Note: we discussed the “rumored” sale of Poor Richard’s in this episode, apparently just minutes before the sale was announced.

LINKS:

2026 State of Downtown Report: https://downtowncs.com/sod

Front Range Passenger Rail Community Q&A: Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs:

https://www.mobilize.us/ridethefrontrange/event/927199/?followup_modal_context=email_shift_followup_other_events

April 17, 5:30 to 7 pm at Kinship Landing

Become a patron of Studio 809 Podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/join/studio809

MENTIONED:

Condo defect legislation

OneVeLa 27-story high-rise apartment project

Cottonwood Center for the Arts

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Fan Fest

Parade of Lights

Pride Fest

Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off

CSPD

Elevate Downtown Plan

Revel: The Urban Arts Party

AdAmAn Alley

Mom’s Day Out

Acacia Park

Dizzy Charlie’s Music & Events

Downtown Rotary Club

Front Rail Passenger Rail District

Kinship Landing

Windsor

Loveland

Castle Rock

Peregrine

Briargate

Ski Broadmoor

Sharktooth Ski Area

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum

Switchbacks FC

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Poor Richard’s

Richard Skorman

Kimball’s Peak Three

Chuck Murphy

Thunderball

Bingo Burger

Borriello Brothers Pizza

Eric Brenner

Red Gravy

Perry Bolts

Eclectic CO

Yobel

Emily and Clay Ross

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

We also get a festival preview from Music Director Steve Harris about the upcoming MeadowGrass Music Festival, which happens every Memorial Day weekend in Black Forest.

Name the train: the Front Range Passenger Rail District invited the public to vote for their favorite of four finalists to name the passenger rail line planned to run up and down Colorado’s front range. That survey closes the day this episode drops, March 23. We briefly discuss the project. Look for one more public meeting in Colorado Springs very soon.

Independent reporter Pam Zubeck shares background and highlights of her reporting in the Pikes Peak Bulletin on Colorado Springs Utilities.

Also on the table – ways we can trim our gas bills now that a gallon of gas is fetching close to $4.00.

LINKS:

WastelessCOS: https://coloradosprings.gov/WastelessCOS

Sustainability In-Box: COS-Sustainability.SMB@ColoradoSprings.gov

Circular Action Alliance: https://circularactionalliance.org/circular-action-alliance-colorado

Producer Responsibility program: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/epr-program

Waste and Recycling in Colorado – Episode 96 of Peak Environment: https://studio809podcasts.com/waste-and-recycling/

The Garbologists: https://www.lindsayjoelle.com/the-garbologists.html

Name the Train: https://ridethefrontrange.com/namethetrain

MeadowGrass Music Festival: https://meadowgrass.org/

Pikes Peak Bulletin utilities reports:

Data Centers Come Knocking. Are Local Power and Water Supplies Available?: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/data-centers-come-knocking-are-local-power-and-water-supplies-available/

Springs Utilities Out $5.35 Million in Settlement With Fiber Project Contractor: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/springs-utilities-out-5-35-million-in-settlement-with-fiber-project-contractor/

Utilities CEO Says ‘Gloves Will Come Off’ if Senate Bill Doesn’t Delay Closing Nixon Coal Plant: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/utilities-ceo-says-gloves-will-come-off-if-senate-bill-doesnt-delay-closing-nixon-coal-plant/

CSU’s Non-Compliant Gas Lines To Cost Consumers: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/csus-non-compliant-gas-lines-to-cost-consumers/

Utilities Reporting Elsewhere:

Exhaust Concerns Threaten $650M Utilities Power Project – by Wayne Heilman: https://socodigest.com/2026/03/04/breaking-exhaust-concerns-threaten-650m-utilities-power-project/

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort 10 Year Anniversary Special – episode 38 of Pedal the Springs: https://studio809podcasts.com/buffalo-lodge-10-year-anniversary/

Colorado Springs State of Downtown Report: https://downtowncs.com/sod

MENTIONED:

PikeRide

Tejon Street Corner Thieves

Vultures

Thrashers

Antivirus

Trepanned

La Foret Conference & Retreat Center

Goat Patch Brewing Company

ALO

Jack Johnson

String Cheese Incident

Kyle Hollingsworth Band

Nershi Hann Trio

Shook Twins

Daniel Rodriguez

Elephant Revival

Sturtz

Banshee Tree

Folk Alliance International

Grant Sabin

Broken Compass

Emily Hicks

Goodnight Moonshine

Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative

Root Center for Yoga and Sacred Studies

Distillery 291

Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

We also get an update from Pikes Peak Bulletin’s Heila Ershadi on the archives of the defunct Colorado Springs Independent. Dirk Hobbs of Colorado Media Group has possession of the data, but is finding it very challenging to restore online access to this treasure trove of over twenty years of community history. Heila also updates the saga of the Moreno and Cascade Urban Renewal Plan, recently approved despite efforts of the Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition to hold out for a community benefit plan with Norwood Development Group.

Other Studio 809 podcasts featuring CD5 congressional candidates:

Two Women, One Primary, Big Ideas – Jessica Killin and Zuri Horowitz on episode 65 of Elevating Pikes Peak Women: https://studio809podcasts.com/two-women-one-primary/

Running for Congress with Joe Reagan - episode 24 of Badly Needed & Long Overdue: https://studio809podcasts.com/24-joe-reagan-for-congress/

People Centered Springs with Zuri Horowitz – episode 36 of Loving the Springs: https://studio809podcasts.com/people-centered-zuri/

LINKS:

Jessica Killin campaign: https://www.killinforcolorado.com/

Indy archives (very limited, 2023 so far): https://socoinsider.com/archives/

‘A Complete Mess’: Indy Archive Restoration Proves Difficult: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/a-complete-mess-indy-archive-restoration-proves-difficult/

Over Objections from Neighborhood Group, City Council Approves Public Money for Hotel Project: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/over-objections-from-neighborhood-group-city-council-approves-public-money-for-hotel-project/

