- New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday shows Colorado’s population continuing to grow. The same is true for the southeastern part of the state. But there are nuances hidden in those metrics.
- A city councilman said the developer withdrew the application so the project could be considered by a new council after the upcoming election.
- More than a century old, the First AME Church on Pueblo's south side is is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
- The new route is slated to take an hour and 45 minutes, with stops in Pueblo, Colorado City, Walsenberg and Aguilar.
- Voters in Colorado Springs are choosing three new at-large city councilors from a slate of 11 candidates.
- Colorado Springs' upcoming election is on April 4. However, this time around ballots will only be accepted by mail. Here's everything you should know.
- Cars, buses, bikes - all are part of a major update to a two decade old transportation plan in Colorado Springs. It delves into how people currently get around the city and how to contend with the challenges that come with growth.
- Donkey Derby Days usually attracts tens of thousands of tourists to the former gold mining town near Pikes Peak each summer, according to organizers.
- Council also approved a major update to the city’s zoning code, known as ReToolCOS, by a wide margin.
- Colorado Springs intends to create a dozen community plans to get viewpoints from people all over town. The process is an offshoot of the city’s comprehensive master plan, PlanCOS.
- If the new rezoning application is approved, the proposed 2424 Garden of the Gods development on the city’s west side could have some 220 apartments, 100 townhomes and commercial uses.
- Considered a Pueblo specialty, a slopper is a burger with a bun, often open face, drowned in green chile. Cheese, onions and French fries are often in the mix.
- The project is aimed at two proposed services, Front Range Rail that would run from Fort Collins to Pueblo and an expansion of Amtrak’s long-distance Southwest Chief line that would possibly connect La Junta to Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
- Colorado Springs City Council will again consider an ordinance next month that specifies if and when the city-owned utility can extend water service to new areas. It would affect future annexations of land into the city and potential new development.
- ReToolCOS has been in process for the last three years. It governs how and where development can happen in the city.
- Contaminated soil cleanup around homes in the Colorado Smelter Superfund site is expected to wrap up in 2024. Meanwhile work is underway to craft a new zoning ordinance to protect residents from any remaining toxic arsenic or lead.
