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23/01/2025

Check out the14er for the latest scoop on local events!

For full events listings, click here! 1. LET THEM TOSS CAKE Saturday, Feb. 1, Memorial Park, 502 Manitou Ave., noon. If you’re an Olympic shot put athlete turned cake baker, now is your time to shine. Now in its 30th year, the Manitou Springs Great Fruitcake Toss allows you to do unthinkable thing...

22/01/2025

JW Roth and VENU team rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange.After being listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November, VENU rang the opening bell on January 21 to celebrate its recent listing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSXThDWjNk JW Roth and VENU team rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange.After being listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November, VENU rang the opening bell on January 21 to celebrate its recent listing. The initial public offering (IPO), which too...

22/01/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 class of Women of Influence. The impact that the twelve of you have made on the city is unparalleled. Each one of you has left a lasting impact on the area, whether it’s working with children or seniors, non-profit organizations, or corporations, there is no part of the city where you haven’t made your impact felt. Join us TOMORROW, January 23 at the Pinery at the Hill to celebrate the honorees. Reserve your tickets at CSBJ.com/WOI.

Angela Seals, Executive Director, The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Kimberly Gold, President & CEO, The Colorado Springs Black Chamber.
Lindsey Caroon, Director of Operations, AdPro.
Dr. Wendy Birhanzel, Superintendent, Harrison School District 2.
Beth Ann Taylor, Deputy Director, Colorado APEX Accelerator.
Patricia Burleson, Founder & Owner, The Margarita at Pine Creek.
Jennaya Colóns, Founder & executive director, Highroots Wellness & Consulting/Cancer Center Outreach Liaison CommonSpirit Health.
Jayme Holligan, Director of Volunteer Engagement & Community Relations, Silver Key Senior Services.
Monica Kowalski, Founder & COO, Lebowski’s Taproom & Lebowski’s Kool-Luah Coffee Liqueur.
Anne Markley, CEO of TESSA, Colorado Springs.
Tracy Martinez, Owner, Tracy’s Flooring.
Barbara Winter, Legacy Award Recipient

Join us at the 2024 Women of Influence Awards to celebrate and honor the powerful and inspiring women making a difference in our community.

14/01/2025

Over 12 years of operation and 65 short films to its name, Whatsabudget Films has covered a lot of ground: action, noir, drama, sci-fi, comedy, documentary, horror (seriously, a ton of horror) and now a Guy Ritchie-inspired gangster movie called “Takers.”

Over 12 years of operation and 65 short films to its name, Whatsabudget Films has covered a lot of ground: action, noir, drama, sci-fi, comedy, documentary, horror (seriously, a ton of horror) and now a Guy Ritchie-inspired gangster movie called “Takers.” “Takers” follows a wannabe cowboy (C...

13/01/2025

Author Brandon Shimoda’s latest book, The Afterlife Is Letting Go, reckons with the haunting legacy of Japanese incarceration camps, weaving collective and personal histories into a poignant exploration of memory, trauma, and solidarity.

After a recent visit to Amache, the World War II Japanese incarceration camp now managed by the National Park Service in Granada, Colorado, not far from the Kansas border, one of Brandon Shimoda’s students suggested that everyone in their Colorado College writing class bring in what they considere...

13/01/2025

Noel Black reflects on a lifetime of searching for pieces of his father's story—reinvigorated by the arrival of a dusty Samsonite briefcase packed with old photographs. Join his bittersweet journey through the beauty, loss, and complexity of connection at CSIndy.com.

Just before Thanksgiving this year, a dirty, old Samsonite briefcase — gray and caked in more than more than half a century of dust — arrived at my front door. I grew up with a story that my mother told me — the kind of story you ask to be told over and over again

09/01/2025

After decades of debate about sprawl versus density, mountain views versus urban skyline, Colorado Springs is one step closer to getting its first high rise apartment building, the first “skyscraper” since the completion of the 16-story Wells Fargo Tower office building at Colorado and Cascade avenues in 1990.

After decades of debate about sprawl versus density, mountain views versus urban skyline, Colorado Springs is one step closer to getting its first high rise apartment building, the first “skyscraper” since the completion of the 16-story Wells Fargo Tower office building at Colorado and Cascade a...

08/01/2025

Minnesota indie rock duo Bad Bad Hats will perform at Vultures on Jan. 23, joined by alternative pop singer Party Nails. The show will feature music from their latest self-titled album, along with a preview of their new collaboration, Megasound.

