Tag: black forest
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Adjustments made to controversial nature center envisioned for El Paso County
Officials planning a nature center in the northern, forested boundaries of El Paso County recently presented adjusted concepts amid opposition. “We’re definitely listening and responding,” the county’s parks director, Todd Marts, said during an open house at Bear Creek Nature Center. Envisioned to be built among the pines of Fox Run Regional Park, Fox Run…
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‘Community and connection:’ Black Rose Acoustic Society celebrates 30 years in Pikes Peak region
A merry band of acoustic musicians have itchy fingers at Treehouse Cafe on Colorado Springs’ north side. They come bearing guitars, one fiddle, some sheet music and a yen to fill their Saturday morning with a good old-fashioned bluegrass and Americana jam session. It’s one of the many jams offered throughout the month under the…
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Colorado Springs resident’s art featured in Hollywood, at Olympics, Burning Man, Coachella
East of Colorado Springs lives a man with a penchant for the whimsical, a thirst for the colossal and an affinity for the natural world. Tentacles of Patrick Shearn’s ebullient mind have reached into many corners of culture and history around the world: Hollywood, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Burning Man, Electric Daisy Carnival…
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Shamanic beekeeper combines spiritual healing and beekeeping
Samantha Halbrook, a beekeeper and shamanic practitioner, combines her two passions in her apiary, Honey Bee You, where she offers traditional hive tours, shamanic energy work, and bee bed immersion therapy. Inspired by her experiences and spiritual learning, Halbrook believes the vibrational frequencies and energies of bees can provide relaxation, meditation, and potential healing benefits.
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As rates rise and coverage vanishes, Colorado Springs home insurance market reaches “tipping point”
If experience is the best teacher, then Leigh Candelas is an expert in protecting her own home from a catastrophic fire. A 2013 Black Forest fire survivor whose ranch-style house was damaged but not destroyed, she has in the intervening years made it a priority to protect her house with proactive safety measures, going so…
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As rates rise and coverage vanishes, Colorado Springs home insurance market reaches ‘tipping point’
If experience is the best teacher, then Leigh Candelas is an expert in protecting her own home from a catastrophic fire. A 2013 Black Forest fire survivor whose ranch-style house was damaged but not destroyed, she has in the intervening years made it a priority to protect her house with proactive safety measures, going so…
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15th Annual MeadowGrass Music Festival Timelapse
A timelapse captures the stage on Saturday evening at the 15th annual MeadowGrass Music Festival. The festival, held in Black Forest over Memorial Day weekend, had its biggest turnout since 2021, according to director and founder Steve Harris. (Video by Christian Murdock/ The Gazette)
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Colorado Springs festivals celebrate unofficial beginning of summer season
Memorial Day is traditionally a time of remembrance to honor U.S. service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But the weekend leading up to that somber day has come to signify the unofficial start of summer. In Colorado Springs, thousands of residents and visitors turned out to mark the occasion at two major local festivals.…
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MeadowGrass Music Festival returns to Black Forest over Memorial Day weekend
This year marks the 15th annual MeadowGrass Music Festival, held in Black Forest over Memorial Day weekend. The festival features 22 bands, including local bluegrass band Grass It Up, who are playing the festival for their fifth year.
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MeadowGrass Music Festival returns to Black Forest this weekend
This year marks the 15th annual MeadowGrass Music Festival, held in Black Forest over Memorial Day weekend. The festival will feature live music, family-friendly activities, a beer tent, food trucks and more. The festival kicks off Friday afternoon. The festival will feature 22 bands, including headliners The Steel Wheels on Friday, Blitzen Trapper on Saturday…