Colorado Springs Homeless Outreach Program could get stable funding in the 2023 budget
The Homeless Outreach Program had subsisted on grant funding since its founding in 2019. Advocates have called for a more permanent source of funding.
Author immerses himself in the San Luis Valley to see how, and why, people are living ‘off the grid’
Author Ted Conover immerses himself in his work. From hopping freight trains for four months, to spending a year as a prison guard. And, for his latest book, living off-the-grid in the San Luis Valley. It’s called “Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America’s Edge.” He spoke with CPR’s Southern Colorado reporter Dan Boyce.
Question 300, Issue 301: Colorado Springs voters appear to decide against legalizing recreational marijuana sales
By late Tuesday night, voters were rejecting recreational cannabis sales in Colorado Springs by a sizable margin.
Home prices in Colorado Springs in October were up slightly, but the market is continuing to cool
“We were in this crazy market and now we’ve kind of come back to a balanced place right now,” said Ann Kidd, chair of the Pikes Peak Association of Realtors.
A year into the Colorado Springs scooter experiment, just one company remains
Veo’s departure at the end of this summer left two electric ride share companies for customers in the Springs: scooter company Lime and PikeRide, a local e-bike nonprofit.
Pregunta 300: Cánnabis recreativo en Colorado Springs
Los votantes en Colorado Springs decidirán que se permita o no la venta de cánnabis recreativo en la ciudad.
Asunto 301: Imponer impuestos en las ventas de marihuana recreativa en Colorado Springs
El Asunto 301 establece un marco para imponer impuestos sobre las ventas de marihuana recreativa si los ciudadanos legalizan la industria.
Colorado Springs Homeless Outreach Program could run out of money in 2023
The program would need to secure more than $400,000 dollars annually to continue its work beyond next June, when its grant funding dries up.
In Colorado Springs, two sides are sparring over legalizing the sale of recreational cannabis. They’ll soon decide its fate
Ballot questions 300 and 301 would allow the sale and taxation of recreational cannabis within the city limits of Colorado Springs for the first time since the state legalized the industry a decade ago. The city is divided on whether it’s a good idea.
Question 300: Allowing recreational cannabis in Colorado Springs
Voters in Colorado Springs will decide on whether to allow the sale of recreational cannabis inside its city limits.
Issue 301: Taxing recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs
Issue 301 sets up a framework for taxing recreational marijuana sales if Colorado Springs voters legalize the industry.
In Trinidad, a new space for artists to create — and live — opens with an eye on revitalization and community
In addition to community space for artists to create, it also has apartments to house local workers who make 60 percent or less of the area median income.
107-year-old WWII vet receives silver star decades after his military records were lost in a fire
A 107-year-old World War Two veteran is now wearing a silver star after a ceremony this week at Fort Carson army base. It was a long-awaited validation for the family […]
There’s no Space National Guard. Colorado’s lawmakers want to change that, but others question why the U.S. needs it
While there has been some shift in the Senate’s interest in establishing a space guard, some do not believe it will be enough to establish one in this year’s budget.
‘Stick in a Streetlight’: an audio essay celebrating one year of the Southern Colorado Public Media Center
There’s something about the SCPMC property that has been vexing CPR reporter Dan Boyce since day one; it’s a small piece of nature decidedly out of place.
A paper in tiny Crestone, Colorado, is ‘on the leading edge’ of legacy newspapers going nonprofit
A few years ago, the operators of The Crestone Eagle made an appeal to their readers and others who care about local news: We need $10,000 to survive the winter, can you help us?
