Author: By KELLY HAYES [email protected]

Sitting on the inside of an unassuming strip mall on the edge of Old Colorado City is a world bursting with creativity. Once you step inside, you’re transported. The interior is lined top to bottom with murals — with the 2,700-square-foot floor painted in colorful designs and patterns. In every corner, nook and cranny, an…

See 12,000-pound monster trucks tear up the floor of Broadmoor World Arena this weekend at Monster Jam. The extreme motorsport show will feature eight drivers fighting for a chance to go to the 2023 Monster Jam World Finals. But, before they start their engines, meet the drivers at the Pit Party Saturday and Sunday. There,…

Blocks and bricks of pink Himalayan salt line the room. Salt dust sleeps on the cave’s crevices. Take a step in, and feel your feet touch the salt grains on the ground. Look up, and you’ll find a starry night sky. Find a chair, sit back, relax and breath in. Welcome to Colorado Springs’ first…

The storefront of Dice Guys in Old Colorado City is filled to the brim with board games, cards and dice. But beyond the overflowing games and accessories, a secret hides just past the back door. Open it and you’ll find a small hallway with an entrance at the end. What does it hold? Roll a…

Want to try your hand at gardening this spring? There are still plots available at the Charmaine Nymann Community Garden in Bear Creek Park. Now is the time to register if interested, said coordinator Todd Hergert. The garden offers full and half plots to rent throughout the season where gardeners can grow their own flowers…

After learning he would be deployed to Germany in only two weeks’ time, Ronald Demaret and his wife, Ella, scrambled to find out how they could bring their bearded dragon Leus across the globe. But soon, they discovered that their pet would not be able to come with them. “I can’t really describe how emotional…

Driving up the scenic, 19-mile Pikes Peak Highway, you’ll be met with views that might just take your breath away — for better or for worse. The drive is part of the experience, with stunning sights throughout the trip to the top. But for nervous drivers, it can cause panic, said Kate Severson, who has…

Get ready to shamrock and roll. The 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will hit Tejon Street on Saturday, bringing a slew of fun activities and events — and hopefully, some luck. The parade, hosted by John O’Donnell and his wife, Carol O’Donnell, was started by the couple back in 1984. Since then, it has…

Prohibition may have ended, but the spirit of speakeasies lives on — especially in Colorado Springs. You can find them in the alleys of downtown, or underneath a local restaurant. So, what’s with all these speakeasies popping up? Dylan Currier, owner of The Archives Underground Libations, credits the rise of hidden bars in Colorado Springs to…

Bundled in tiny puffer coats and itsy-bitsy mittens, a party of more than two dozen toddlers grew restless as they waited to set off on a candy cane hunt in Sondermann Park. The kids, who did not let the chilly December morning dull their enthusiasm, ventured along the park’s dirt trail, crossing a creek and…