When she was a kid, Lorelei Beckstrom had three goals: to be an artist, to be a doctor and to travel the world. Now, she’s a wandering painter who lives off one suitcase of clothes and another ...

I spent spring break with my family touring three rather similar liberal arts colleges in the Pacific Northwest. We happened to have a break with two days of sun, but from what we’ve gathered ...

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 ...

Once the current master plan for Colorado Springs’ Austin Bluffs and Pulpit Rock Open Spaces was completed in 2000, work started on implementing it, with new trails being built, old rogue trails ...

The permanent headquarters for US Space Command has become the topic of conversation among elected officials in both Alabama and Colorado this week. There have been months of speculation about the ...

The Colorado Office of Economic Development introduced the Community Business Preservation Program at the end of 2023 to strengthen the operations of locally owned businesses facing possible ...

By Raven Sanchez On March 7, a nine-member panel from the Urban Land Institute’s Advisory Services Program presented suggestions that centered around turning the North Nevada Avenue Corridor ...

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 ...

Anna Grace, local singer-songwriter with the je ne sais quoi of a magical woodland fairy from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — “though she be but little, she is fierce ...

Editor’s note: JW Roth is co-owner of The Colorado Springs Independent. His opinions are his own and do not influence The Independent’s news coverage. In just 10 short days, Springs residents ...

Money, as the Supreme Court of the United States instructed us in the 2010 Citizens United v. FEC ruling, is speech. Speech cannot be restricted under the First Amendment. And money speaks volumes ...

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 ...