2021 was a busy year for construction in the Pikes Peak and Pueblo regions
Colorado Springs saw construction valued at an estimated $4.3 billion, while Pueblo single-family housing permits rose by 28 percent last year.
Work at the Colorado Smelter Superfund site in Pueblo is both winding down and ongoing
The Environmental Protection Agency’s soil clean ups of contaminants around nearly 1800 residences in the south Pueblo site is expected to end later in 2022, but a massive slag pile still needs to be addressed.
Colorado Springs City Council informally chooses new member to fill upcoming vacancy
Stephannie Fortune is 16-year resident of Colorado Springs and moved into District 3 in November.
New residential and commercial development could come to historic Holy Cross Abbey property in Cañon City
City Council unanimously approved the preliminary rezoning plan that would add more than 850 new residences, along with additional commercial, retail and open spaces.
Pueblo needs both more affordable and more high-end housing, one study says
More than half of renters in the city of Pueblo are considered cost-burdened, which means they pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing.
Preservation work at the Ludlow Massacre site revealed hidden symbols. They’ll never be seen again
Recent work at the Ludlow Massacre memorial about an hour south of Pueblo revealed something unexpected.
Colorado Springs city attorney backs city council’s decision to reject a zoning change at the 2424 Garden of the Gods development
The developer had filed a complaint against the city in court earlier this fall.
This summer, thousands of kids in Pueblo learned that reading pays
More than 7,000 children in Pueblo County earned $100 each for reading this summer. There was a rocky start for some kids, but a stellar finish for many of them.
Fremont County Ballot Measure 6C results: Voters look to restore emergency medical services
It looks like some 10,000 people might have ambulance service again in five southern Colorado communities early next year, as voters in Fremont County look toward approving a measure aimed at restoring it.
Custer County Ballot Measure 1A results: Voters poised to reject new justice center
Custer County voters are rejecting raising the sales and use tax by 2 percent to cover the cost of a new justice center.
Artists from the Pikes Peak region look to the creative community’s future with a new cultural plan
The plan commits to cultural equity through inclusion and racial justice. Key elements include nurturing creative talent, collaborations and funding.
Fremont County Special District Ballot Measure 6C: Raising the mill levy to fund emergency medical services
The Penrose EMS was shut down earlier this summer. There weren’t enough volunteers to keep it going.
Custer County Ballot Measure 1A: Raising the sales and use tax to build a new $18 million justice center
The new building would house the courthouse, county jail and sheriff’s offices.
13 small towns across Colorado are getting grants to improve historic downtown areas, businesses and more
Many of the buildings receiving the funds house small businesses owned by economically or socially disadvantaged people — including Colorado’s oldest family run business, the R&R market in San Luis.
Fort Garland Museum Explores The History Of The Enslavement Of Indigenous People In Southern Colorado
An installation titled “Unsilenced: Indigenous Enslavement in Southern Colorado” is part of a larger Borderlands project at History Colorado’s Southern Colorado museums.
Looking Back On 200 Years Of The Santa Fe Trail — One Of The Earliest Paths Into Southeast Colorado
The first commercial traders once traveled down the Santa Fe Trail. Driving wagons hundreds of miles from the Missouri River to New Mexico wasn’t easy.
