The Colorado Springs Independent captures the essence of this city, engaging with its political and environmental issues while highlighting its vibrant cultural scene.

The Colorado Springs Independent captures the essence of this city, engaging with its political and environmental issues while highlighting its vibrant cultural scene.

At the Dec. 17 meeting, city and VENU officials presented a timeline and measures to try to mitigate the noise problems. The first step, City Planning Director Kevin Walker said, would be to build ...

A fter 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 ...

The story is deeply personal for Sherman, Mann and Eustis, but it’s certainly no autobiography. And, despite the all-American misery, the play is darkly hilarious. “There are certain kinds of ...

Luigi Mangione stands accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood outside of a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. We all saw the shocking CCTV footage of a hooded assailant ...

O ver 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Erin Bents, PPLD board of trustees President Dora Gonzalez, Angela Dougan, Debbie English, Julie Smyth and Scott Taylor listen to a speaker at the Dec. 4, 2024, meeting at Library 21C. English and ...

District 5 Councilor Nancy Henjum, right, picks up a candidate packet at the workshop on Jan. 2, 2025. (Karin Zeitvogel) All six district City Council positions will be up for election on April 1 ...