1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (263+ words) Ilse Venter does it all and then some. And now she’s about to throw open the doors to her inaugural Wild West Home & Homemade Expo at Norris Penrose Event Center on Sept. 19-20. Venter, who moved with her family to the…...

1+ day, 23+ 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…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (771+ words) But for Premier, growth has never simply been about getting bigger. It has been about building a company where customers are treated well, employees can build careers, and money spent with a local business continues circulating through the local economy....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (290+ words) Rock City Café is closing up shop this month in north Colorado Springs after 11 years in business. The diner at 1812 Dominion Way at the Dublin Plaza announced this week on social media that its last day of service is Sept....

1+ week, 2+ 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, 2+ 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, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) Hundreds of women will be leading the In Their Honor Veterans Day Parade in Colorado Springs in November as a tribute to Rosie the Riveter. Parade organizers and veterans advocates announced the themed marshals during an event at Mt. Carmel…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 5+ 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…...