Author: By Amanda Hancock [email protected]
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New bar and burlesque venue in Colorado Springs ready to add sparkle to downtown
Before going down the stairs and before getting swept up in all the sparkle and spectacle, pause for a moment in front of one photo. Next to a placard detailing Bunny Bee’s notable background in burlesque, there’s a portrait of the blond woman wearing a silky red dress while sitting in a leather chair. “That’s…
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Colorado man makes Christmas ornaments, after career fixing military planes
Lloyd Washington couldn’t really tell you why he does the things he does, other than that he just wants to. That’s why he started woodworking in sixth grade and why he joined the Air Force after college, bringing the New Jersey native to Colorado Springs. “Growing up, I had always worked on cars,” Washington, 59,…
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Colorado designers bring pandemic-inspired sustainable fashion into the spotlight
DENVER • If the world were ending, what would you want to wear? This question didn’t feel so hypothetical in March 2020, when the pandemic upended our daily realities and how we dressed for them. With more time spent at home and out of sight of others, sweatpants took the place of workwear and comfort…
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A Colorado Springs family of explorers includes their adventure cat, Pluto
The corner of Satya Wimbish’s living room tells the tale of two types of residents. Next to a pink kitchenette and a “Frozen”-themed castle, there’s a toy fishing rod and a little stuffed mouse stuck in a string. When playtime comes around, you could guess which things get picked out by Wimbish’s young daughters and…
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‘There’s nothing like it’: A historic Colorado movie theater lives on, thanks to a family’s fight for its survival
ESTES PARK • The tower steals the show. In documentaries and newspaper clippings and passed-down stories about Historic Park Theatre, the title or the photo or the punchline goes to the tower. When people walk by the theater, their eyes go to the tower. It makes sense for the 80-foot structure to draw attention, with…
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‘There’s nothing like it’: A historic Colorado movie theater lives on, thanks to a family’s fight for its survival
ESTES PARK • The tower steals the show. In documentaries and newspaper clippings and passed-down stories about Historic Park Theatre, the title or the photo or the punchline goes to the tower. When people walk by the theater, their eyes go to the tower. It makes sense for the 80-foot structure to draw attention, with…
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Colorado’s newest fire lookout brings fresh eyes to a one-of-a-kind job: ‘It’ll never be this peaceful again’
You’d think it would feel lonely on top of the world. Or that it might feel scary to wake up in the middle of the night in the middle of a dark forest. It must be weird being alone in that tower high above most mountains and far away from everyone you know. Tiring, maybe,…
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Colorado grandma an example of how to make a living off crochet businesses
Pam Grice was like a lot of people who love to crochet. She never thought you could make much money crocheting. She did the Etsy shop thing and sold her items at events, but thought of her lifelong hobby as just that: a hobby meant to make her happy and meant to make a few…
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Colorado Springs woman runs a Harry Potter-themed hedgehog breeding business
It’s something you didn’t know you needed to see until you do: a tiny hedgehog wearing a tiny hat. The cute sight is made even cuter by the type of hat. It’s a hand-felted wool wizard sorting hat that would be instantly familiar to any Harry Potter fans. A photo of a hedgehog wearing a…
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Hedgehog running club based in Colorado Springs spreads smiles and tracks high miles
Before the night-vision camera and the custom odometer and the weekly newsletter, Jason Odell just liked looking at hedgehogs. “I don’t know what got into me,” he said. “But I started seriously getting on a hedgehog fix.” The Instagram scrolling came first. Then the doodles. Just for fun and for something to do during the…