Pikes Peak Bulletin: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/

MENTIONED:

Colorado Congressional District 5

El Paso County Democratic Party

Jeff Crank

UNC

Lahara, Colorado

Carver Elementary

Sabin Junior High

Pikes Peak Elementary

Falcon Middle School

Stetson Hills

Horizon Middle School

Falcon High School

United States Air Force Academy

Fort Carson

Peterson Field

CU Boulder

Army ROTC

University of Tampa

SMU

Operation Joint Endeavor / Operation Joint Guard

NATO

Poland

Ukraine

Xi Jinping

Colorado Springs Airport

Costco

Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak Housing Network

Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC

Dirk Hobbs

Colorado Media Group

SoCo Insider

FBI

Trump Epstein Files

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Pikes Peak Library District

The Poynter Institute

Knight Foundation

Pam Zubeck

Corey Hutchins

Inside the News in Colorado

Colorado College

The Washington Post

The New York Times

Colorado Springs Gazette

Moreno and Cascade Urban Renewal Plan

Norwood Development Group

Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition

Nancy Henjum

Kimberly Gold

Dave Donelson

Max Kronstadt

Union Printers HomeLoving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Pikes Peak Bulletin Managing Editor Heila Ershadi also updates us on the Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition’s efforts to get a community benefit agreement related to construction of a luxury Catbird Hotel south of downtown Colorado Springs.

LINKS:

Chauncy Johnson for HD17: https://chauncyjohnsonforhd17.com/

$10.3 Million Subsidy for Luxury Hotel Must Come With Community Benefits Agreement, Neighborhood Coalition Says: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/10-3-million-subsidy-for-luxury-hotel-must-come-with-community-benefits-agreement-neighborhood-coalition-says/

Church’s Pride Banner Removed. Again.: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/churchs-pride-banner-removed-again/

Pikes Peak Bulletin Listening Tour: https://www.facebook.com/events/2456923024770015

MENTIONED:

Leah Withrow

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Conejos Neighborhood

William Jackson Palmer

The Tuskegee Airmen

Donald Trump

Rep. LaMonica McIver

Don Lemon

Elijah McClain

Breonna Taylor

George Floyd

The Olympic Games

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Laila Edwards

Juneteenth

Fiestas Patrias

Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off

OneBodyENT

Citadel Mall

Norris Penrose Event Center

America the Beautiful Park

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum

Norwood Development Group

Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition

Manitou Art Center

Freedom to Thrive: The American Experience in Colorado Springs

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

At its next public meeting, City Council heard from several citizens who praised Gold’s behavior and comments. In this episode we speak with Kimberly Gold to get her take, and we discuss the incident, the reprimand, and subsequent events with Pikes Peak Bulletin Managing Editor Heila Ershadi.

LINKS:

Pikes Peak Bulletin Coverage:

Councilmember Gold Reprimanded for MLK Proclamation Remarks:

https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/councilmember-gold-reprimanded-for-mlk-proclamation-remarks/

Juicy Public Comments on No Black History Month Proclamation, Gold Reprimand, ICE:

https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/juicy-public-comments-on-no-black-history-month-proclamation-gold-reprimand-ice/

Discover Downtown Pass: https://downtowncs.com/pass

2026 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Celebration: https://usopm.org/gamesexperience/

Nike Team USA Collection: https://www.nike.com/w/medal-stand-collection-7q64t

Downtown Colorado Springs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtown_cs/

Downtown Colorado Springs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownColoradoSprings

MENTIONED:

City Councilor Kimberly Gold

City Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson

City Councilor Dave Donelson

Rev. Josh Rumple

First Congregational Church

Rev. Candace Woods

Seth Palmer Harris

League of American Bicyclists

Bicycle Colorado Springs

PikeRide

2026 Winter Olympics

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

U.S. Olympic pommel horse champion Stephen Nedoroscik

Galentine’s Day

Good Intentions

Novis Mortem Collective

Painting With a Twist

Comfort & Joy Cat Café

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

The Local Motive

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

We also get tips for trail etiquette when mud is the order of the day. Great news that TOSC is looking into bringing Starlight Spectacular back to life – but reimagined. Plus, Heila Ershadi, managing editor of the Pikes Peak Bulletin, shares an interesting story about a proposed new luxury hotel and what the Mill Street neighborhood is trying to do to avoid the gentrification shuffle.

LINKS:

Trails and Open Space Coalition (TOSC): https://trailsandopenspaces.org/

Colorado Springs Parks Assessment and Master Plan: https://coloradosprings.gov/ParkSystemMasterPlan

Downtown neighborhood seeks dialogue with Norwood Development – Pikes Peak Bulletin story: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/downtown-neighborhood-seeks-dialogue-with-norwood-development/

MENTIONED:

Susan Davies

Mesa Ridge High School

Widefield

Colorado College

Arrow Electronics

Running for Colorado Springs City Council

The Legacy Loop

Allen Beauchamp

Botanic garden

Denver Botanic Garden

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Garden of the Gods Foundation

Garden of the Gods Dog Park

Pikes Peak

Blodgett Open Space

Pikeview Quarry

Timberline TrailCraft

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

The Next Us: https://thenextus.spaces.nexudus.com

Clean & Safe Pilot Program - episode 23 of a Place for everyone: https://studio809podcasts.com/clean-and-safe/

Studio 809 Podcasts: https://studio809podcasts.com/

Get Involved. Get Engaged. - Episode 61 of Elevating Pikes Peak Women: https://studio809podcasts.com/get-involved-get-engaged/

MENTIONED:

One Million Cups

First Fridays

AI

TEDx

Open Mic Night at Rico’s

Downtown Colorado Springs

Sara Vaas and Dizzie Charlie’s Live Jazz

Acacia Park Bandshell Renovation Project

Eleven Mile Canyon

The “Manitou River”

The Clean & Safe Program

Homeward Pikes Peak

Pat Rigdon

Beth Roalstad

Mary Lou Makepeace

Melissa Marts

Brenda Morrison

Marcy Morrison

Burning Man

Cottonwood Center for the Arts

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

People Centered Colorado Springs: https://www.peoplecenteredcos.org/

COS Cars Kill on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coscarskill/

