Raw Materials: Concrete Couch founder Steve Wood reflects on 20 years of community-building through the arts ...

The Colorado Office of Economic Development introduced the Community Business Preservation Program at the end of 2023 to strengthen the operations of locally owned businesses facing possible ...

Samantha Kelly was teaching a private class at her Pilates studio in downtown Colorado Springs one morning last April when she noticed a man with a blanket draped over his head staring in through ...

Pitch Perfect: How a Winning Culture of Players and Passionate Fans Built a USL Championship Team in Colorado Springs ...

Amphitheater Empire: With 20 more facilities planned over the next six years, Venu doubles down on the future of live music in the post-pandemic era ...

Discover the Fine Arts Center’s journey from cultural success to financial crisis and its acquisition by Colorado College. A deep dive into the FAC’s past, present, and future.

I first met Eva Zhang on a Friday afternoon. Despite the ice-coated freeways, dozens had come for lunch at China Town Restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs. Zhang scuttled about the restaurant ...

Money, as the Supreme Court of the United States instructed us in the 2010 Citizens United v. FEC ruling, is speech. Speech cannot be restricted under the First Amendment. And money speaks volumes ...

Colorado Springs’ rapid expansion has reshaped the Fountain Creek watershed, accelerating erosion, increasing stormwater runoff, and raising concerns over future water resources. As new ...

WE KNOW WHAT WORKS Despite the persistence of homelessness, experts know what works. Not surprisingly, it’s housing and services, including food, basic health care, addiction recovery, job ...

Welcome to the first issue of the new Colorado Springs Independent. I know what some of you might be thinking. Again with this? Yes, again.

By John Harner Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a column from John Harner, professor of geography at University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the author of “Profiting from ...