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 ...

The Colorado Springs Independent captures the essence of this city, engaging with its political and environmental issues while highlighting its vibrant cultural scene.

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 ...

Once the current master plan for Colorado Springs’ Austin Bluffs and Pulpit Rock Open Spaces was completed in 2000, work started on implementing it, with new trails being built, old rogue trails ...

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 ...

The Colorado Springs City Clerk’s office said that ballot counting was completed on April 2 but will allow for military and overseas ballots to be received by 5 p.m. on April 9 as well as for voters ...

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 ...

“The whole cowboy and Indian narrative, I resent significantly. But I think one of the weird things about westward expansion is nobody realizes that poor whites were being sacrificed for that ...

Through Sunday, April 6, Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N. Nevada Ave. Times vary. Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw” has seen many adaptations since its initial publication in 1898. The draw of ...

Editor’s note: JW Roth is co-owner of The Colorado Springs Independent. His opinions are his own and do not influence The Independent’s news coverage. In just 10 short days, Springs residents in six ...

I was 17 years old. My friends and I were going out to a party, and we had spent a lot of time crafting the perfect outfits for our adventure. It was the 90s, and we’d visited Hot Topic earlier that ...