Beautiful Colorado Springs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautifulcoloradosprings/

Zuri Horowitz for U.S. Congress: https://www.zuriforcd5.com/

Updating the Downtown Master Plan - episode 16 of Loving the Springs with Chelsea Gondeck: https://studio809podcasts.com/updating-downtown-plan/

MENTIONED:

4H Club

Waymo

Downtown Colorado Springs

Chelsea Gondeck

Elevate Downtown plan

New CSPD Mobile Speed Safety Cameras

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

Skate in the Park: https://downtowncs.com/skate

Holiday Coupon Book: https://downtowncs.com/coupon

Behr and Behr Team: https://behrandbehr.com

Good Intentions: https://www.goodintentionscos.com

MENTIONED:

Cronk Art & Curiosities

Toodles Tearoom

PikeRide

Bristol Brewing Company

Adventures Out West - Cozy Coach and the Holly, Jolly, Christmas Trolley

Sparrow Hawk Gourmet Cookware

The Mining Exchange

The Platinum Group, Realtors

Acacia Park

Green Mtn Haven

Pikes Peak Center

Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale

Pikes Peak Lemonade – Cocoa Bar

Solar Roast Coffee

Story Coffee

Bloom Ultra Lounge

RM Soap Market

Terra Verde

Savory Spice

Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar

Yobel

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

We also chat briefly about:

Our first live, on-location episode (Brit Pub Grand Opening, episode 31)

Bicycle speed limit signs going up on area trails

Colorado Springs Vibes played their last season

New offices for Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPR)

A noteworthy new episode of Pedal the Springs podcast

LINKS:

Ent Center for the Arts

https://entarts.org

Brit Pub Grand Opening, episode 31 of Loving the Springs

https://studio809podcasts.com/brit-pub/

Westside Bicycle Service – episode 36 of Pedal the Springs podcast

https://studio809podcasts.com/westside-bicycle-service/

MENTIONED:

Oscar Wilde

UCCS

Ent Center for the Arts

The Next Us

Theatreworks

Bee Vradenburg Foundation

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services

Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPR)

Green Box Arts Festival

Grass It Up

Mango fan Django

Jeremy Facknitz Band

Auric Gallery

Chriz Alvarez Gallery & Art Studio

The Sluice in Old Colorado City

Cottonwood Center for the Arts

Millibo Art Theatre

LART

Lulu’s

Poor Richard’s

Galleries of Contemporary Art

Cabaret

The Importance of Being Earnest

Romeo and Juliet

The Garbologists

Max Shulman

Kathleen Fox Collins

Manitou Springs

Brit Pub

Weidner Field

Downtown Colorado Springs

Experience at Epicenter Apartments

Ivywild School

The Principal’s Office

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Pedal the Springs podcast

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

COS Racing

Terry Gross

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Looking for memory-making experiences? Come down for the holiday parade, character stroll, festive events and even outdoor ice skating. And, when it’s time to warm up, choose from more than 130 spots to dine, drink, and celebrate, from festive cocktail lounges to cozy coffee shops. Carrie advises us to create our traditions in Downtown Colorado Springs.

LINKS:

Downtown Colorado Springs: http://downtowncs.com/

MENTIONED:

Festival of Lights Parade

Terra Verde

SparrowHawk

Mountain Standard Goods

Eclectico

Little Richard’s Toy Store

Savory Spice Shop

Cacao Chemistry

Abbey Mobolade

Auric Gallery

Vintage Relics

Yobel

Pure Elegance

Oak and Axe

The Trolley Block

Ashley’s Attic

Paint Splatter Room

Good Intentions

Comfort and Joy Cat Café

Teller County Animal Rescue

Novis Mortem Collective

Toodles Tea Room

Provision Bakery

Third Wave Chocolate

Chocolate Café on Friday Nights

Pikes Peak Center

Shop Local, Win Local (SLWL)

Bank of Colorado

Warm lemonade at Pikes Peak Lemonade

Skate in the Park

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

More than a bikeshare program, PikeRide is a catalyst for change. They provide low-cost, sustainable transportation that empowers people to show up for job interviews, keep steady employment, maintain housing, and access vital services like healthcare and education. They also help reduce traffic, improve air quality, and foster community connections through access to places like libraries, community centers, and local events. Right now, during the annual Give campaign, it’s an especially great time to make a donation to PikeRide: https://www.pikeride.org/give

And…in this episode, Carrie offers to take anyone on a PikeRide, anytime. Listen to get the tea.

LINKS:

PikeRide: https://www.pikeride.org/

MENTIONED:

Garden of the Gods

Colorado College

Trader Joe’s

UCCS

Manitou Springs

Old Colorado City

The Exchange

University Village

The “ebike smile”

Taylor Swift

Downtown Colorado Springs

KRCC

Will Toor

Colorado Energy Office

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Just as in England, The Brit Pub aims to be the center of the community, a great place for darts, futbol on the telly, quiz nights, board game nights, special events and “Proper Sunday roast.”

LINKS:

The Brit Pub: https://greatbritish.net/

The live video of this podcast: https://youtube.com/live/okOHztE_wBU

Special thanks to this episode’s sponsor:

Weidner Norwood Center for Real Estate & Property Management at UCCS College of Business 

https://business.uccs.edu/academics/property-management-bs

MENTIONED:

Colorado Springs Switchbacks Football Club

Experience at Epicenter Apartments

Weidner Apartment Homes

Premier League

El Clásico

Formula 1

American Outlaws

Hogshead Brewery

Downtown Partnership

The Warehouse

Phil Griffin

Marco Pierre White

Gordon Ramsay

Cheers (the TV series)

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

It’s a 3.5 mile affair. Decked out bikes and spooky attire will be on full display (Loving the Springs co-host Al Brody promises to be a standout). The ride benefits the Circle of Hope Fund at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Foundation. The Witches, Warlocks & Ghouls Family Fun Ride was organized by Mackenzie Daly, associate professor of radiation oncology and practicing radiation oncologist, and Tecie Haller, a nurse practitioner in radiation oncology, both at UCHealth.

