Tag: life
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‘Just a way of life:’ Growing and loving Colorado’s famed produce
A “million-dollar breeze” is said to drift through DeBeque Canyon, blessing the peach trees of Palisade. For the special fruit, western Colorado farmers have cited other factors: warm days and cool nights that are said to similarly bless other parts of the state where famed produce grows. To be a Coloradan is to be an…
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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…
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Colorado Springs film festival to screen 80 films in 10 genres
More people than ever are making films. And Ralph Giordano couldn’t be happier about that. As festival director for the Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival, put on by the nonprofit Independent Film Society of Colorado Springs, he watched 150 short films in anticipation of this year’s 10th annual event. “Independent film is thriving and everyone…
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The kindness after 9/11: ‘Come From Away’ offers 200 free tickets to first responders
They came carrying luggage. Initially, some were heading home. Others were traveling for business or vacation. Then the world changed. On Sept. 11, 2001, as hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., the United States shut down all airports for the first time in history. …
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From line to table: Popular Colorado Springs barbecue spot opening up dining space | Table Talk
The 2,400 square feet of new dining room space at The Chuckwagon 719 BBQ, 6453 Omaha Blvd., is within a couple of weeks of opening. For customers accustomed to waiting in a line that circles the building, the new dining room will be a welcome change — a place to sit down and enjoy that…
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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…
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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…
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Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting Sept. 9
CLASSES The French Kitchen — 4771 N. Academy Blvd., call or go online for prices. Registration: 719-528-6295, tfkcc.com. • Ma Ma Mia, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday or 9 a.m.-noon Friday. • Harvest Desserts, 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. Saturday. • Fix & Feast: Surf and Turf, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday. • Croissants, 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday. • Mediterranean Tour,…
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Film, dance and art festivals take over Colorado this weekend
WINTER PARK FILM FESTIVAL: Independent films, filmmaker panels and keynote speakers take center stage during the Winter Park Film Festival, designed to bring high-end cinema to Grand County while creating opportunities for industry professionals to connect. Build a weekend around screenings and cinema-related activities from Thursday through Sunday, 22 Second St., Fraser, $150-$2,376.60; winterparkfilmfestival.com. GLOBAL…
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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…