In 2020, Minnesota indie rock duo Bad Bad Hats asked their fans on Patreon for challenging song prompts to keep them busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. They then scurried into the lab and began to work. Four years later, they emerged, blinking in the sunlight, with soot-stained faces, mysterious sta...

07/01/2025

Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann’s 2005 concept album “The Forgotten Arm” is a uniquely Americana brand of melancholy — not just in its story and characters, but in Mann’s warm, alto vocals, melodic piano and softly strummed guitar.

On a spring day at the Virginia State Fair, a woman named Caroline met a boxer named John. The pair fell fast in love over cotton candy. They then traveled throughout the country, before John’s alcoholism and depression came to light, putting a wedge in their relationship that only grew over time....

06/01/2025

Here are some key Rockrimmon Library-related dates and incidents since Nov. 30.

Rockrimmon Library closed its doors on Nov. 30, six weeks after the Pikes Peak Library District board of trustees announced in mid-October that it did not intend to renew the lease on the library after 35 years. But supporters of the library have vowed to continue the fight and fundraising to keep t...

03/01/2025

All six district City Council positions will be up for election on April 1, and residents interested in running can pick up a candidate filing packet at the City Clerk’s office until 5 p.m. on Jan. 21.

All six district City Council positions will be up for election on April 1, and residents interested in running can pick up a candidate filing packet at the City Clerk’s office until 5 p.m. on Jan. 21. That’s also the deadline for completed packets, including signatures from at least 50 people w...

03/01/2025

Join us for the Women of Influence Cocktail Party on Thursday, January 23, from 4–7 p.m. at the stunning Pinery at the Hill. Enjoy an evening of connection, recognition, and celebration as we honor these remarkable community leaders.

Join us at the 2024 Women of Influence Awards to celebrate and honor the powerful and inspiring women making a difference in our community.

02/01/2025

"For people who have tried everything, psilocybin can be the last option to try to stay alive." – Scott DeWalt, licensed clinical social worker. Visit CSIndy.com to learn more about the impact of psilocybin therapy and the challenges facing healing centers in Colorado Springs.

Warning: This story includes a graphic description of violence. On his second deployment to Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Patrick Treptow watched as a man carried a young boy with gaping headwounds up to the gate of the joint forces base in Tarin Kowt, about 100 miles north of Kandahar. The boy had been s...

31/12/2024

Join us for the Women of Influence Cocktail Party on Thursday, January 23, from 4–7 p.m. at the Pinery at the Hill. Reserve your spot today and enjoy an evening of connection, recognition, and celebration as we honor these remarkable leaders.
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31/12/2024

From a cabin in the woods to Colorado Springs, Alex and Emilee Johnstone are redefining mobile gaming with Art's Tiles, blending puzzles and public domain art into a culturally enriching experience.

Candy Crush. Wordle. Angry Birds. We all have our vices, and most of them involve idly thumbing our smartphone screens when we find ourselves in awkward social situations. But at least we could make the digital distraction a culturally enriching experience. That’s where Colorado Springs husband-wi...

27/12/2024

International students who are studying or on an exchange program at Colorado College have been advised to return to campus before the start of the second semester, which coincides with the day that President-elect Donald Trump will take office again.

International students who are studying or on an exchange program at Colorado College have been advised to return to campus before the start of the second semester, which coincides with the day that President-elect Donald Trump will take office again. “We have been in touch with our international ...

19/12/2024

🎉 Last Call for Tickets! 🎉 Join us tonight at the Mining Exchange for the Best of 2024 celebration! 🎶

🍷 Complimentary beer, wine & hors d'oeuvres
🎧 Live DJ spinning all evening
🎟️ Tickets: $60 preorder | $75 at the door
🕔 Party starts at 5 PM
👗 Dress however you like, suit up or keep it casual.

Tickets are nearly sold out, reserve yours now!
👉 https://tinyurl.com/BestOfCOS2024

18/12/2024

From Ben Trollinger: It’s all over but the shouting — that’s the idiom that’s been kicking around in my head since it was announced back in October that the Rockrimmon Library would close at the end of last month.

It’s all over but the shouting — that’s the idiom that’s been kicking around in my head since it was announced back in October that the Rockrimmon Library would close at the end of last month. In one sense, the phrase might refer to the library board’s intransigence toward the public outcr...