Witches, Warlocks & Ghouls Family Fun Ride

Registration and Information: https://coswitchesride.com

MENTIONED: 

UC Health Memorial Central Foundation

Stir Coffee & Cocktails

Mash Mechanix Brewing Co.

Millibo Art Theatre

Kids on Bikes

U.S. Space Command

Ute Valley Park

Stratton Open Space

Rampart Range Road

Palmer Park

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

Mountain Metro service changes: https://coloradosprings.gov/service-changes

Mountain Metro Mobility ADA Paratransit Service: 719-385-RIDE (7433) https://coloradosprings.gov/mountain-metro-mobility-hub

Regional Transportation Planning Update - EP 140 of Peak Environment podcast: https://studio809podcasts.com/regional-transportation/

MENTIONED: 

Manitou Springs

Manitou Incline

Pikes Peak Cog Railway

Hiawatha Gardens

Manitou Chamber

Barr Trail

Free Downtown Shuttle (Zeb)

UCCS

Robson Arena

Weidner Field

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Downtown Colorado Springs

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film: https://rmwfilm.org/

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival: https://rmwfilm.org/festival/

Marcy Morrison – Community Leader Making a Difference - Episode 16 of Making Democracy Work: https://studio809podcasts.com/16-marcy-morrison/

MENTIONED:

Donna Guthrie

Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative

Manitou Springs

Marcy Morrison

Matt Carpenter

Robert Redford

Kimball’s Peak Three Theater

Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Institute

Denver Women’s Correctional Facility

Diane Warren: Relentless (film)

Colorado College

Patsy’s Candies

Ruby Greenberg

It’s Dorothy! (film)

Judy Garland

Icons

Girl Climber (film)

The Secret of Me (film)

Baby Doe (film)

The Pic (film)

Lincoln Center

Goat Patch Brewing Co.

Nightingale Bread

Building 3 Coffee Roasters

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Pop Up Cinema at Ivywild

Manitou Art Center

Westside Community Center

Garden of the Gods Resort & Club

Mining Exchange Hotel

Jere Martin

Telluride Film Festival

Thomas Dambo trolls

Mayor Yemi

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

Walking Leader Training – September 27, 2025, 9-1:30

Penrose Public Library Downtown

Register: https://forms.gle/V3QE4t46U5h2toR88

MENTIONED:

Hey Neighbor

America Walks

AARP

Downtown Colorado Springs

Mayor Yemi

1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings

Juaquin Mobley

Whealthy Unlimited

Pikes Peak Bulletin

Walk2Connect

Blackpackers

Peak Vista

Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance

Diversus Health

Deerfield Hills Community Center

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

Buffalo Grass music festival: https://www.bicycleresort.com/buffalograss

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort: https://www.bicycleresort.com/

MENTIONED:

Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative

Manitou Music Foundation

Black Rose Acoustic Society

Pikes Peak National Bank

Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain

Cerberus Brewing

3 Hundred Days of Shine

Old Dangerfield Bluegrass Band

Manitou Strings Band

Bald'n Gray'n & one Brunette

K squared

Meadowgrass Music Festival

Colorado Springs Shrine Club

Monsters Mini Donuts

Wobbly Waffles

La Gran Tenochtitlan

Good Grub

Wirewood Station

Magoo

Blue Canyon Boys

John Spengler

Ceria Brewing

Gruvi Spirit Free Beverages

Springs Culture Kombucha

UpaDowna Folk’n’Flannel Festival & Fundraiser (September 20-21)

Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort

The Broadmoor

Hilton Garden Inn

The Antlers hotel

Kinship Landing

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

MENTIONED:

Ditching Your Turf Grass

Burning Man

Mutant Airplane at Burning Man 2024

The bicycle 3-feet clearance law

New Colorado law now requires vehicles in both directions to stop for a school bus with its stop sign out

Roundabout etiquette

Zipper etiquette in traffic

Seeing more bicycles around town

Air Force Academy

The GoCOS app

Buffalo Lodge

Cottonwood Center for the Arts

First Friday – September 5

Downtown Colorado Springs

Old Colorado City

Manitou Springs

Platte Furniture – awesome basement art gallery

Auric Gallery

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC

Colorado Springs Police Department

Downtown Development Authority

City of Colorado Springs Housing and Homelessness Response

Colorado Springs Rescue Mission

Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority

Weidner Apartment Homes

Tejon Street Revitalization project

Urban terrorists

Ivywild School

Bristol Brewing Company

Axe and the Oak Distillery

Bike Colorado Springs

Parking or stopping in bike Lanes

Riding your bike or walking to school

Old Town Bike Shop

Criterium Bicycles

The Next Us

LINKS:

Rampart Rager gravel bicycle race – info and registration: https://rampartragergravel.com

2025 COS Walkability Summit: https://forms.gle/ermeHn7g6mAeUUF38

Doug Mansfield’s Devilish Living Exhibition at Cottonwood: https://dougmansfieldart.com/devilish-living

Erin Kittelson’s Stuck exhibition at Cottonwood: https://peakradar.com/event/stuck/

Downtown’s new Clean & Safe Program: https://downtowncs.com/clean

Experience Downtown Master Plan update – survey open through August 22: https://downtowncs.com/xdt2

Downtown Partnership Annual Breakfast – Sept 19: https://downtowncs.com/breakfast

Colorado Springs Fire Dept: More Than Just Putting Out Fires - Episode 20 of a Place for everyone: https://studio809podcasts.com/csfd-more-than-just-putting-out-fires/

Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival: https://csc.eventive.org

Pikes Peak Regional Perspectives survey for Our Spacious Skies: https://emea.focusvision.com/survey/selfserve/1710/250602?list=2

Bicycle Friendly City Survey: https://www.bikecoloradosprings.org/help-make-biking-better-in-colorado-springs-survey-open-now/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Lyn Harwell, President and Publisher, and Heila Ershadi, Managing Editor, fill us in on developments since Sixty35 Media shut down and cut the Pikes Peak Bulletin loose, including why they are currently running an “emergency fundraiser.” 

