Author: STEPHANIE EARLS stephanie.earls@gazettedev.gazette.com
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The long goodbye: Pueblo teen succumbs to ‘childhood Alzheimer’s’
Mandy Baxter thought she understood the contours of grief, after all those years futilely fighting the disease that was walling off her goofy, exuberant daughter inside a dying body, wracked by seizures and unable to speak or walk. But sorrow has no rules or borders, and denial can feel exactly like hope. “There were a…
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Downtown Colorado Springs brewery to close at end of month
Less than three years after opening in downtown Colorado Springs, Curtis and Cody Bell are ringing the final knell on their craft beer and small bites startup, Bell Brothers Brewing. The brewery announced this week that its last day of operation at 114 N. Tejon St. will be Sept. 29. “We probably could have squeezed…
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Family, friends to honor life of slain cyclist Tim Watkins Saturday in Palmer Lake
Friends and family of the late Tim Watkins will gather Saturday afternoon in Palmer Lake to dedicate a monument and embark on an honorary trail ride celebrating the life of the popular cyclist and mountain biking mentor, whose 2017 murder remains unsolved. Though the case remains in limbo, the 1 p.m. event will bring some…
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Steins and sunscreen: Oktoberfest starts early in Colorado Springs
As if summer isn’t fleeting enough. Welcome to September; time to get your Oktoberfest on! Originally held in Bavaria on Oct. 12, 1810, as part of the lavish nuptials of the future King Ludwig I, Oktoberfest today is a multi-week festival marked worldwide by community celebrations of German culture. And beer. Lots and lots of…
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Family, friends to honor life of slain cyclist Tim Watkins Saturday in Palmer Lake
Friends and family of the late Tim Watkins will gather Saturday afternoon in Palmer Lake to dedicate a monument and embark on an honorary trail ride celebrating the life of the popular cyclist and mountain biking mentor, whose 2017 murder remains unsolved. Though the case remains in limbo, the 1 p.m. event will bring some…
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Shaken baby: The death and brief life of Dylan Mitchell
Dylan Mitchell was an infant when he suffered the abuse that stole his future, 18 years before it ended his life. Like his twin brother, Dylan Mitchell was a happy and alert baby, small as a skein of yarn at birth, but healthy despite being born five weeks premature to Erin LaForest and Kevin Mitchell…
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National Thrift Shop Day brings a pop-up, and sartorial challenge, to Colorado Springs
As if every day isn’t a good day to thrift shop in Colorado. Goodwill of Colorado is upping its game for National Thrift Shop Day, Saturday’s annual celebration of the nonprofit resale sector and its role in supporting communities and lessening landfill loads. Goodwill’s annual Chic Boutique opens Friday for a two-day run, 10 a.m.…
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Restaurant at Carter Payne to close, historic site will prepare for a ‘rebirth’
A pop-up social enterprise that became a destination brewery and restaurant at the Carter Payne Chapel in Colorado Springs will soon close to the general public, under a rebranding owners say they hope will bring new energy and focus to the historic space. The restaurant at Carter Payne, 320 S. Weber St., is set to…
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‘Hopperpocalypse: Colorado farmers say this year’s grasshopper infestation the worst in generations
In the late 1930s, during the depths of The Great Depression and on the eve of a second world war, Colorado faced off against a domestic invader whose hordes reached biblical proportions. The scenes conjured up by news reports and legend are equal parts monster sci-fi and apocalyptic slapstick: National Guard soldiers armed with flame-throwers,…
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WestFax Springs ‘officially’ opens on Colorado Springs’ west side
After almost five years of build-up and build-out, and a change of ownership midway through construction, Colorado Springs finally has a new craft beer taproom at 3043 W. Pikes Peak Ave. WestFax Springs opened its doors to the public July 5, inside a vastly expanded and utterly transformed former restaurant on the western fringe of…