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 passage. Mitchell, along with drummer Skye Lewis, had just shown me the band’s practice space. A blue neon sign with the [...] The post Manitou Springs band Moon Veil discover themselves in psychedelic rock appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent
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 spun at a local wool mill. One of the items for sale is a white linen slip that costs $168. [...] The post Dress Code: Love is Made of Linen appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent
For more events listings, click here! 1. ODDBALLS Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd. Times vary. World of Fluff puppet shows are morbid. Kilah Storm taxidermies roadkill and uses them as puppets, putting on shows throughout the Pikes Peak region. But hey, I’m all about reducing, [...] The post The 14er: An Arts & Entertainment Guide for the Fortnight (04/19-05/04) appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent
A large, soft pretzel with a small packet of salt and baking instructions. A set of personalized flashcards. A signed letter from a mayor. A beanie. A bucket hat. Some socks. These are all things my stepson, who is in his senior year of high school, has received by mail in the past few months [...] The post Opinion: Buying into the Liberal Arts appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent
When she was a kid, Lorelei Beckstrom had three goals: to be an artist, to be a doctor and to travel the world. Now, she’s a wandering painter who lives off one suitcase of clothes and another of paints, brushes and rolled-up canvas. She’s accomplished two out of three of her goals — all she [...] The post The World-Builder: Lorelei Beckstrom creates fantasies in paint inspired by lifelong travels appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent
1.Elon’s Dusk: Dark Money loses, mostly, in low-turnout, wildcard Council race. With one possible exception, dark money lost big in the April 1 City Council election — despite what was at least $100,000 (and may be much more once final campaign finance reports are submitted on April 30) being spent through PACs, which aren’t obliged [...] The post 4 takeaways from the April 1 Colorado Springs City Council Election appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent
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 Liberty in Colorado Springs.” In each installment, Harner will explore the hidden, “relict” history of our fair city. As William Faulkner once wrote,| Colorado Springs Independent
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 closed, trails being realigned and a whole host of other changes and improvements that come with making an open space a place for [...] The post Hiking Bob: Pounding the Pulpit Rock trails appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent
The permanent headquarters for US Space Command has become the topic of conversation among elected officials in both Alabama and Colorado this week. There have been months of speculation about the permanent basing location for the joint-military combatant and its 58,000 connected service members. Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama told the Auburn University Cyber Focus [...] The post Space Command’s future in Colorado Springs hangs in the balance appeared first on Colorado Springs Indepe...| Colorado Springs Independent
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 building’s dome as the wind whipped their hair every which way. City Hall was undergoing renovations to make it more [...] The post Roots and gold leaf: An artist’s journey to Colorado Springs appeared first on Colorado Springs Independent.| Colorado Springs Independent