LINKS:

Pikes Peak Bulletin: https://pikespeakbulletin.org

Emergency fundraiser: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/01bc4b42-8c8d-498e-8e0d-102c48ca4174

A detailed history of the Pikes Peak Bulletin: https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/a-look-back-through-manitou-springs-history-by-rhonda-van-pelt/

Public Input Opportunities:

Our Spacious Skies – Pikes Peak Regional Perspectives survey by Pikes Peak Community Foundation: https://ppcf.org

2026 Colorado Springs Park System Master Plan – public input phase; survey open through August 3: https://coloradosprings.gov/ParkSystemMasterPlan

Peak Radar 2025 Survey: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/yTJRFDI/PeakRadar2025

MENTIONED:

SoCo Insider

CommunityWorks

CASA

Pikes Peak Community Foundation

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services

Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region

Downtown Colorado Springs

Experience Downtown Master Plan Update

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

The Creating Community Breakfast is an annual event hosted by Citizens Project, a nonprofit organization in Colorado Springs dedicated to promoting equity, inclusion, and justice through civic engagement . This gathering serves as a platform to bring together community members, leaders, and advocates to celebrate shared values and recognize local contributions to social progress.

The event features inspirational speakers, musical performances, and the presentation of the Amy Divine Award, which honors individuals or organizations that have made significant impacts in advancing equity and inclusion in the Pikes Peak region. For instance, the 2024 award was presented to Yevgeniya Tsyganok, while the 2023 recipients included Ladyfingers Letterpress, Naomi Lopez, and Shaun Walls .

This event not only celebrates the ongoing efforts of community members but also reinforces Citizens Project's mission to inform, inspire, and engage the public in fostering a more inclusive and equitable society

Creating Community Breakfast 2025

July 12, 2025 @ 8:00AM — 9:30AM 

The Carter Payne: 320 S. Weber Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Info and Tickets: https://citizensproject.networkforgood.com/events/86641-creating-community-breakfast-2025

MENTIONED:

The Carter Payne

League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region

Making Democracy Work podcast

Amendment 2

Black Lives Matter

De'Von Bailey

Mountain Metro Transit

The Lincoln Center

Angletech

Karman Line annexation

Citizens Project Voters Guides

The Indy (RIP)

Pikes Peak Bulletin

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

LINKS:

2025 City of Colorado Springs Bike to Work Day – map, breakfast stations and other information: https://coloradosprings.gov/biketowork

Interactive Colorado Springs Bicycling Map: https://coloradosprings.gov/bikemap

MENTIONED:

Bristol Brewing Company Beers & Gear Expo

Bike Colorado Springs

Cerberus Brewing

PikeRide

Mayor Yemi Mobolade

Mission Coffee Roasters

Kids on Bikes

Colorado College

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

City of Colorado Springs

Underline Infrastructure

UCCS

Ent Center for the Arts

University Village

Fossil Craft Beer

SRAM and Molly Murrow

Bicycle Colorado

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

The Lincoln Center

Goat Patch Brewing Company

GoCOS App

Village Seven

Palmer Park

Pikes Peak Pride Fest

No Kings protest

Art on the Streets

Art on the Streets episode of Loving the Springs

Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival

Citadel Mall

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

MENTIONED:

The Granite Harp Bookstore

The Flick

Kimball Bayles

Kimball’s Peak Three Theater

Citizens Project

TOPS (Trails, Open Space and Parks Sales Tax)

Trails and Open Space Coalition

Beany Babies

Focus on the Family

Amendment 2

Richard’s Rubbish Roundup

Robin Izer

The Mitguards

Revele & Paul

Douglas Rouse

Pikes Peak Permaculture

Chinook Book Store

Tattered Cover

Compleat Games and Hobbies

CJ Kard

Bonanza

Lorne Greene

Strawberry Fields

Stratton Open Space

Sacred Grounds Café

Natasha Shnaper

Art on the Streets

LINKS:

Poor Richard’s Downtown: https://poorrichardsdowntown.com/

Front Range Passenger Rail District - CDOT Open House: https://frpropenhouse.com

RMG Photography - Ralph Giordano photography reception and exhibit at Cottonwood Center for the Arts: https://www.facebook.com/share/16UPc454p3/

The Next Us: https://thenextus.spaces.nexudus.com/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

MENTIONED:

Downtown Colorado Springs

Norwood Development Group

Story Coffee

AdAmAn Club

Adaman Alley

Colorado Craft Social

PikeRide

Colorado Creative Industries

Otocast

Kasia Polkowska

Pikes Peak Center

Mountain Chalet

Colorado College

Nancy Rios

Brendan Picker-Mahoney

Michelle Sunset

University of Wyoming

Boulder Crescent Park

Jules Mendoza

Bike to Work Day June 25

Fine Arts Center

Kimber Fiebiger

LINKS:

Downtown Ventures: https://downtowncs.com/ventures/

Art on the Streets: https://downtowncs.com/arts-and-culture/aots/

Art on the Streets Digital Archive: https://downtowncs.com/aots-archive/

Downtown Walking Tours: https://downtowncs.com/walking-tours/

June 6 Scavenger Hunt: https://downtowncs.com/event/art-on-the-streets-scavenger-hunt/

June 7 Walking Tour/Launch: https://downtowncs.com/event/walking-tour-art-on-the-streets-2025-launch/

Discover Downtown Pass: https://downtowncs.com/pass/

AdAmAn Alley: https://downtowncs.com/adaman-alley/

Bronze Humpty Dumpties: https://downtowncs.com/bronze-humpty-dumpties-by-kimber-fiebiger/

First Friday: https://downtowncs.com/first-friday/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

She provides counseling, a support group, and inspirational speaking. She also advocates for accessibility. Her book, Fight Lives in the Heart of a Survivor, is a story of strength and determination through the odds of adversity. It’s a stroke survivor's guide to hope, encouragement, and inspiration. She provides details on an upcoming event, King of Kings, on June 7, honoring the amazing men in our lives who are often overlooked.

