Tag: pikes peak region
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Pikes Peak Region now a Sentinel Landscape, a designation aimed at protecting military bases
The forested ridgelines and open prairies around Colorado Springs military bases could get more care and conservation in the coming years to address risks like wildfire and flooding under a new federal designation. The Sentinel Landscape designation through a partnership among the Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Defense is expected to help address key risks…
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Local businesses address funding gaps to keep annual rodeo parade marching in Colorado Springs
The 83rd Pikes Peak or Bust Parade is back on as scheduled. The annual summer event that celebrates the region’s Western heritage will entertain in downtown Colorado Springs after all on July 11, with 50 parade entrants currently — on par with its typical 50 to 60 entrants — and between 120 and 140 horses,…
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Awards ceremony honors entrepreneurs, businesses as Small Business Week kicks off in the Pikes Peak region
Eighteen entrepreneurs and businesses across the Pikes Peak region were recognized and six honored as winners of the 2026 Small Business Awards on Monday evening in a kickoff celebration and awards presentation that marked the official start to Small Business Week. Held at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 2026 Small Business Awards ceremony spotlighted outstanding businesspeople…
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Small Business Week to celebrate trailblazers across the Pikes Peak region
Small Business Week in the Pikes Peak region will fete the entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders powering the local economy and offer opportunities to help grow their businesses. This year’s theme, “Navigate the Small Business Safari,” will guide local innovators and trailblazers through the ever-changing landscape of enterprise. Entrepreneurs will explore new ideas, connect with others…
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Colorado Springs housing market ‘balanced’ but sluggish
Area home listings, sales increase in March, but economic volatility keeps some buyers, sellers on the sidelines Colorado Springs-area home listings and sales increased in March, sales prices remained steady and the local housing market is again becoming more seasonal, though it remains generally sluggish as economic volatility keeps some buyers and sellers on the…
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Gazette Preps rewind: Doherty, Rampart baseball split tight games; Pair of athletes shine in two sports
It’s midway through the spring season and Pikes Peak region athletes continue to find footing in their respective sports. Some athletes dazzled in two sports in a 24-hour window while others left their marks in one sport throughout the week. Below are some highlights from area athletes and events from the previous week. 14ers Hadley…
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Longtime Colorado Springs meteorologist launches private weather firm
Matt Meister believes weather is the great unifier — a topic everyone cares about regardless of social, political or religious differences. “We have differing views on almost everything, but everybody can agree that we don’t like wind,” Meister said, just hours after a wind-and-dust storm caused a deadly, multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Pueblo.…
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Pikes Peak Hospice donation drive smashes goal; 150 new blankets collected for veteran patients
Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care reached out the local community with an ambitious request in early January. The Pikes Peak region’s only nonprofit hospice asked for donations of up to 100 new, handmade lap blankets for its veteran patients by March 2. “We realize this is an ambitious goal,” Susan Edmondson, executive director of…
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Birds and bees, bugs and buds: Unusually warm winter in Colorado Springs awakens nature early
A few weeks ago, Colorado Springs resident Daniela Waddell experienced a hummingbird sighting in the Northgate neighborhood. She couldn’t believe it. “I was shocked. It seems way too soon.” February is unusually early for the captivating birds, which normally return in mid-April to early May to the Pikes Peak region from wintering in warmer southern…
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‘Housing mismatch’ improving in Colorado Springs, but residents losing purchasing power: Report
Residents in Colorado Springs and El Paso County are losing purchasing power as average rental housing and home prices over the last decade have increased more than two to three times that of average incomes. At the same time, a “housing mismatch” between the types of homes being built in the area and the homes…