WE KNOW WHAT WORKS Despite the persistence of homelessness, experts know what works. Not surprisingly, it’s housing and services, including food, basic health care, addiction recovery, job ...

It’s all over but the shouting — that’s the idiom that’s been kicking around in my head since it was announced back in October that the Rockrimmon Library would close at the end of last month.

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 ...

Welcome to the first issue of the new Colorado Springs Independent. I know what some of you might be thinking. Again with this? Yes, again. A newspaper is a bit like a tardigrade—primitive and ...

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 ...

March 18, 2020, was my 18th birthday and the day Gov. Jared Polis closed schools in Colorado. I don’t remember much about the day itself, beyond a cake of chocolate, strawberries and cream.

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 ...

Back in 2021, when siblings Donavan and Ashlee Kennedy bought Hillside Gardens, they had visions of continuing the legacy of hosting weddings, food trucks, corporate events, and concerts.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Colorado River is the region’s main water source, but experts fear persistent drought related to climate change could close the spigot for many cities in the Western U.S., including Colorado ...