Also discussed:

Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs purchased by John Weiss

Colorado Springs corners the market on expired vehicle registrations

Where do those registration fees go?

Dave’s 25 parking tickets story

LINKS:

Fight Lives in the Heart of a Survivor – by Joi Towner

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78710970-fight-lives-in-the-heart-of-a-survivor

Audio Book On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Lives-Heart-Survivor-Strength-ebook/dp/B0B4VC3HK4/

Strength in You Foundation: https://www.strengthinyou.org/

Strength in You podcast: https://blog.pod.link/1673153175

Strength in You YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thestrengthinyou

King of Kings June 7 at Peak31, 7 to 10 p.m.: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/king-of-kings-tickets-1344807799329

MENTIONED:

Thubthumping, by Chumbawamba: https://youtu.be/2H5uWRjFsGc?si=nPh_pPoJYS-s12Wy

Ivywild School: https://www.ivywildschool.com/

Willie CROW the Comedian: https://www.facebook.com/groups/452103915749254/

UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central

Spokes Fighting Strokes: https://www.spokesfightingstrokes.org/

Penny Arcade in Manitou: https://manitouspringsarcade.com/

Skee-Ball: https://skeeball.com/

Dig Dug: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_Dug

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

At the Table:

• Carrie Simison, co-host of this podcast, who worked for the Indy for 20 years, most recently as publisher.
• Dave Gardner, co-host of this podcast, who worked for the Indy briefly as executive producer of podcasts, and served on the board of the non-profit that acquired the Indy from John Weiss in 2023.
• Al Brody, co-host of this podcast, one-time city council candidate, long-time VERY engaged local citizen
• Corey Hutchins, who oversees the Colorado College Journalism Institute, advises Colorado Media Project, and writes the weekly Inside the News in Colorado newsletter.
• Matt Schniper, who served as editor of the Indy 2016-2019, served as its Food & Drink Editor for 19 years, and now publishes Side Dish with Schniper and co-hosts the Tap & Table podcast.

MENTIONED:

Pikes Peak Media

J.W. Roth

Kevin O’Neil

John Weiss

Colorado Springs Business Journal

Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest

North Magazine

Cannon Taylor

Springs Magazine

Pikes Peak Bulletin

Pam Zubeck

Substack

Craigslist

Facebook Marketplace

719 Daily Dose

Stompin’ Groundz

Next Door

In-Box Journalism

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

LINKS:

Colorado Springs Independent: https://csindy.com/

Side Dish with Schniper: https://www.sidedishschniper.com/

tap & table podcast: https://pod.link/1725345176

Inside the News in Colorado: https://coloradomedia.substack.com/

Colorado Springs Indy Lays Off Staff and Transfers Ownership Amid Shock Statement – Corey Hutchins’ report: https://coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-springs-indy-lays-off-staff

Colorado Springs Independent Staff Fired; Paper Sold for Second Time in Less Than Two Years – CPR news story: https://www.cpr.org/2025/04/25/colorado-springs-independent-business-journal-sold-to-new-owners/

New Ownership, Direction for The Indy and the Colorado Springs Business Journal – Gazette news story: https://gazette.com/news/local/new-ownership-new-direction-for-the-indy-and-the-colorado-springs-business-journal/article_18bcc019-7898-46c9-af1c-58a5e9f67798.html

Colorado Springs Independent and Business Journal Again Change Hands – Gazette news story: https://gazette.com/business/colorado-springs-independent-and-business-journal-again-change-hands/article_0dd5339d-542f-48e3-a4f1-4af704fd4fc3.html

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Tracey, several volunteers, and a food truck, feed about 85 people in the Westside CARES parking lot, where they cultivate friendships and also distribute underwear, socks, coats, gloves, scarves, blankets, etc. Their mission is to partner with businesses & individuals to provide meals, resources & human connection to our houseless community.

Also:

• Get acquainted with our new co-host, Carrie Simison, a local hero in her own right.
• More about food trucks in general
• Everyone’s favorite tacos – including broccoli tacos and cricket tacos

Mentioned:

The Indy

Cerberus Brewing

Downtown Colorado Springs

Focus on the Beer

Westside Cares

Kristy Milligan

These Girls Got Beef

Smokin’ Joe’s Barbecue

Mateo’s

Dutch Heritage Gardens

Prime 25

MeadowGrass Music Festival

The Taco Trail in downtown Colorado Springs

Acquire Homes Real Estate Pros

LINKS:

Food Trucks Against Homelessness: https://foodtrucksagainsthomelessness.com/

Annual Fundraiser Food Trucks Against Homelessness: https://fb.me/e/7Awk1NnOR

Dutch Heritage Gardens – Spring Open House: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AS7DDcRkS/

Westside CARES: https://www.westsidecares.org/

The Taco Trail in downtown Colorado Springs – download a pass and enter to win a gift card

https://downtowncs.com/taco

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

This lively conversation touches on downtown’s valued features, as well as challenges and opportunities.

On May 8th, 2025, the project team will host two open house events to discuss the draft catalytic opportunities, assets, opportunities, and challenges with the community. The community will also have opportunities to review and provide input on the vision, goals, and action steps.

