2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (263+ words) Ilse Venter does it all and then some. And now she’s about to throw open the doors to her inaugural Wild West Home & Homemade Expo at Norris Penrose Event Center on Sept. 19-20. Venter, who moved with her family to the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (328+ words) Close your eyes and imagine how a Broncos stadium and mixed-use development might look at Burnham Yard. That hypothetical is reality for two architecture firms, Manica and Tryba, selected by the Walton Penner family ownership group to help revitalize a…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (137+ words) Once Spirit Halloween stores start popping up, it can mean only one thing: spooky season is upon us. The Halloween retailer began opening stores around Colorado Springs last month, and this year the city has six locations, which are all…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (387+ words) The first day of Labor Day Lift Off was a success, with more than 70 balloons taking flight Saturday morning. This year, there are anniversaries galore, as the United States celebrates 250 years, Colorado celebrates 150 years and the Lift Off celebrates 50 years....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (382+ words) The first day of Labor Day Liftoff was a success, with more than 70 balloons taking flight Saturday morning. This year, there are anniversaries galore, as the United States celebrates 250 years, Colorado celebrates 150 years and the Liftoff celebrates 50 years. The event…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (670+ words) There’s a memorable scene in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” when peasants are loading bodies onto a cart after the plague has passed through town. Trouble is, one of the people a worker is trying to throw on the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (271+ words) The reimagining of Bergstrom Park, new signage, flowerpots sprucing up downtown, along with multiple façade upgrades, Woodland Park is a city on the move. Many of the improvements are due to the microgrant program launched last year by the Downtown…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (494+ words) Downtown Colorado Springs will soon be home to a full-sized record shop. Easy’s Records and Vintage, founded by Ryan Fowler and Erica Dunford, will have a soft opening Friday, with a grand opening set for Sept. 10. The store, at 327 N....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (849+ words) If you’re looking for a Labor Day weekend activity that doesn’t involve sweating at a barbecue or arguing over who gets the last burger, may we suggest looking up? For three days, dozens of hot air balloons will inflate across…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (554+ words) Terra Verde Boutique is reopening in downtown Colorado Springs this Labor Day weekend with a refreshed look and a more intimate, curated boutique shopping experience — but with the same heart and soul customers have come to know and love. “It’s…...