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Jan 25, 2025 · Four months after City Council President pro tem Lynette Crow-Iverson said in September that City Council was “not a democracy,” the nine-member governing body for Colorado’s second-largest ...

Jan 2, 2025 · All six district City Council positions will be up for election on April 1, and residents interested in running can pick up a candidate filing packet at the City Clerk’s office until 5 p.m. on ...

Vote in at least 20 categories for your votes to count. From August 1 to August 31, vote for your favorites to determine who is the Best Of Colorado Springs! Submit your digital ballots at vote.csindy.com. Vote in at least 20 categories for your votes to count. Winners will be announced in the Best Of magazine inserted in the October 31 Independent. BACK TO BASICS: 1. Online voting must be ...

Nov 28, 2024 · The fight to keep Rockrimmon Library open may lead to a positive change on City Council, bringing an end to the rubber-stamping by councilmembers of appointments to commissions and boards ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Edge Pieces: A stealth pregnancy, the father who left and the sudden puzzle of a 50-year-old briefcase full of photos

Sep 13, 2024 · By Karin Zeitvogel • [email protected] The road to success runs through Colorado Springs – and it’s a road with fewer potholes, more police officers ensuring public safety, fewer ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Rockrimmon Library closed its doors on Nov. 30, six weeks after the Pikes Peak Library District board of trustees announced in mid-October that it did not intend to renew the lease on the library ...