Author: Teryn O’Brien

Summertime cricket chirps will soon fade, but the sound of tennis rackets swooshing in the air will continue into a new season at Woodmen Valley Park. Springs Tennis will kick off its fall tennis lessons for kids Saturday. The program costs $75 for five weeks, which works out to $15 per class. Classes are held…

Climb for Courage — the annual benefit climb up the stairs of the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium to benefit the future children’s hospital — had another successful turnout this year on the morning of June 24. The weather was a balmy 60 degrees, and 525 people climbed the stadium’s 2,700 stairs, while 500 more…

You might not have your weekend plans in place, but Hope Stark sure does.The Cheyenne Mountain Junior High seventh-grader will be at the third annual Climb for Courage event Saturday, after competing at the State Junior Olympic Track Meet the night before. The climb, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium, is a…

You might not have your weekend plans in place, but Danyle Lester sure does.Lester and her 4-year-old daughter, Elsie — who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 10-months-old — will be at the third annual Climb for Courage event Saturday. The climb, held at the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium, is a fundraising event…

Robert Magas — or “Mr. Magas” as kids and staff at Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School fondly call him — will retire at the end of the school year after 19 years of teaching in Colorado Springs elementary schools. Magas, originally from Cleveland, graduated in 1975 with a teaching degree from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. He first…

When Kara Zebrowski moved to Cheyenne Mountain from California two years ago, she set to work rebuilding her successful yoga clientele from scratch. Zebrowski, owner of Personal Training and Yoga with Kara, has been in the fitness business for 17 years as an aerobics instructor, personal trainer and yoga instructor. “I ran a very similar…

Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is alive and well in Colorado Springs — at least in the form of John McDaniel, a Briargate musician and music teacher who impersonates Page in a popular tribute band called Zoso. McDaniel, 46, has lived in Colorado Springs since he was 11 and graduated from Doherty High School; he…

A new steakhouse called Prime 25 opened in southwest Colorado Springs on Jan. 10, and it’s already making waves for locals who might not want to drive downtown for fine food and drinks. “The vibe is definitely comfortable yet chic,” said Alison West, general manager of Prime 25, 1605 S. Tejon St. West has worked…

Think you know Cheyenne Mountain State Park inside and out? Time to put your trail knowledge to the test, or rather, the challenge. Cheyenne Mountain State Park is kicking off the year with a new program called the CMSP Trail Challenge. To complete the challenge, individuals will have to hike or bike 22 miles to…