1+ week, 3+ 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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (475+ words) Stepping onto the Glitch Bus, visitors are greeted by the sounds of Pac-Man and neon-green lights, creating the vibe of a retro arcade.From classic 80s arcade cabinets like Joust and X-Men, to console games like Mario Kart and Guitar Hero,…...

1+ day, 5+ 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+ week, 3+ 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....

4+ week, 16+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (288+ words) Visit Colorado Springs, the marketing organization meant to increase tourism to the city and region, is getting a new boss. The group announced Wednesday it is hiring Sean Dixon as president and CEO. He will succeed Doug Price, who is…...

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…...

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…...

2+ 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…...

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…...