Some of the topics that come up:

• Public safety
• Parking
• Vacancy rates
• Local, independent businesses
• Loud motor vehicles
• Turning Tejon into a pedestrian mall
• Current Tejon Revitalization project
• Right turns on red downtown
• The Exchange
• The 27-story high-rise – OneVela - proposed downtown
• Should Colorado Springs be more like Denver?
• Mountain Metro news:
• Ride the bus free all summer
• e-Buses

May 8 Public Events:

• 7:30 to 9:30 am - Coffee and Chat, southern lawn of the Pioneers Museum - In case of inclement weather, the Coffee and Chat will be hosted in the Pioneer Museum’s Family Fun Space.
•  5:00 to 7:00 pm - Walk and Talk - to learn about the update, visit some relevant and potentially catalytic sites, and share their own experiences and wishes for Downtown in a candid and casual setting. The group will leave from UCCS Downtown. In case of inclement weather, the second community event will take place inside the UCCS Downtown offices. 

Late Summer - open house - to review existing master plan priorities and add additional ones.

Review and Approval Schedule:

• Downtown Development Authority (October)
• Downtown Review Board (November)
• Planning Commission (November)
• City Council (November/December)

To learn more about the downtown plan update, or sign up for email updates, visit https://downtowncs.com and click on the Experience Downtown Master Plan banner: https://downtowncs.com/experience-downtown-plan-update/

Social media links:

• https://www.facebook.com/DowntownColoradoSprings
• https://www.instagram.com/downtown_cs/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-downtown-partnership-of-colorado-springs/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

We hear music samples from:

The Mother Hips - https://www.motherhips.com/

The Reverend Shawn Amos - https://www.shawnamos.com/

Have Gun, Will Travel - https://hgwtmusic.bandcamp.com/

Alysha Brilla - https://www.alyshabrilla.com/

Here is an update on the times of these events:

Jessica Patterson yoga classes set to live music -Saturday and Sunday 9-10:15am

Sound bath - 10:30-11:30

Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas - Saturday and Sundays 9am -11am

Don’t forget to join us at the pre-fest party:

April 26, 3 to 5

Jeremy Facknitz and David Siegel performing

Goat Patch Brewing Company, back patio - https://www.goatpatchbrewing.com/lincoln-center

LINKS:

Tickets and Info - https://meadowgrass.org

Tax Day Discount: Use Promo Code TAXDAY before May 1 for a $20 discount on each ticket

Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative

• Instagram - @meadowgrassfest 
• Facebook - @RMHMC
• Web - https://meadowgrass.org

Mentioned:

Jeremy Facknitz

David Siegel

Patty Jewett Bar and Grill

Lulu’s Downtown

Songbird Orchids

Earl Nelson & the Company

Distillery 291

Apple Valley Cider

Jessica Patterson, Root Center for Yoga & Sacred Studies

Jo Joy Breedlove (sound baths)

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Venetucci Farm

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

To inquire about joining us as a co-host, send an email to lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Mentioned in This Episode:

Beacon Senior News: https://www.beaconseniornews.com/

Monarch Mountain: https://skimonarch.com/

Skate City: https://www.skatecitycolorado.com/

Cottonwood Creek Park: https://coloradosprings.gov/parks/page/cottonwood-creek-park

El Pomar Youth Sports Park: https://www.csyouthsports.net/

Pickleball:

City Courts: https://coloradosprings.gov/parks/page/tennis-and-pickleball

Pikes Peak Pickleball Association: https://pppa.wildapricot.org/where-to-play

Roller Derby: https://pikespeakrollerderby.org/

Four Old Broads On the High Seas – Funky Little Theater Co.

https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/funky-little-theater-company/677f7c726f865e1d15dccf16

Wood Avenue

Pikes Peak Library District: https://ppld.org/

Third Space Coffee: https://www.thirdspacecoffee.com/

Colorado Springs Independent: https://csindy.com/

‘He is … until he isn’t’ The dysfunctional legacy of Dave Donelson - J.W. Roth Editorial: 

https://csindy.com/opinion-he-is-until-he-isnt-the-dysfunctional-legacy-of-dave-donelson/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

We also tap Jill and Jan’s knowledge and experience on a number of other topics.

Jan is currently chair of the Garden of the Gods Foundation, and president of Pikes Peak Waterways. Jill is currently executive director of Pikes Peak Housing Network. Al and Dave both previously ran for city council.

Discussed or Mentioned:

Colorado Springs City Council Candidates – April 1, 2025 Election

Voter Information: coloradosprings.gov/election

Candidate Forums hosted by League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (and co-sponsored by Studio 809 Podcasts - https://lwvppr.org

The wisdom or folly of our strong-mayor form of government

Southern Delivery System (the city’s water supply)

Banning-Lewis Ranch

Annexations – Amara, Karman Line, Banning-Lewis Ranch

North Nevada Revitalization study by Urban Land Institute - https://www.yahoo.com/news/recommendations-nevada-ave-improvements-made-014453694.html

Navajo Hogan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Hogan

Roman Villa - https://romanvillaonline.weebly.com/

University Village - https://www.uvcshopping.com/

COSCreek Plan - https://coscreekplan.org/ 

Pikes Peak Waterways - https://ppwaterways.org/

COS Creek Plan: Dramatic Changes for Monument and Fountain Creeks – episode of Peak Environment - https://studio809podcasts.com/cos-creek-plan/

Pikes Peak Housing Network - https://pphousingnetwork.org/

2024 State of Housing Report - https://pphousingnetwork.org/2024-PPHN-State-of-Housing-Report-1.pdf

Garden of the Gods Foundation - https://gardenofgods.com/foundation/

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - https://www.cspm.org/

Palmer Park - https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/trails/palmer-park/

Spacious Skies (ppcf) - https://www.ourspaciousskies.org/

Peak Cities

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

“I think that it is really cool to get to do business in a capitalistic society – in which profit is king – to try to flip that script and figure out how to make a successful and profitable business that is actually focused on making the world a better place.”

