Raw Materials: Concrete Couch founder Steve Wood reflects on 20 years of community-building through the arts ...

Amphitheater Empire: With 20 more facilities planned over the next six years, Venu doubles down on the future of live music in the post-pandemic era ...

Pitch Perfect: How a Winning Culture of Players and Passionate Fans Built a USL Championship Team in Colorado Springs ...

Welcome to the first issue of the new Colorado Springs Independent. I know what some of you might be thinking. Again with this? Yes, again.

Discover the Fine Arts Center’s journey from cultural success to financial crisis and its acquisition by Colorado College. A deep dive into the FAC’s past, present, and future.

Colorado Springs’ rapid expansion has reshaped the Fountain Creek watershed, accelerating erosion, increasing stormwater runoff, and raising concerns over future water resources. As new ...

By John Harner Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a column from John Harner, professor of geography at University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the author of “Profiting from ...

I first met Eva Zhang on a Friday afternoon. Despite the ice-coated freeways, dozens had come for lunch at China Town Restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs. Zhang scuttled about the restaurant ...

Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of a column from John Harner, professor of geography at University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the author of “Profiting from the Peak ...

The red Ford F-250 rocked back and forth like a ship on dangerous waters as it made its way up the steep slope. “You’re not afraid of heights, are you?” asked Jerry Schnabel. “I forget to ...

Jolhea Bautista-Muhammad didn’t expect all of the more than 100 people who RSVP’ed to come to the Nov. 10 grand opening of her new restaurant, the Kamayan Hideaway in the Satellite Hotel, but ...

WE KNOW WHAT WORKS Despite the persistence of homelessness, experts know what works. Not surprisingly, it’s housing and services, including food, basic health care, addiction recovery, job ...