Tag: local
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Things heat up in Pueblo: The 32nd annual Chile & Frijoles Festival returns
The smell comes first; smoky, sharp and familiar. Before you see the crowds, hear the music or spot the rows of vendors lining Pueblo’s Union Avenue, there’s a good chance your nose will reveal the star of the weekend: chiles. Roasting over an open flame, their skins blister and pop as its unmistakable scent drifts…
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Breads and sweets galore: 4 top bakeries in Colorado Springs
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: Bakeries. Gold: Boonzaaijer’s Dutch Bakery The story of Boonzaaijer’s in Colorado Springs began with the doors opening…
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Pikes Pick: A flavorful adventure at north-side sushi spot in Colorado Springs
My kind of sushi? The pretty standard stuff, I admit. You know, the California roll and those tried-and-true combinations of spicy tuna, crab and shrimp tempura. Recently at Sushi Ato (12245 Voyager Parkway), my platter included colorful creations of salmon, yellowtail, mango and caramelized miso. Turns out it’s good to get out of your comfort…
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Weekend events around Colorado include blues festival, pirates, Oktoberfest
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival: For more than three decades, blues musicians and fans have flocked to the mountain haven just in time to see the leaves turn. This year’s lineup boasts Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, the Marcus King Band, Jon Batiste, G. Love & Special Sauce, Tab Benoit and a battalion of others. There’s…
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Pikes Pick: Red sandstone rock formations hidden near Woodland Park
About 4 miles north of Woodland Park, off Colorado 67, hidden red sandstone formations lurk, evoking a castle and village. Turn right at the sign for the Red Rocks Group Campground and follow the dirt road about half a mile. When you come to a fork in the road, go right and park in the…
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‘Our history matters’: Downtown walking tours open window to past
Tejon Street looks ordinary now. People walk past buildings with their phones in hand. Cars pass through the intersection. Someone stops for coffee, while someone else is already late for work. But 150 years ago, this wasn’t just another stretch of downtown Colorado Springs. It was the beginning. Across the city, places that seem ordinary…
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Mugshot Monday: Most wanted in the Colorado Springs area for Sept. 14
Wanted Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. Featured Fugitives Joyce Katherine Buddemeyer — age 22, 5-foot-6, 180 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is sought on suspicion of assault 2 and child abuse. Misty Dawn…
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Colorado mom turns dream into reality: A new home for fitness at Pilates House Studio
The body knows what to do. Feed the baby. Change the diaper. Start another load of laundry. Try to sleep, wake up and do it all over again. The brain, however, can take a little longer to catch up. Motherhood comes with a lot of things no one can fully prepare for: the sleepless nights,…
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The YMCA’s downtown pool has been frequently closed for a month; was it about the union?
The pool at the downtown Colorado Springs YMCA has been frequently closed for nearly a month amid layoffs and accusations that the Y was undermining the facility’s workers union, an allegation that the organization denies. The closures have disrupted swim classes and irritated club members who have been going to the pool for years. The…
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Community roundtable for Colorado Connector passenger rail draws small crowd
During a Saturday morning community roundtable at the Penrose Library, roughly 25 people showed up to hear how the Front Range Rail District will build and pay for a planned commuter rail system. Called the Colorado Connector, or CoCo, the train is planned to connect Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Long-term visions…