Manitou Springs News

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing and the lawn mower is broken." Many gardeners in the Falcon area become frustrated with the soil, which is decomposed granite.

Dust off your favorite wine glass for the 29th annual Manitou Springs Wine Festival on June 2, 2012.

So it was this morning at the Mayor's Counsel meeting. Seated around a long table, Mayor Steve Bach and City Councilors discussed everything from the County Road and Bridge Tax to the FREX bus route to the future of the west side area known as No Man's Land .

Manitou Springs' PJ's Bistro sent a statement notifying the world that, having already cornered the pierogi market in southern Colorado, it has expanded its menu with more pub-style food, added more beer, wine and specialty drinks and "artisan" desserts, and changed the look of the place overall.

The Memorial Board of Trustees named new officers Wednesday morning: Marcy Morrison, chairwoman; Jan Weiland, vice chairwoman; Dirk Draper, secretary.

It's not difficult to grab a pint of good beer in Manitou Springs, given the town's bounty of fine food and drink establishments.

For much of her life, Kathryn Mannerberg thought chickens were animals that were supposed to be raised on farms.

As a long time user of the Barr Trail access to Pikes Peak, I have witnessed the negative effects to this area directly tied to the growing numbers of illegal users of the Incline.

Connie Shaner, Meghan Cogswell, Kelli Lusk, Tommy Manning and Peter Maksimow, the top 3 and top 2 finishers in the women's and men's divisions of the 2012 Run to the Shrine 10K.

This coop, built by John Conner for his chickens, is powered by solar energy generated by panels on the back roof.

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After living and working in some of the country's most popular cities for young and creative professionals, Greg Lutze, 33, decided it was time to move home to Manitou Springs and launch his next venture.

Two chaperones did their best to clean up a Colorado high school's prom when they allegedly sprayed Lysol on several dirty dancers.

MAY 14--Two parent chaperones at a Colorado high school prom sprayed Lysol on students engaged in "dirty dancing" and called several teenage girls "sluts and whores" for making it appear "they were advertising butt sex," according to cops.

Colorado teenagers are alleging that two mothers who chaperoned their high school prom sprayed Lysol disinfectant on teens they thought were dirty dancing, calling them "sluts" and "whores." The Manitou Springs High School teens filed a police report after they said the two chaperones, Jennifer Farmer and Hannah Rockey, sprayed them while they were ... (more)

Rainbow Falls west of Manitou Springs has been attractive visitors for more than a century with its postcard-perfect view.

Two mothers of students at Manitou High School face charges of harassment after prom-goers say the women called them names and sprayed them with Lysol.

KKTV 11 News has learned two chaperones are being charged with harassment, over alleged discipline at a local prom.

Much like hiking up the Manitou Incline, making it legal has been a long and tough journey.

Manitou Springs police are headed to the Incline on the report of a possible heart-attack victim who also may have fallen.