3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (355+ words) West of Colorado Springs, the town of Green Mountain Falls lists Catamount Trail as “the Gem of GMF trails.” But not to be missed is a trail that connects to the lower part of that gem ー one that helped…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (279+ words) In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Wine bars....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (371+ words) Dorothy “Dot” Heller was a connoisseur of the arts and humanities. Married to the acclaimed Colorado Springs artist Larry Heller, Dot also led a noteworthy life, becoming the city’s fifth social investigator, and essentially an officer, with the Colorado Springs…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (433+ words) Rita’s Italian Ice in north Colorado Springs is reopening this week, now under new ownership. The dessert shop that sells Italian ice made fresh daily with real fruit, frozen hand-scooped custards, gelatis (layers of Italian ice and custard) and other…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (188+ words) A north-side Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard dessert shop in Colorado Springs may be closing its doors this week after a decade of serving up Italian ice, frozen custards and other specialty creations. Franchisee Kathy Gehauf opened the quick-service dessert…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (682+ words) Colorado Springs has always had an impressively strong history of philanthropy. Today that has grown to almost 5,000 nonprofits in the metro area, almost 1,000 in the city itself. It all began, along with the city, in the 1800s and here are some…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago   (363+ words) The Solid Rock Community Development Corporation is looking for volunteers to help harvest and package fresh produce from the Aquapod, the company’s aquaponic farming operation. The closed-loop farming system, located at the Family Success Center in southeast Colorado Springs, has…...