Tag: community
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LIFE | Santa Joe spreads Christmas cheer in Colorado Springs
Amid the pandemic, Santa Joe brought his usually Christmas setup from the mall to his front yard. The “Jolly Ole Elf” has been a holiday staple in the community for the past nineteen years, and this year was no different despite the circumstances. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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LIFE | Concrete Couch’s most recent community project
Take a look around Concrete Couch’s most recent community project, Concrete Coyote. (Video by Katie Klann)
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LIFE | Conejos Mural Project in Downtown Colorado Springs
Members of the community were invited to help artist Mauricio Ramirez complete the “Conejos Mural Project.” Covering 320 feet of the Colorado Avenue underpass at I-25, it will be the biggest mural in Colorado Springs. The project will pay homage to the history and future of the residents of the Conejos neighborhood, a diverse, working-class…
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BUSINESS | Bread & Butter Neighborhood Market
Take a look inside the new small neighborhood market that can serve the grocery needs of the growing downtown residential population and nearby neighborhoods. (Video by Katie Klann)
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VIDEO | Save the Rialto Theater
This isn’t the first time the Rialto Theater has needed saving. But the need has perhaps never been this serious or broadcast like this for all to see. (Video by Katie Klann)
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VIDEO | Creating Community in Manitou
Since it was erected in 1880, the Manitou Community Church has acted as a hub for the community and a safe space for Manitou locals. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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VIDEO | Planting with a Purpose in Colorado Springs
Tucked between neighborhoods in northeast Colorado Springs, the Old Farm Community Garden is a staple to the community, especially during quarantine. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Connecting a neighborhood with kindness
Since quarantine began, Lincoln Reeves, 10, has been cruising his neighborhood in Colorado Springs, sunrise to sunset, with his bike and a trailer holding cones, shovels, buckets, and tools. He sets up and spends time cleaning and beautifying the streets and picking up debris, as well as mowing his neighbor’s lawns. His bike was recently…
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VIDEO | The Gazette is here for you
A message to our viewers and readers from The Gazette. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Dearfield, Colorado
African American colony once thrived in northern Colorado. (Video by Katie Klann)