Author: Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
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Feedback shows ‘growing sense of danger’ at sand dunes in Colorado. New management aims to resolve
A scenic site of sand dunes in northwest Colorado has also been a site of reckless behavior and danger. New land management aims to change that. This was the message of a recent meeting in Walden as well as a virtual session hosted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife regarding North Sand Hills OHV Area, as…
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The best pasta spots in Colorado Springs, according to voters
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: Pasta. Gold: Paravacini’s Italian Bistro Evidently after 20 years, the west side staple isn’t resting on its…
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Contest seeks photos for calendar celebrating Colorado Springs nature
Colorado Springs shutterbugs have been out capturing the city’s natural beauty as part of an annual contest announced in July. Late to it? There’s still time. Through 5 p.m. Sept. 4, Colorado Springs’ Parks Department is accepting submissions for its 2027 Discover COS Calendar. Into its 14th year, the contest “celebrates the landscapes, wildlife and…
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Pikes Pick: Home is where the fried chicken and fixings are south of Colorado Springs
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, they say. Truly, my heart longed for a return to Juniper Valley Ranch, where I had not been for years. How wonderful it was recently to find the little mud house, fried chicken, fixings, hospitality and countryside south of Colorado Springs all the same ー just as it’s all…
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The fire still burns in Rick Barry, Colorado Springs’ complicated basketball legend
The boys here in a Colorado Springs neighborhood don’t really know the man. They just know the basketball court in his backyard, where they are always welcome to play. Here’s Rick Barry now. “Your wife said you were a pretty good basketball player,” one boy says. “Yeah.” “And you won lots of awards.” “Yeah.” NCAA…
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‘Pluribus,’ ‘The Last House’ among 5 streaming options
“Pluribus” was a critically acclaimed hit last year on Apple TV. If you’re late to it like me, well, you know what they say: better late than never. Is it a dystopian series? Or is it rather a utopia that has been created by some alien virus that has blended the minds of humanity? Now,…
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Happy Trails: A newer loop between the pines of Black Forest
Farrar Loop In 2010, El Paso County finalized a master plan for 1,000-plus acres of open space in Black Forest. But a few years later, a wildfire left the ground and pines hazardous ー casting the future of Pineries Open Space in doubt. Flash forward to a celebration in 2020. Finally, a 9-mile loop trail…
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From Italy to Germany in Colorado Springs: These beloved delis honor traditions
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: Delis. Gold: Mollica’s Italian Market & Deli Since 1987, the family-owned fixture has been honoring Italy with…
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Introducing Fat Marmot Week, a celebration of Colorado’s chunky alpine dwellers
Over the past decade, Fat Bear Week has been a viral sensation ー a bracket-style competition in which people vote for the burliest of bears photographed at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Now it’s time for Colorado’s own Fat Marmot Week. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory is “inviting the public to celebrate one of…
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Meet El Paso County’s new parks director, tasked with top destinations and bold initiatives
Since starting this summer as executive director of the El Paso County Parks Department, Janna Tidwell has kept a pair of hiking boots in her car. “When I’ve had some down time in between meetings, I’ve just gotten out and gone and looked around,” she said. All around to beloved places the county oversees: from…