The Springs dining scene is booming. Here’s a sample from our list of Best Restaurants. by Kristian DePue, Warren Epstein, Jason Fleming, Steven Hayward, Dionne Passacantando, Samantha Wood The Springs’ dining scene has experienced a renaissance over the last few years. New restaurants, along with craft breweries and distilleries, are opening all the time. Downtown […]
Your Move-In Checklist
Here are the first six things you may need to do when you’re new to town—and all the logistical contacts.
1. Connect Your Utilities For electric, natural gas, water and wastewater in Colorado Springs: Colorado Springs Utilities. The City owns and operates its utilities, with elected City Council serving as the Utilities Board, answering to its citizen owners. You can start new service online or by phone. 719-448-4800 or 888-278-6847 csu.org For electric in Black […]
Creative Education Options in Colorado Springs
by Jeremy Jones
The Education in Colorado Springs comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, giving parents lots of options for finding the best match for their students. School choice allows students to apply for enrollment across district lines, and many charter schools emphasize specific learning models. Private and public schools offer other creative approaches to education. […]
How to Live Like a Local: Favorite Events in Colorado Springs
Want to live like an insider? Fill your calendar with these unique festivals, events and long-running traditions. It’s hard to get bored in Colorado Springs.
The Great Fruitcake Toss Manitou Springs, Jan. 31 What do you do with a leftover holiday fruitcake? Throw it, launch it and celebrate it. manitousprings.org Winter Polo Classic Norris Penrose Event Center, Feb. 21 Dress the part, and enjoy the sport of kings, featuring some of the best players in the country. winterpoloclassic.org Wine Festival […]
A Tour of Colorado Springs Museums
Get to know Colorado Springs through these unique, interactive and fascinating museums.
Get to know Colorado Springs through these unique, interactive and fascinating museums. Colorado Springs is home to a rich collection of museums, organizations and collections that bring to life sports, aviation, technology, history, science, culture, the arts and more. Exploring them is a great way to get to know the Springs, both where it’s been […]
Epic Colorado Springs Trails for All Abilities
These local trails will introduce you to the wealth of outdoor riches, whether you’re a first-time hiker or biker, avid mountaineer, parent wanting to get out with the kids, or adventurer with a disability. We love our trails in Colorado Springs. We hike, bike, run, walk, and roll them. Everyone has a favorite or two […]
Colorado Springs Is Open for Business
Colorado Springs continues to thrive as a hub of economic development and job creation, attracting new and existing business expansion and earning a prestigious ranking as the Top 5 Best Performing City in the U.S.
Colorado Springs continues to be a leader in job creation and economic development. In 2024, the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC closed economic development projects with 11 new and expanding companies that resulted in 1,181 jobs added and $62.2 million in capital investments in the Pikes Peak region. Named the No. 2 Top Emerging Market […]
Explore the Museums of the Springs
Get to know Colorado Springs through these unique, interactive and fascinating museums.
Think museums are stuffy, static and boring? Think again. Colorado Springs is home to a rich collection of collections that bring to life sports, aviation, technology, history, science, culture, the arts and more. Exploring them is a great way to get to know the city. Start with the Art (Museum) The Colorado Springs Fine Arts […]
We Are the Champions Colorado Springs
In extracurricular activities, Colorado Springs schools added some state championship hardware to the trophy cases during the 2024- 25 school year. And several schools reached the finals to finish runner-up, including Air Academy girls basketball, Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis, TCA flag football and Doherty bowling. Sports Titles Here’s a list of state championships claimed by […]
What’s New Up North
Ford Amphitheater, the U.S. Air Force Academy Visitor Center and Hotel Polaris are taking North Colorado Springs to new heights.
The north side of Colorado Springs is booming with new homes, apartments, businesses, retail and entertainment development, but these place-making projects are leading the way. Ford Amphitheater Last August the $90 million Ford Amphitheater opened with a bang. The global hit-making band OneRepublic, which was founded in Colorado Springs, played three nights to christen the […]
