Author: Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
-
The best Mexican food in Colorado Springs? The vote is in
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Mexican. Gold: The Rey It was a sad day in 2022 when the family behind downtown’s El…
-
As tarantulas go marching across southeast Colorado, so do human admirers
Tarantulas of southeast Colorado are out looking for love. And this is when we go looking for them. While it has always been a ritual around this time of year for big, fuzzy males to seek mates burrowed across the vast grassland beyond La Junta, it has increasingly become a spectacle for curious Coloradans near…
-
New trail up Colorado 14er the culmination of yearslong, ‘incredibly complex’ effort
A nonprofit stewarding Colorado’s biggest mountains recently marked its “largest and most expensive” project ever complete. That’s how Colorado Fourteeners Initiative referred to the job that is wrapping up a fifth summer on Mount Shavano. After about $2 million, 2 ½ miles of new trail and another 2 miles closed for restoration, CFI recently hosted…
-
Pikes Pick: Cerberus Brewing celebrating 10 years in Colorado Springs
It seems like yesterday Cerberus Brewing Co. opened to greatly raise the craft beer and food scene in Colorado Springs. Believe it or not, that was 10 years ago. Ten years deserves a party ー “an all-day, all-out, one-for-the-books kind of party,” as Cerberus is marking Saturday. Stop by or stick around for the anniversary…
-
The sonic, transcendent power of The Tank in western Colorado
RANGELY — Gazing at the 65-foot cylinder of rusted steel atop a remote, sandy hill in western Colorado, it was impossible to have any expectations of what we would experience inside. Suddenly, we escaped the desert heat of Rangely for a dark space cut by streamers of Technicolor light and filled with sound that is…
-
Ski Passport, Gems Pass aim to get families on Colorado slopes at lower prices
Deadlines have passed for the lowest prices on Epic and Ikon products — those season tickets to Colorado’s biggest ski resorts. As for access to some of the smaller but equally beloved destinations, a family-friendly option just recently went up for sale. Trade association Colorado Ski Country USA is returning its Gems passes, so named…
-
Happy Trails: Amid buzz of new ‘Bike Hill’ in Colorado Springs, a multi-use trail not to miss
North Chamberlain Trail In its debut summer, the Blodgett Bike Hill appeared to be a hit. This is the hill on the north side of Colorado Springs that, as part of an expanded Blodgett Open Space, has drawn mountain bikers to lap some 7 miles of downhill bike-only trail ranging from fast and flowy to…
-
Map quest: New book brings centuries-old maps to light in tracing little-known Colorado history
P.J. Anderson spent the better part of two years tracking down hundreds of maps long predating Colorado’s statehood in 1876 as part of a mission that took him to private collections, museums and institutions near and far. This included the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. “Getting ushered into the back rooms where they keep…
-
Draft master plan details funding shortfalls, future strategies for Colorado Springs parks
A draft master plan for Colorado Springs’ park system has been posted for review, outlining funding shortages and bold ideas for the future. The 132-page document comes after more than a year of surveys, meetings and analysis that has been many more years in the works, as officials have come to grips with staffing below…
-
Start September at home with these streaming picks
“Good Will Hunting” is streaming on Peacock, making it a perfect pick for a little nostalgia, self-discovery and a reminder that you don’t have to have everything figured out — my favorite type of reminder. Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning drama follows a genius but troubled young man whose life…