Author: By STEPHANIE EARLS [email protected]
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Award-winning Colorado brewery to close after nearly 15 years
After almost 15 years dispensing creative craft suds from an industrial-style bunker north of Peterson Space Force Base — and racking up a slew of awards in the process — Rocky Mountain Brewery has announced it will be shutting down the taps for good. A statement from the brewery posted Friday on Facebook said the brewery property,…
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Phantom Canyon in Colorado Springs to host fundraiser, tribute event for Club Q
Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. is joining with other local brewers to host a memorial and fundraiser for Club Q, 3-7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the brewery and restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs. The event will feature music by DJ Springs Sounds and alt-rock band Ozonic, as well as burlesque by Vyper Jade and Selene Obscene,…
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In a widening sea of saturation, Colorado Springs may be a craft beer oasis
Even before the pandemic rogue wave swept in to maroon everyone, it was easy enough to live on an island in Colorado Springs. The state’s largest city by area is less urban sprawl than a sprawling archipelago of distinct communities and neighborhoods, which makes it tough to pigeonhole and problematic to parse. That quality is…
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WestFax Brewing Co. takes over abandoned vision for a Colorado Springs taproom
Lakewood’s WestFax Brewing Co. is picking up where Greeley’s WeldWerks left off, with a Colorado Springs craft beer dream and a taproom poised to begin taking shape — once again — on the city’s far west side. When WestFax set out to find a location for its first expansion beyond its south metro Denver home…
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Ballet’s all in the family for Colorado father and son, who share the stage in ‘Colorado Nutcracker’
One could say Brayden Lark stumbled into ballet, if such an ungraceful image wasn’t the last thing that comes to mind after you meet the nimble pre-teen, and especially after you see him dance. Leaping and twirling to a silent song, his feet whispering over the floor of the studio space at Colorado Ballet Society…
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Organizer of largest Club Q GoFundMe says 100% of donations will go to survivors, victims
A GoFundMe account set up for Club Q victims by Denver business owner Faith Haug had topped $837,000 by mid-weekend, and on Sunday Haug announced a “significant update” about how the funds are being managed and distributed, thanks to a new partnership with a national nonprofit. The largest GoFundMe effort for victims of the Nov.…
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Organizer of largest Club Q GoFundMe says 100% of donations will go to survivors, victims
A GoFundMe account set up for Club Q victims by Denver business owner Faith Haug had topped $837,000 by mid-weekend, and on Sunday Haug announced a “significant update” about how the funds are being managed and distributed, thanks to a new partnership with a national nonprofit. The largest GoFundMe effort for victims of the Nov.…
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Partner, dreams of wedding chapel bliss, die in Club Q rampage
Theirs was a whirlwind romance of laughter, lyrics and the unabashed sappiness of unexpected true love. Wyatt Kent and Daniel Aston’s friends at Club Q watched that love blossom over the months after the two met while working at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ venue — Aston behind the bar, and Kent as a drag performer. Their…
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Colorado Springs breweries join forces for day-long Club Q fundraiser
Visit your favorite area craft brewery on Saturday, and odds are a portion of your tab will help support survivors and victims of the Nov. 19 mass shooting at Club Q. More than 20 local breweries have signed on to participate in the “Brews for Q” fundraiser, agreeing to pass on part of the day’s…
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‘Hero’ Army vet who tackled Club Q mass shooter says he acted on instinct
A 45-year-old Colorado Springs Army veteran who was at Club Q in Colorado Springs when a mass shooter opened fire late Saturday night says he suddenly found himself in a situation for which he’d been uniquely, horribly, trained. Rich Fierro now is being hailed as a hero, after he says he reacted on instinct to…