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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jul 4

Vital grant funding has not arrived as anticipated and we have a budget shortfall until it does. We need to raise $25,000 to give us the runway to acquire the funds that will allow us not just to continue, but to grow and strengthen.
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Vital grant funding has not arrived as anticipated and we have a budget shortfall until it does. We need to raise $25,000 to give us the runway to acquire the funds that will allow us not just to cont...

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 27

Mill Street Community Benefits All members asked Colorado Springs City Council at its regular meeting on Feb. 24 to delay a vote on the Moreno and Cascade Urban Renewal Plan. However, the council passed the resolution 7-2.
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Over objections from neighborhood group, City Council approves public money for hotel project -

Mill Street Community Benefits All members asked Colorado Springs City Council at its regular meeting on Feb. 24 to delay a vote on the Moreno and Cascade

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March 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 19

Near the narrow top of Manitou’s Ruxton Ave, at the base of the Incline sits the Iron Springs Chateau – a two-story dining hall and theater featuring red seats, dark wood and an old-fashioned bar adorned with mounted elk heads and a stuffed grinning black bear
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Three course meal and big serving of drama at Iron Springs Chateau -

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February 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Manitou Springs School District is gearing up to put a new bond measure on the November ballot. The $67.8 million bond would provide critical infrastructure needs across all district facilities.
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Manitou Springs School District 14 prepares for November bond measure -

The Manitou Springs School District is gearing up to put a new bond measure on the November ballot. The $67.8 million bond would provide critical

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April 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 11

We in Manitou Springs already live in a profoundly welcoming place. Let’s lean into our generosity and kindness. Let’s let veterans, transgender people, and others getting pushed off the Trump train know that they are welcome here.
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What to do with our MAGA social media friends? -

My finger hovered over the “unfriend” button. How many of us have done the same? I knew this guy, Mike, as a work-related acquaintance for about 25 years. Never knew his political affiliation. Never a...

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February 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Apr 22

Four newcomers and two re-elected members took the oath of office to serve on the Colorado Springs City Council.
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‘Welcome to the frontlines of democracy’: COS councilmembers sworn in -

A trio from the Colorado Springs Deaf and Blind School harmonized on "America the Beautiful," and a choir from the First Presbyterian Church sang "The Star

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April 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Apr 1

What started as a simple craft project to make Christmas soap became Hunter’s Hope in 2017.
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A light in the dark: Hunter’s Hope -

Dawn Abeyta is a mother to three boys, and the entire family has a hand in the success of her youngest son Hunter’s namesake business. What started as a

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April 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jan 21

The trees in Manitou Springs are doing well, but more are needed, according to the Urban Tree Canopy Assessment presented by Parks and Recreation Director Gillian Rossi at this week’s City Council work session.
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Manitou Springs City Council work session: All about the trees -

The trees in Manitou Springs are doing well, but more are needed, according to the Urban Tree Canopy Assessment presented by Parks and Recreation Director Gillian Rossi at this week’s City Council wor...

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January 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · May 1

This week, the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, representing Colorado’s four Continuums of Care (CoCs), including the Pikes Peak CoC, released the state’s first-ever comprehensive State of Homelessness Report.
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Colorado publishes first comprehensive State of Homelessness Report - The Pikes Peak Bulletin

This week, the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, representing Colorado's four Continuums of Care (CoCs), including the Pikes Peak CoC, released the state's

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May 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 24

Today, Feb. 24, 2026, the Colorado Springs City Council passed an ordinance consolidating City Code language to treat all camping – whether along a creek, in a park, or in a vehicle – as the same offense.
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Letter: Nonprofit CEO urges City leaders to reconsider Safe Parking, other options -

Letter to the Editor:

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February 25, 2026 at 9:19 PM

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Nick lays it out!
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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 24

Last week, I got the email that had been a long time coming: Colorado Springs was killing its Citizens Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB), one of the many boards and commissions that allow regular people to advise City Council on legislation and policy.
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City driving in wrong direction ending citizen transportation board -

Last week, I got the email that had been a long time coming: Colorado Springs was killing its Citizens Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB), one of the many

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February 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM

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PPB has the Epstein files! Warren says it well! Local news & opinions from the PPB!
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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jan 20

The 25th Amendment gave Congress the ability to remove a president who is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” covering physical or mental incapacitation. But this Greenland thing should be the breaking point.

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The Epstein Files: Dear MAGA, can we agree on Greenland? -

Trump’s approval ratings poll at around 40% overall, though only about 17% of Americans approve of Trump’s plans to annex Greenland.

