Southern Colorado could become home to the world’s largest Dark Sky Reserve
The proposed Sangre de Cristo International Dark Sky Reserve would cover some 4,200 miles, stretching from Salida south to the New Mexico border and from Alamosa east to LaVeta.
Colorado Springs leaders look to the future through the lens of an aging population, education and affordable housing
Local Colorado Springs business and economics experts focused on the changes and challenges created by population growth in the area during a recent El Pomar Foundation event. The expert panel discussed housing, jobs, racial diversity and more.
A new Interstate highway between Texas and northern New Mexico could connect to I-25 in Raton
It’s still in the planning stages, but recent federal legislation is a step toward a new section of interstate that would be part of the U.S. Ports-to-Plains Corridor that runs from Mexico to Canada.
After years of slow growth, more home developers are turning their sights to Pueblo
Pueblo has 1,700 new potential dwelling units under consideration right now. That’s more than double what the city has seen in any year since 2003.
Chile-flavored beer and Pueblo culture arrive in Denver with new bar
The goal is to honor the city’s heritage, both as an industrial and agricultural powerhouse, according to the project’s developers.
Colorado Springs is meeting many of its master planning goals, but housing affordability remains a challenge
Affordability indices for both homeownership and apartment rents are trending in the opposite direction than what the master plan calls for.
Fentanyl deaths doubling annually over last five years in El Paso County
227 people died due to accidental drug overdoses and intoxications in El Paso County last year—a 22 percent increase from the previous year.
April brings an uptick of high winds and dangerous fire conditions, forecasters say
“It’s been a really, really busy month when it comes to fire weather concerns, unfortunately.”
Fire danger is likely to remain high in Colorado this spring
The latest seasonal outlook points toward higher than normal temperatures with less rain and snow forecast for this region into early summer.
Artists paint Ukrainian sunflowers and dozens of other murals as art returns to the levee in Pueblo
Pueblo’s levee once held the Guinness World Record for the largest outdoor mural. But repairs to the levee destroyed that artwork. Now construction is done and artists are back at work.
A new federal bill supports funding for Colorado’s three National Heritage Areas, including Sangre de Cristo
Sangre de Cristo, South Park and Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Areas were designated in 2009 as places where history, culture and nature create a nationally important landscape.
Business as usual at EVRAZ in Pueblo, despite its Russian ties
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich owns more than a quarter of the mill’s parent company EVRAZ plc. Sanctions against him have created some challenges.
More Southern Coloradans are getting high school diplomas now, if census data is right—but it might not be
Officials say the new data needs to be taken with a grain of salt since it includes information from 2020, the first year of the pandemic when all kinds of things changed and there were issues with data collection.
Colorado Springs is updating its transportation plan to cover the next 20 years
Projects will cover roads, transit and non-motorized infrastructure, aimed at meeting six stated goals: safe, equitable, sustainable, accessible, connected and efficiently reliable.
Declines in Upper Rio Grande River Basin have San Luis Valley water users worried and taking action
During the last 20 years the Rio Grande River’s annual water flows in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley have decreased.
After decades of study, Colorado Springs may finally get a new downtown transit center
The concept includes commercial and residential uses – along with parking and a local and intercity bus station.
