Tag: top stories
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Colorado Springs Bike Swap returns, continuing ‘grassroots’ tradition
For years, Colorado Springs native Gabe Alvarado looked forward to an annual event that brought together fellow cyclists to buy and sell bikes, gear and apparel. Then he learned the event might be ending; the organizer was moving on. “A lot of friends really enjoyed it in years past, and I enjoyed it as well,”…
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Pikes Pick: This diner is a hidden gem west of Colorado Springs
Through the back door from the parking lot, you find a dining room that almost feels more like a home than a restaurant. Through the front door, you find the black-and-white checkered floor and bar that feels like a place of the past. That’s how it is at Mo’s Diner — a bit of home,…
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Slamming sammies: Voters say these are the best in Colorado Springs
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Sandwiches. Gold: Colonel Mustard’s Sandwich Emporium Colonel Mustard’s was inspired by, yes, mustard. Not just any mustard,…
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Colorado Springs native brings Broadway career back home
Beneath the glow of Broadway stage lights, Aléna Watters steps into the rhythm of “West Side Story,” her voice rising as the tension of the iconic rivalry unfolds in song. Night after night, she moves through the choreography that defines one of theater’s most famous productions, while soaking in the reality of her first Broadway…
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Plan outlines reservations, shuttles at popular trailheads near Colorado 14er, expanding ‘pay-to-play’ model
Under a recently approved plan, changes will be coming to a popular recreation area in Colorado’s central mountains. The U.S. Forest Service’s Southern Tenmile Recreation Access Project encompasses Quandary Peak and other highly sought destinations in the vicinity: lakes, waterfalls and trails reached via the Spruce Creek, McCullough Gulch and Blue Lakes trailheads outside Breckenridge.…
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Happy Trails: The latest stretch of long-dreamed trail in Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver
West of Denver, Clear Creek Canyon has been home to one of Colorado’s biggest outdoor recreation developments in recent years. Right off U.S. 6 approaching downtown Golden, perhaps you’ve seen the Gateway Trailhead, so named for the paved path starting at the mouth of the canyon. This big parking lot opened in 2021 as part…
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Colorado ski area aims to expand parking amid growth, ‘public safety concerns’
Monarch Mountain celebrated a major terrain expansion this past ski season. Now operators want to expand parking. A proposal to add about 260 spots to Monarch’s upper Paradise parking lot was recently announced by the U.S. Forest Service, which is collecting public feedback as part of its standard decision making process. The proposed expansion is…
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‘Mean Girls: The Musical’ hits The Colorado Springs School as senior actor lands spot at NYU Tisch
There’s an unspoken rule at North Shore High School: know your place. For Regina George and the Plastics, that place is firmly at the top. In their kingdom of classrooms and a lunch cafeteria, power comes dressed in pink, and loyalty is as fragile as the latest rumor. For everyone else, including newcomer Cady Heron,…
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Pass the fries, please: These are the best in Colorado Springs
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Fries. Gold: Five Guys There have been some recent headlines and fervor about Five Guys replacing the…
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Something old, something new: Welcome to The Broadmoor’s reimagined Penrose Room
To step into The Penrose Room is to step back in time and step forward all at once. It is to visit The Broadmoor’s past, to taste it even. And it is to perhaps glimpse into the future. This is indeed a historical space, hearkening to a time when the Colorado Springs resort was growing…