First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Marsha Brewer’s fifth wheel has been sitting on her and her husband Jim’s ranch in Yoder for the last month, detailed and ready to quarantine him if he […]
Petition gathers support to Keep Westside Community Center
First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Ten years ago, while Colorado Springs was in an economic nosedive, the city transferred management of some of its community centers to local nonprofits. One of them, the Westside […]
An older demographic of temporary election workers faces COVID-19
First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy For the first time in nearly two decades, Marguerite Terze won’t be working as an election judge in November’s election. She and her husband Mark Schwarz, both over […]
Colorado Springs Mayor talks taxes, budget cuts, and COVID-19
First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Mayor John Suthers shared his thoughts on local current affairs during a webcast Aug. 26 arranged by the Council of Neighbors and Organizations, a neighborhood engagement organization. The […]
Community Mural honors Conejos Neighborhood
First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Painting has begun on Colorado Springs’ newest mural on the Colorado Avenue I-25 underpass, highlighting the history of the Conejos neighborhood. It is the largest of the city’s […]
District 11 technical and college preparatory schools carry past lessons into new year
First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Young people are increasingly turning toward options not offered in traditional classrooms, allowing them to explore hands-on trades and focused career paths long before graduation. Colorado Springs School District […]
Gregg Deal nets Art on the Streets award
First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Gregg Deal of Peyton won $10,000 from the Art on the Streets program, a first-place award for his mural, “Take Back the Power.” Deal is an indigenous artist […]
Eviction notice
First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Mucking horse stables, finding yardwork, driving for Uber — 47-year-old Monument resident Jody Raye has spent the last five months in a desperate hustle to pay bills and hold […]
20-year CSPD officer disciplined for “KILL EM ALL” comment
First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent A Colorado Springs Police Officer found to have commented “KILL EM ALL” and then “KILL THEM ALL” on a livestream of a June Black Lives Matter protest that […]
Servicios de La Raza provides rental assistance to undocumented community
First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Maria, an undocumented Colorado resident who is a volunteer “promotora” or community health worker, lost all her income in March 2020. Barred from government COVID-19 assistance due to […]
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