Author: Pat Hill Pikes Peak Courier
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STR owners oppose some regulations
Hoping for last-minute changes to the ordinance regulating short-term rentals in Teller County, some owners hit on issues that affect their STRs. Earlier in the month, commissioners Bob Campbell, Erik Stone and Dan Williams passed the ordinance on first reading, with amendments. The second reading is scheduled for the commissioners’ meeting Sept. 10. The regulations,…
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Local playwrights produce ‘Honey and Ruin’
A drama enriched by turbulence and the resiliency of women, “Honey and Ruin” plays in September at the Sangre de Cristo Art Center in Pueblo. The play springs from a collaboration of three playwrights from Woodland Park and Cripple Creek, Maddy Sneckner, Emily Heida and Jaime Brown. The three performed together in Crazy” in 2023…
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Homeschool Connections opens in former elementary school
In response to the 2026 School Finance Act, the Woodland Park School District added Home School Connections at the Gateway Learning Center. The legislation establishes new funding structures impacting regional BOCES (Board of Cooperative Education Services) and local home school programs. “The parents want to be involved, to stay connected,” said Karen Hamlow, the district’s…
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Main Street promotes shop local
In the citywide drive to promote shopping local, Woodland Park’s Main Street program added an incentive. For consumers who spend $15 in the downtown area, the program offers 20% back, up to $100. “It’s a great way to promote our Main Street, our retail and dining,” said Anita Riggle, the city’s economic director and budget…
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Teller County muralist decides to head out
At the age of 63, Amy Spring plans to change a comfortable life and a successful artistic career to do it all over again in Salida. Spring, one of Woodland Park’s premier artists and muralists, looks back on the moment when a walk along the Arkansas River in Salida evoked a powerful feeling of tranquility.…
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All it takes is grit
Achieving physical fitness is different for everybody but it does take grit and determination. Repetition. Time. Scheduling. Justin Collen knows all that, is experienced in the grit aspect of setting goals. Collen recently opened Grit to Greatness Performance Center in Woodland Park. With 4,500 square feet of gym equipment, most of it manufactured by the…
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Social media muddles information
Frustrated by misinformation about the ballot issue that seeks a 0.5% increase in sales tax for the Woodland Park School District, Carol Greenstreet, a member of the board, spoke up. “I want to address a couple of things out there on social media and maybe clear up some miscommunication,” said Greenstreet, speaking at the meeting…
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Weatherford remembered
A man whose passions ranged from race cars and cooking to baseball and family, Arden Weatherford was always looking for the next big idea. Weatherford, 66, died of cancer at home Aug. 5. For many who knew him, the memories are soothing, a way to counter the grief of loss. “We moved to Woodland Park…
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Green Box residency precedes Guggenheim world premier
Green Box Arts, based in Green Mountain Falls, has scored another hit this month. After an event-filled arts festival in July, the nonprofit organization hosts the dancers of “Brokeback Mountain, the Ballet” during a three-week residency this month. The dancers will perform the ballet at a world premiere at the Guggenheim Museum in January in…
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Teller County STR ordinance set for public hearing
Commissioners Bob Campbell, Erik Stone and Dan Williams passed, on first reading, an ordinance regulating short-term rentals in Teller County. A second public hearing is scheduled for Sept. 10. The draft is the first of its kind in the county’s history and aligns with the county’s land use regulations. Before approving the first reading Aug.…