Tag: green mountain falls
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Colorado Springs learns about new restaurant project in Woodland Park
Victor Matthews is a culinary force to be reckoned with. Not only is Matthews an award-winning chef and distiller, he’s also the founder of a culinary school and a culinary nonprofit. Besides his passion for cooking and teaching, he has earned a doctorate in theology. Next up, he is planning to open an upscale eatery…
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New restaurant project coming to Woodland Park | Table Talk
Victor Matthews is a culinary force to be reckoned with. Not only is Matthews an award-winning chef and distiller, he’s also the founder of a culinary school and a culinary nonprofit. Besides his passion for cooking and teaching, he has earned a doctorate in theology. Next up, he is planning to open an upscale eatery…
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Bird Call: Love can hit like Cupid’s arrow
Sometimes the most amazing creatures are invisible to us for decades. And then one day we look around and think, “Oh my goodness, what are these miraculous, little, flying creatures? And where have they been all my life?” I’m talking about birds. From that initial ping, bird love can become an unslakable thirst. You want…
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Railway, history take center stage at Green Mountain Falls’ annual Bronc Day
Bronc Day is returning for its 86th year in Green Mountain Falls. The Saturday celebration will feature breakfast, a parade, a local market, food trucks and a slew of family activities. New to Bronc Day this year: a beer garden. “It is special, because of the love of our community, and then the history, too,”…
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Colorado Springs wind storm downs power lines, closes schools and leaves thousands without power
Thousands of Colorado Springs residents were without electricity Monday after a windstorm ripped through the Pikes Peak region, according to Colorado Springs Utilities. As of 7:30 a.m., wind gusts of 40-60 mph had contributed to multiple power outages, with about 10,000 customers affected, according to the utilities website. The number of affected customers was down…
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Manitou resident Bob Jackson, who captured iconic photo of Lee Harvey Oswald shooting, turns 90
Jackson, a former staff photographer at the Gazette, won a Pulitzer Prize for the famous photo.
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Live Well: Swedish musician to perform ambient pop for sound healings in Skyspace near Colorado Springs
For Gaeya, making her ambient pop music blooms from first listening to the land. The Swedish musician takes herself into the wilderness with only a recording device and her voice as an instrument. As she patiently waits for the land to speak to her and inspire her vocals, she also captures the natural sounds of…
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PHOTOS: Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls
Green Mountain Falls celebrates the 84th annual Bronc Day with a parade, live music, local vendors and more on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The tradition started in 1939 as a way to welcome cowhands, tourists and families who were coming to the area to work or vacation.
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PHOTOS: Green Box Arts Festival New Art Installations
A peak at the new installations that will be unveiled during the Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls, including: “Green Mountain Falls Skyspace” by James Turrell, “Meltwater” by Michael Krondl and “Communication X9″by Yaacov Agam.
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The big, colorful life of Ted Newman, Pikes Peak region’s beloved cowboy singer
In a dirt road town west of Colorado Springs, under a lime-green canopy and beside a glistening stream, Ted Newman begins his routine. “Good morning, everybody, and welcome to Green Mountain Falls,” he says to his audience eating breakfast at the Pantry Restaurant. He’s got Aspen the yellow Lab at his feet, Pepsi at his…