Author: Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
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Protesters gain little ground in attempt to get Colorado Springs Senate candidate to denounce Donald Trump
Armed with a thumb drive full of 100,000 signatures, a small group of protesters on Thursday called on Colorado Republican Senate Candidate Darryl Glenn to denounce Donald Trump. The protest didn’t go quite as planned however, when representatives from the local Republican headquarters refused to take the signatures and suggested the protesters deliver them to…
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Standardized testing yields ‘no big surprises’ for Colorado Springs-area students
“No big surprises” seems to be the reaction from the initial release of spring assessment scores from Colorado’s new testing system that debuted in 2014. Locally, schools and districts that have historically performed well on standardized tests continued to do so, although some had high opt-out rates for the second year, which skews analysis. “It’s…
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Colorado Springs economists: Big election rally crowds don’t necessarily generate huge economic impact
As a large city within a swing state, experts say, Colorado Springs can expect to keep getting attention from presidential candidates and their staff this election season, but it’s unclear whether that attention will generate extra dollars for the city. Visits by Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence within a week of each other…
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Running mate Mike Pence stumps for Trump in Colorado Springs
Dubbed an “ultra-conservative” by the crowd, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, was on friendly ground Wednesday in Colorado Springs, home to some of the country’s largest evangelical mega churches. To a rally of about 400 at The Antlers hotel downtown, Pence introduced himself as a “Christian, conservative and Republican. In that…
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Project leader hopes Colorado Springs public market will sprout on third try
Funding challenges and changes to leadership and location have stalled the creation of a public market in Colorado Springs, but a new leader said the project will launch soon. The project is working on its third proposed site and is now under at least its third leader, Jon Khoury, executive director for Cottonwood Center for…
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Despite mass shootings, violent crime is dropping in Colorado Springs
Despite two mass shootings in Colorado Springs in 2015, recently released crime statistics show that the city has not seen a spike in violence in the last year. In 2015, Colorado Springs Police reported 22 murder or manslaughter cases to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation – which put it right at the five-year average for…
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Colorado Springs quickly becoming tiny housing ‘capital of America’ as trend takes off
As the real estate market takes off in Colorado Springs, some local builders aren’t thinking big. They’re thinking tiny. Instead of using trenches and foundations, these builders are making 180-square-foot luxury homes atop trailers. And Colorado Springs, home to the largest manufacturer of tiny homes in the country, is quickly becoming the epicenter of the…
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On Unsolid Ground: City of Colorado Springs continues to allow homebuilding in landslide zone
Colorado Springs planning officials were working with dozens of people whose homes were damaged by landslides this year when they gave the OK to build more townhouses in a landslide zone, relying on a 14-year-old geological hazard report that doesn’t address landslide risks. No updated report was required despite landslides that caused at least $6.4…
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Interactive database: The best and worst restaurants around Colorado Springs after health inspections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Search or sort through the interactive below to see how Colorado Springs and El Paso County restaurants fared during the last two years of health inspections. About the data This database is an analysis…
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Eating out, eating safely a continuous day for El Paso County Public Health inspectors
The Airplane Restaurant is known as a place where air buffs can enjoy their meals in a 1953 Boeing KC-97 tanker, but on a recent day health inspector Melissa Lovato barely gives a second glance to the massive plane. She’s more interested in food temperatures. Armed with a digital food thermometer, sanitizing wipes and chemical…