Tag: richard skorman
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Poor Richard’s sold to local couple effective immediately
The owners of a longtime downtown Colorado Springs staple business announced its sale on Wednesday night. Richard Skorman and Patricia Seator had received several offers to sell Poor Richard’s after 51 years in operation, but elected to sell to Joe Cole and Sarah Gibeau-Cole because of their shared values and commitment to preserving the business.…
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EDITORIAL: A scar heals above the Springs
A Gazette report last month summarized the legacy of the Pikeview Quarry on the city’s northwest side with one simple yet accurate word: complicated. For decades, the “Scar Wars” that were fought over the quarry had cast a shadow over Colorado Springs, much like the barren blight upon the mountainside visible from much of the…
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Reclamation of historic Pikeview Quarry complete: ‘A great day for Colorado Springs’
It began small, as some wounds begin ー something like a scratch on Colorado Springs’ northern mountainside. But over 100 years the people below watched it fester, that scratch becoming a scar that would grow and grow along with a population that looked helplessly on, unable to stop the bleeding. But now, finally, healing. Colorado’s…
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‘Confronting Goliaths’: A look at the grassroots group opposing some of the region’s most controversial plans
Integrity Matters has challenged OneVela, the Rockrimmon Library closure, and and most recently, the proposed Buc-ee’s in Palmer Lake.
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E-bike debate in Colorado Springs continues as leadership mulls ballot question
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just as a decision seemed close on the legal fate of electric bikes on Colorado Springs open space trails, the years-long debate has taken another turn. Prominent civic leaders have called on the City Council to table a vote on a proposed e-bike policy and…
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E-bike debate in Colorado Springs continues as leadership mulls ballot question
Just as a decision seemed close on the legal fate of electric bikes on Colorado Springs open space trails, the years-long debate has taken another turn. Prominent civic leaders have called on the City Council to table a vote on a proposed e-bike policy and instead turn to voters — an approach urged by some since…
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Downtown Colorado Springs parking elf spreading holiday cheer for the 10th year
The downtown parking elf returned for the 10th year Saturday. Richard Skorman and his sidekicks, Sonja Walker and Molly the puppy, keep parking meters fed around the 300 block of North Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs every year during the week before Christmas. Skorman said he started the tradition after seeing the public get frustrated with parking…
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Richard Skorman receives lifetime achievement award for his contributions to Colorado Springs
Richard Skorman, known in recent years as the downtown Christmas parking elf and a community rubbish rouser and previously for being in the Colorado Springs City Council limelight for 22 years, received recognition Tuesday for his contributions to the city he’s loved for decades and that loves him in return. Mayor Yemi Mobolade presented Skorman…
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Colorado Springs nonprofit expands to promote daily cleanups of litter around the city
Not all trash is treasure. The majority of it needs to be properly disposed of but, in Colorado Springs, too much of it is becoming an eyesore known as litter. That’s the premise behind Richard’s Rubbish Roundup, a nonprofit that formed five months ago to perform weekly cleanups using volunteers. Founded by longtime local business…
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Colorado Springs parks funding backlog nearly $270M, a ‘crisis level’
The Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is facing an almost $270 million backlog after years of insufficient funding. “To me it’s at that crisis level — we still have a good park system, a really great one that people love — but we are using it to death,” said City Council President Richard Skorman,…