Author: Conrad Swanson
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Mayor Suthers’ State of the City address punctuated by protests over fatal shooting
The state of Colorado Springs is good, but torn. Inside Broadmoor Hall on Thursday afternoon, Mayor John Suthers took the stage for his fifth annual state of the city address, his first since his landslide reelection last November. Suthers, who spoke as part of a Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC luncheon, praised the…
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Developer Ray Marshall to face trial in USOC deal, judge rules
Developer Ray Marshall will face trial, a judge decided Friday, more than seven years after he was accused of embezzling more than $1 million from a city incentive package meant to anchor the U.S. Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs. Marshall appeared in court in May for the first portion of a preliminary hearing, the second…
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Country star Dierks Bentley ticketed for fishing without license, says “You’re next” to fellow singer
Country music star Dierks Bentley came out ahead of fellow singer Luke Bryan on Sunday when the pair went fishing near Buena Vista. But the victory was short lived. Bentley and Bryan were in Colorado to play in the Seven Peaks Festival over the Labor Day weekend in Buena Vista. According to his Twitter page,…
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Colorado Springs sets record high September temperature — again
Colorado Springs broke a decades-old high temperature record Monday — for the second day in a row — when the mercury hit 95 degrees, officials at the National Weather Service said. The previous high temperature for Sept. 2 was 94 degrees, which held since 1960, the service said. Similarly, the city broke a record Sunday when temperature…
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New roundabout has Colorado Springs residents upset
Jim Hastings backed his SUV into his Cheyenne Boulevard home Monday afternoon, bracing for city crews to begin construction on the controversial five-way intersection less than a block away. Those crews will close the intersection at South Tejon on Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning, replacing traffic signals with a four-way stop, a Colorado Springs…
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Wanted man jumps from 2 Colorado Springs buildings to evade arrest, police say
A wanted man jumped out of a Colorado Springs apartment’s second story window Sunday afternoon and later jumped off the roof of another apartment building while trying to escape arrest, police say. Officers arrived at the 3600 block of Mario Drive at 12:47 p.m. Sunday to investigate a reported disturbance, according to a release from…
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Gold Hill Mesa developer concerned about slow pace of project, emails show
The Colorado Springs City Council spoke behind closed doors Monday about development at Gold Hill Mesa, where city planners recently halted work on one section after state geologists requested additional testing of the land. While information surrounding that closed, executive session wasn’t released, Councilman Bill Murray confirmed the nature of the conversation. Council members otherwise…
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Rich history of gold mining left problems for Colorado Springs
Undeniably, prosperity flowed from the gold mines of Cripple Creek into the streets of Colorado Springs. But so, too, flowed the chemical-laden byproducts of the mining process, which still remain on the city’s west side, eliciting concerns and questions from residents and experts alike. The lucrative connection among Cripple Creek, Colorado City and Colorado Springs…
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City halts new building phase at Gold Hill Mesa, as further soil testing is considered
Despite learning more than three years ago that perhaps dozens of homes in Gold Hill Mesa were slowly sinking, heaving and flooding, city planners and regional building staff allowed development to continue uninterrupted, a Gazette investigation has found. Those red flags — raised in February 2016 — echo warnings that date back decades from experts,…
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Pikes Peak Hill Climb cancels 2020 motorcycle racing after fatality
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb canceled its annual motorcycle race for next year, after the death of one racer last month, the third death of a Hill Climb motorcyclist since 2014. The race’s board of directors decided to scrub the 2020 motorcycle event after Carlin Dunne, a four-time champion of his division in…