China Town Restaurant is far from the only downtown restaurant to close its doors in 2024. Austin Wilson-Bradley, director of economic development with Downtown Partnership, reported more than 23 ...

When I revisited Concrete Coyote three weeks later, the masses who had gathered for the nonprofit’s 20th anniversary party had disappeared. Strong winds blew dirt into my eyes and mouth. It took ...

In its characteristically quiet manner, an era came to an end earlier this month. The Western Jubilee Warehouse Theater hosted what will likely stand as its final show, a celebration of the life ...

You can’t stop staring at the bright white dollar signs on your oncologist’s black novelty socks. His legs are crossed, which forces his pant leg up, and there they are: $ $ $ $. It’s easy ...

It’s Friday, January 24, 2025, and my editor, Ben Trollinger, and I are walking through a muddy field full of angry prairie dogs across the street from Camping World, an RV dealership just off I ...

Before Ford Amphitheater had even opened its doors, JW Roth, CEO of Venu (and co-owner of Pikes Peak Media Co., the parent company of The Colorado Springs Independent), had begun planning four ...

EXPANDED OFFERINGS Other downtown creative businesses are using the state grant funds to help bolster their collections and, in turn, more deeply enrich the arts community in the city. Auric ...

The open-air craze reached its height when the Nordrach Ranch sanatorium opened in 1901 at the base of Austin Bluffs. Patients were housed in 72 Gardiner tents constructed on a series of nine ...

Mia’s family was acting strange. She had come all the way from UC Berkeley to see her dying grandmother, Raquel, one last time. In the hospital room, Raquel begged her daughter to turn the ...

The biting political relevance of “The Heart Sellers” makes the timing of the production feel planned, but, in fact, it was scheduled far in advance of the 2024 election. “A year ago, I ...

For the first time in nearly two decades, voters in Colorado’s 5th congressional district will be sending a different representative to Washington, D.C. Current Republican U.S. Representative ...

For me, the comedian John Mulaney perfectly summed up life in the 21st century when he said, “You spend most of your day telling a robot that you’re not a robot.” We’re all just potential ...