Y ears in the making, the bipartisan supported Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act, or EXPLORE Act, finally passed through both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S ...

WE KNOW WHAT WORKS Despite the persistence of homelessness, experts know what works. Not surprisingly, it’s housing and services, including food, basic health care, addiction recovery, job ...

I n my column in the Jan. 23 edition of The Independent, I wrote about the many features in the EXPLORE Act, a single piece of recently passed federal legislation that simplifies, standardizes and ...

“I wish saving someone without their participation was possible,” went one particularly pithy line from “The Forgotten Arm: a Musical.” And if I could sum up the entirety of the musical in ...

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.

I ’ve always had a hard time finding good birthday gifts for my husband, who had the absolute audacity to be born a mere fortnight after Christmas. I mean. Seriously. All the work of Christmas ...

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

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When I meet the artist, Skylar Sypher, she comes to life just as I imagined her. An initial shyness is overcome by joyful passion in her animated gestures and facial expressions. When I ask Sypher ...

The biting political relevance of “The Heart Sellers” makes the timing of the production feel planned, but, in fact, it was scheduled far in advance of the 2024 election. “A year ago, I ...

At the Dec. 17 meeting, city and VENU officials presented a timeline and measures to try to mitigate the noise problems. The first step, City Planning Director Kevin Walker said, would be to build ...