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January 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Mar 25

While visiting Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, it isn’t unusual to find both the owner’s mother and grown daughter, together, happily roaming property grounds in Colorado Springs just off El Paso Boulevard.
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Cycling, music and libations at Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort -

While visiting Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, it isn't unusual to find both the owner's mother and grown daughter, together, happily roaming property grounds

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March 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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May 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM

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PLEASE READ PLEASE SHARE! Heila lays it out! Read all about it! Colorado Springs City Council needs counseling...
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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jan 30

The Co Springs City Council meeting on Jan. 27 would have been a quick and dry one were it not for a lineup of community members who made public comment on the denial of a Black History Month proclamation, the reprimand of Kimberly Gold, and concerns around ICE.
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Juicy public comments on no Black History Month proclamation, Gold reprimand, ICE -

The Colorado Springs City Council meeting on Jan. 27 would have been a quick and dry one were it not for a lineup of about a dozen community members who

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January 30, 2026 at 9:45 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Mar 15

As long as Tymm Hoffman has a voice, a keyboard or a pen, diversity and inclusion will remain part of his mission living in Colorado Springs.
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A light in the dark: Tymm Hoffman -

As long as Tymm Hoffman has a voice, a keyboard or a pen, diversity and inclusion will remain part of his mission living in Colorado Springs. He will keep writing and posting on Facebook and showing u...

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March 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jan 10

Homelessness in America reached a record high number in 2024, at 771,480, according to a recent release from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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If the PIT count shows progress, why isn’t downtown feeling it? -

Homelessness in America reached a record high number in 2024, at 771,480, according to a recent release from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, the official count here in E...

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January 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM

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The PPB comes tomorrow!
Due to the 4th of July holiday, the post office is closed, & PPB will not be mailed to subscribers until Monday, July 7th.
We will be on the newsstands on Friday at all our locations! Our digital edition will be up on the website, too!
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July 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Mar 10

The Manitou Springs City Council then approved a proclamation “To Recognize Manitou Springs’ Commitment to Valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our Community.” Councilor Nancy Fortuin introduced the measure.
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Manitou Springs City Council adopts DEI Proclamation -

Councilors John Shada, Julie Wolfe, and Judith Chandler again remained seated during the Pledge of Allegiance, in response to political decisions made by President Donald Trump and what Shada called t...

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March 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM

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Sean Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · Jan 30

I don't just write about abortion events in D.C. I also cover... parking in Manitou Springs.

Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jan 30

During a Jan. 23 special meeting held via Zoom, the Manitou Springs City Council approved a resolution establishing a concrete plan regarding immediate next steps connected to downtown parking if the Metropolitan District is dissolved.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:45 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jan 17

The Briarhurst Manor Estate, a full-service restaurant known for quality cuisine and private parties, closed on Jan. 10 due to a combination of slow business and a remodel planned by the building’s owners.
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Historic Briarhurst Manor, known for fine dining, closes – for now -

The Briarhurst Manor Estate, a full-service restaurant known for quality cuisine and private parties, closed on Jan. 10 due to a combination of slow business and a remodel planned by the building’s ow...

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January 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM

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2024 Manitou Annual Report -

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February 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 6

Last week Rich Block, the president of Paragon Realty, discussed a new housing proposal during a Jan. 28 special meeting of the Manitou Springs City Council and asked Council to provide a letter of support to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority.
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Paragon development reduces density, seeks low-income tax credits -

Efforts to develop the La Fun Motel property at 123 Manitou Ave. will continue. Last week Rich Block, the president of Indiana-based Paragon Realty, discussed a new affordable housing proposal during ...

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February 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 28

Among them were roughly 150 employees in Colorado who help manage more than 24 million acres of public lands, including the 1.1 million-acre Pike National Forest, which lies just west of Manitou and Colorado Springs.
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DOGE-ordered layoffs affect Forest Service fire mitigation, VA crisis hotline -

“These people have done absolutely nothing wrong,” Colorado Senator Michael Bennet said on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., days after President Donald Trump issued yet another executive order, t...

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February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM

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Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jan 28

The Manni Awards honor Manitou Springs outstanding citizens and organizations, who volunteer their time and energy to support our town
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Manni Award nominations extended to Feb. 2 -

The Manni Awards honor Manitou Springs outstanding citizens and organizations, who volunteer their time and energy to support our town. They are generous and helpful spirits, who make Manitou a great ...

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January 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM

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