As my head whacked into a protruding section of the staircase’s ceiling — undoubtedly, a mean-spirited prank by the house’s architect — Moon Veil vocalist Korben Mitchell informed me it was a rite of ...

Honeyfolk Clothing has a website with four items of clothing for sale. The maker of these clothes, Heidi Iverson, crafts them entirely by hand. The yarn she uses comes from a local shepherdess and is ...

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Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of a column from John Harner, professor of geography at University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the author of “Profiting from the Peak: Landscape and ...

Porta-potties were set up on the roof of San Francisco City Hall in 1998. A group of five overall-clad workers from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades rubbed 24k gold squares into ...

I visited a church a few weeks ago and heard a sermon which was (ostensibly) about modesty. Modesty, the preacher somehow twisted the Scripture to say, means you don’t draw attention to yourself. You ...

The Colorado Office of Economic Development introduced the Community Business Preservation Program at the end of 2023 to strengthen the operations of locally owned businesses facing possible ...

Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of a column from John Harner, professor of geography at University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the author of “Profiting from the Peak: Landscape and ...

Despite a torrent of online protest, Steve Bannon — a far-right firebrand, podcaster and former presidential advisor — is set to speak at the Colorado Republican Party’s annual Centennial Dinner on ...

Alone among the art forms, fashion carries a stigma of being silly, shallow and extravagant. When compared with other types of artistic expression, it is assumed not to have the same depth or meaning, ...

Money, as the Supreme Court of the United States instructed us in the 2010 Citizens United v. FEC ruling, is speech. Speech cannot be restricted under the First Amendment. And money speaks volumes not ...

Editor’s note: Kevin O’Neil is co-owner of The Colorado Springs Independent. His opinions are his own and do not influence The Independent’s news coverage. Colorado Springs is debating an existential ...