi with the Pikes Peak Bulletin has been covering the story. She spoke with KRCC's Andrea Chalfin about it. www.cpr.org/2026/02/20/d...

Hobbs told the Bulletin in December he’d make the Indy archives available in January of this year – but those plans have collided with a harsh technical reality. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/a-compl...

Colorado Springs City Councilor Kimberly Gold held a town hall event at Sierra High School on Feb. 12 to present information about the Southeast Strong Neighborhood Plan and to hear concerns from residents of City Council District 4. pikespeakbulletin.org/featurednews...

I posted a meme last month on my personal Facebook page and a right-wing Facebook friend said it promoted lies (it didn’t, it was an opinion based on facts) and that posts like mine are why people have lost faith in journalism. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/sorr...

lThe 13th Annual Multi-Cultural Black History Program filled the Ent Center for the Arts, standing as a reminder that Black culture in Colorado Springs is not something waiting to be discovered. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/a-pa...

Residents of the Mill Street neighborhood on the south end of downtown, organized as the Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition, are urging Colorado Springs City Council to withhold approval of a Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority (CSURA) plan. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/10-3-mi...

On the morning of Friday, Feb 6., Associate Minister Josh Rumple arrived at First Congregational Church in downtown Colorado Springs and found the church’s rainbow banner reading “a just world for all” had been torn down. Again. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/churchs...

The Pikes Peak Bulletin received more than a half-dozen letters to the editor in favor of the original Ray Nixon Power Plant closure date. pikespeakbulletin.org/opinion/lett...

The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is negotiating with state officials about whether it must return $828,371 in grant money after the Colorado Department of Labor deemed that amount had been spent on “disallowed” expenses by a nonprofit funded by the grant. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/workfor...

A former employee of the nonprofit Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective, Brian Parsons, has prevailed in a complaint filed with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/collect...

Following public comment during the Jan. 27 CoSprings City Council meeting, a proclamation is on the agenda for the Council’s Feb. 10 meeting – but it’s not the proclamation drafted at the request of Councilor Kimberly Gold last month. pikespeakbulletin.org/news/no-publ...