Author: The Courier
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From Norway to Woodland Park: The hospitality behind Café Leo
The first thing most people notice at Café Leo is the aroma. Fresh pastries. Coffee. Cinnamon rolls coming out of the oven. The second thing they notice is that nobody seems to be in a hurry. Customers linger over coffee. Friends stop to chat across tables. Staff members greet regulars by name. Café Leo feels…
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From Norway to Woodland Park: The hospitality behind Café Leo
The first thing most people notice at Café Leo is the aroma. Fresh pastries. Coffee. Cinnamon rolls coming out of the oven. The second thing they notice is that nobody seems to be in a hurry. Customers linger over coffee. Friends stop to chat across tables. Staff members greet regulars by name. Café Leo feels…
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No screens, big skies: Why mountain summer camps still matter
By Katie Soenke For many Colorado families, summer camp remains a childhood tradition that has changed surprisingly little over the decades. While technology has transformed how kids spend their free time, camps tucked into the forests of Teller and Park counties continue to offer something simple: a week outdoors, new friendships and a chance to…
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Coffee, campers and comfort food: How Gold Water Cafe found its place in Lake George
By Katie Soenke, Pikes Peak Courier In a small mountain town, people notice when something disappears. Last fall, when the previous café in Lake George closed, the change was immediate. Cars would pull into the parking lot and then leave. Foot traffic slowed. Something felt missing. Dave Herman saw it happen. “I was like, ‘We…
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Cascade’s hidden “gem”: Pike’s Peak Rock Shop
By Evan Soenke, Pikes Peak Courier In Cascade there is a hidden “gem” — Pikes Peak Rock Shop. The shop has been a regular stopping point on the way to and from Woodland Park, in addition to being a destination itself, for over 90 years. Founded in 1935 by Elmer Brown, the shop has spent…
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Courier letters to the editor
Discipline children in government It is time to discipline the children in charge of our government! Children have a wonderful sense of imagination, it is an inward-looking free-range mind game, accompanied by attempts to make the greater reality conform to the child’s imaginary world. Most children harmlessly grow out of this stage. But if it…
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Green Mountain Falls woman helps support children’s center in Kenya through gift shop
By Heidi Bailey, Pikes Peak Courier For six years, the owner of the Painted Bear gift shop in Green Mountain Falls has donated the store’s profits to disadvantaged children in Africa. Margaret and Mike Frey bought the building that would become the Painted Bear in 2019. Known in the small mountain town for its Swiss-style…
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Green Mountain Falls woman helps support children’s center in Kenya through gift shop
By Heidi Bailey, Pikes Peak Courier For six years, the owner of the Painted Bear gift shop in Green Mountain Falls has donated the store’s profits to disadvantaged children in Africa. Margaret and Mike Frey bought the building that would become the Painted Bear in 2019. Known in the small mountain town for its Swiss-style…
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Big flavor, small town: How Sam’s Gyros & Kabobs became a Woodland Park favorite
By Katie Soenke, Pikes Peak Courier In Woodland Park, people tend to notice when a place gets it right. Sam’s Gyros & Kabobs is one of those places. It’s not flashy. It doesn’t try to keep up with trends. It just does what it does — and does it well. Tucked into town, the restaurant…
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Man accused of turning off cell tower in Woodland Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 30-year-old man is accused of intentionally turning off a cell tower in Woodland Park, causing a “major service outage” in Teller County, Woodland Park police said in a social media post. Christian Buhr entered…