1+ day, 1+ 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…...

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,…...

4+ week, 12+ 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…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1157+ words) As the morning light of March rolls over Old Colorado City, a sacred frog medicine ceremony is being prepared on the second floor of a historic building. In a serene, beautiful studio, used for yoga classes and plant medicine ceremonies,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (445+ words) Some ogres live under a bridge. Others are swoon-worthy. Shrek, the large, grumpy, green ogre, star of a children’s book, Disney movie, and musical, is the latter. Third House Arts, a new community theater group, will mount “Shrek: The Musical…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (398+ words) Maintaining a successful arts organization is no small feat, particularly a professional dance company. But Ormao Dance Company proves it can be done and done well. The nonprofit, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, is the only professional dance company in…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (729+ words) Not so far away, in an unassuming suburban home on Colorado Springs’ northwest side, is a secret portal that can instantly whoosh Luke Flowers back to his childhood. Perched on a shelf are two homages to Muppets creator Jim Henson:…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1059+ words) For the first time since being built in 1904, a historic church in Old Colorado City will be used for something other than praise and worship and all things God. The building at 2927 W. Pikes Peak Ave., which most recently functioned as…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (696+ words) A former Family Dollar discount outlet that was also previously a Rite Aid drugstore hasn’t opened yet in its new skin as Crossfire Thrift shop. But tons of people have yanked on the locked front doors in the weeks leading…...