2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (945+ words) A program that was born out of a March 10 decision by Colorado Springs City Council to ban car camping on public streets within city limits for more than 24 hours is close to launching, according to organizers. “We understand there are…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (490+ words) Around 40 Colorado Springs residents filled tables at the downtown YMCA Tuesday evening to talk about polarization and homelessness with members of the City Council. The town hall, hosted by City Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson, President Pro Tem Brian Risley and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1401+ words) Logging 15,000 steps over a 3½- to 4-hour shift is one of the many perks of Paul Kavanaugh’s job as an ambassador in downtown Colorado Springs. Others he ticks off are being appreciated, feeling helpful, encountering something different every day and having…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1052+ words) In the name of protecting public health, safety and sanitation, Colorado Springs City Council finalized on Tuesday a months-long debate over whether to ban car camping on public property within city limits. The 7-2 approval of the second reading of the…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1473+ words) Some guests of Modern Motel in downtown Colorado Springs are waiting for court dates on evictions, child custody cases or misdemeanor charges. Other extended stayers recently moved to the region and haven’t found an apartment they can afford and aren’t…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1013+ words) After listening to another lengthy and impassioned round of opposition Tuesday, the Colorado Springs City Council voted 7-2 to adopt a new municipal ordinance that makes living in a vehicle illegal on public property. The law combines existing ordinances that ban…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1482+ words) Emergency Medical Technician Codi Natelli knows what it’s like to live in a cramped car with everything you own and sleep in a makeshift bed on a seat built for driving. After her dad drained the family’s bank account and…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (884+ words) Eighteen-year-old Ryan Murillo takes a break from coloring a wolf scene in a small room inside The Place’s relocated drop-in center for youth who are homeless. Adult coloring books quiet his mind and “keep my brain steady,” he says. Murillo…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1226+ words) After about three hours of presentation, discussion and public comment, Colorado Springs City Council voted 5-4 Monday to postpone a proposal that would add a vehicle camping ban to city ordinances pertaining to illegal urban camping and consolidate them for standardization…...

11+ mon, 3+ day ago   (725+ words) From 1 p.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday, a park bench in downtown Colorado Springs is taking on the persona of a talk show stage, with the topic of the 24-hour day being homelessness. “I see a community that wants to be part of…...