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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1844+ words) Colorado Springs is always working to catch the next big economic wave. “We’re always trying to figure out what the next thing is going to be,” explained Matt Mayberry, director of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. In the early days,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (92+ words) As Colorado celebrates its 150th anniversary, our Southeast Side Reporter Michelle Reyes takes you inside Evergreen Cemetery, the final resting place for over 90,000 people since 1871. Learn about the famous founders like General Palmer and the "everyday citizens" whose stories truly built…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (536+ words) Where, oh where, are the springs Colorado Springs was named for? A local history trivia question for sure and one visitors frequently ask. The answer: there really is one spring — just one — but you can no longer get a sip…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1329+ words) Willard Wade McKinley was 17 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, the day after Christmas in 1942. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday when he died, one of seven sailors killed on May 17, 1945, after a kamikaze plane penetrated anti-aircraft…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (109+ words) (COLORADO SPRINGS) — This year is the celebration of two major milestones, the 250th Anniversary of American Independence and Colorado’s 150th year of statehood. To mark the occasion, El Paso County h... In support of this effort, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic is offering…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (443+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Looking around Colorado Springs, you see a vibrant city with lots to do outside, but how did it all come to be? Curator of History at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Leah Davis Witherow, has the…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (35+ words) When thinking about Christmas, it’s all too easy to only think about the Nativity, then your own modern, personal perception of the holiday. But what was it like to celebrate Christmas in the 1960s?...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (232+ words) The Culture Ministry in Greece said Monday that an 11-member deep-sea diving team conducted a weeklong operation in May to recover artifacts including the ship’s bell and the port-side navigation light. The White Star Line’s Britannic, launched in 1914, was designed…...