I’ve always been of the opinion that September is the best month to be in Colorado. The days are still fairly long, the ...

The Sky is Not Black.” | Credit: Cannon Taylor In a moment of honest desperation in the middle of the night, Jessy Smith Cruz ...

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

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

“We had a first great launch this year of both publications. Now it’s time to grow them to become the major dominant media outlet in the Springs,” Zankowski said. After attempts to rebrand ...

Toe beans and espresso beans combined on Sept. 6 during the grand opening of Comfort & Joy Cat Cafe, Colorado Springs’ latest bizarre cafe experience. In a world where your biggest competitors ...

You can’t stop staring at the bright white dollar signs on your oncologist’s black novelty socks. His legs are crossed, which forces his pant leg up, and there they are: $ $ $ $. It’s easy ...

Every September, artists, vendors, dancers, musicians and luchadores gather in downtown Colorado Springs for Fiestas Patrias, a two-day, free family festival celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

Artist Angela Casale was nervous to talk to me, nervous enough that she got a pep talk from Bosky gallery owner Brett Andrus before our call. It wasn’t exactly me that she was scared of, come to ...

The prospect of recreational marijuana being sold in Colorado Springs looks more and more like a haze-shrouded dream after the City Council passed an ordinance this week that would bar nonmedical ...

A black-and-white world is tinged with scarlet blood in Anthony Meister’s noir thriller “Blurred Lines.” Inspired by the color choice in films like “Sin City” and “Schindler’s List ...

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