Also: We provide an update on February 11 city council action on E-Bikes policy for parks and trails in Colorado Springs, including a brief interview with John Weiss of Together for Colorado Springs.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Dream Catcher Weddings - https://www.dreamcatcherwed.com/

Venetucci Farm - https://www.venetuccifarm.org/

Gather Mountain Blooms- https://www.gathermountainblooms.com/

Pikes Peak Community Foundation - https://www.ppcf.org/

Growing Gurus - https://www.ghostprint.org/

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - https://www.cspm.org/

The Story of Plastic - https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/the-story-of-plastic-documentary-film/

Epoch Moment - https://epochmoment.com/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Also, why you may want to attend the February 11 Colorado Springs City Council Meeting: we get an update on the City’s effort to adopt rules governing use of e-bikes in the city’s parks, trails and open spaces. Cory Sutela, executive director of Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates, stopped by the studio on February 6 to fill us in, following a City Council work session and formal meeting the week of January 27.

LINKS:

City of Colorado Springs E-Bikes Information

https://coloradosprings.gov/Ebikes

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

https://medwheel.org/

Colorado Springs Strategic Plan

https://coloradosprings.gov/StrategicPlan

Strategic Doing Action Items

https://coloradosprings.gov/document/2025strategicdoingactions.pdf

Life Happens; Be Ready - episode 126 of Peak Environment podcast - An introduction to the GRIT program

https://studio809podcasts.com/life-happens-be-ready/

Rules of the Road: What Every Motorist and Cyclist Needs to Know – episode 32 of Pedal the Springs podcast

https://studio809podcasts.com/bicycle-rights-rules-colorado/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Also:

Golf carts instead of buses?

Who benefits from the city’s strong-mayor form of government? Take a guess. And Dave and Al aren’t crazy about it.

Banning-Lewis Ranch and other annexation issues

“Complete Streets” and “Complete Creeks”

A pay raise for city council? Dave and Al discuss the issue, in light of a January 18 Community Conversation hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region. See links below for video of that event, or hear it on the Making Democracy Work podcast.

LINKS:

Community Conversation: City Council Pay – video and Making Democracy Work podcast

https://studio809podcasts.com/community-conversation-council-pay/

Colorado Springs Strategic Plan

https://coloradosprings.gov/StrategicPlan

Strategic Doing Action Items

https://coloradosprings.gov/document/2025strategicdoingactions.pdf

The Future of Fountain Creek - Panel and Community Discussion – March 19, 2025

Hybrid Event – noon to 1:30 at Fountain Creek Nature Center (doors open 11:30)

RSVP to attend virtually

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5RNjoPyYRGCLUQ86pcZzJQ

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

We were struck by Jennaya’s statement, “Everybody does matter, every single last one of us.” Jennaya served as co-chair of Common Spirit's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. She is currently Chair of the Patient Navigation Taskforce for the Colorado Cancer Coalition, Chair of the Healthy Community Collaborative's Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Workgroup, sits on the advisory board for the Pikes Peak Business and Education Alliance (PPBEA), and is a recent Mayor's Civic Leader Fellowship graduate.

Later in the episode we learn about the “5-Car Rule” on two-lane highways, and about “normalized deviance,” as Dave continues his crusade to “re-normalize” driving the speed limit – for safety and reduced CO2 emissions.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Peak Education
• Stompin’ Groundz
• Widefield Recreation Center
• Panorama Park
• RISE Southeast
• Yolanda Avila
• Alan Beauchamp
• Mayor’s Fellowship Program
• Amy’s Donuts
• Closure of libraries
• Denver Broncos

 LINKS:

 Highroots Wellness & Consulting

https://www.highrootswellness.org/

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic § 42-4-1103. Minimum speed regulation

https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/co-rev-st-sect-42-4-1103/

Road Rules: The five-car rule

http://pointroberts.staging.communityq.com/stories/road-rules-the-five-car-rule,22803

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

In this episode we discuss:

• Speeding
• Aggressive driving
• Avoiding a road rage incident
• Reporting aggressive drivers (dial *CSP)
• Usage-based auto insurance (that monitors your driving habits)
• Do you have an obligation to pull off the road to let speeders go by if you’re holding them up?
• 2C is slowing down the rate at which our roads are deteriorating
• How bicycle-friendly are our streets?
• Can the extended 2C PPRTA tax improve road conditions in the Springs?

LINKS:

Effective Cycling – by John Forester

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/349449.Effective_Cycling 

Requiem for a Heavyweight - John-Forester-1929-2020

https://cyclingsavvy.org/2020/06/john-forester/

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

For over 25 years, Kent and Ruth Obee have served on boards and volunteered their time for numerous park and open space projects and agencies, including TOPS.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Mayor Yemi Mobolade

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

Steve Harris

Palmer Land Conservancy

Colorado Springs Utilities Budget and rate increases

Closure of the Rockrimmon branch of the library

Downtown safety, recreation and parking enhancements

Downtown Colorado Springs

State Representative Marc Snyder

U.S. House Candidates River Gassen and Jeff Crank

GrowthBusters documentary

LINKS:

City of Colorado Springs Ebike Policy Info

https://coloradosprings.gov/Ebikes

Colorado Springs E-Bike Policy Gains Narrow Vote of Approval

https://gazette.com/news/colorado-springs-e-bike-policy-gains-narrow-vote-of-approval/article_f0309bea-a2d8-11ef-8dc9-9feaa04a5a3b.html

What Is TOPS?

https://coloradosprings.gov/parks/page/what-tops

Colorado Springs Residents Call on City to Help Pay Rockrimmon Library Lease Before It Closes

https://krdo.com/news/2024/11/12/colorado-springs-residents-call-upon-city-to-help-pay-rockrimmon-library-lease-before-it-closes/

NEW City Parking and Curb Management Plan Survey

https://coloradosprings.gov/2024ParkingPlan

2025 Art on the Streets Call for Entries Now Open – Feb 12 deadline

https://downtowncs.com/art-on-the-streets-call-for-entries

GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth (documentary produced by Dave Gardner)

https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo

EVENTS:

Ice skating in Acacia Park – opened November 15

https://downtowncs.com/event/skate

RMFI's Annual ShinDIG – fundraiser (Rocky Mtn Field Institute)

Thursday, November 21, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Meanwhile Block, downtown

https://www.rmfi.org/shindig

November 29 - December 22, 2024: Sense & Sensibility

Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS

https://entcenterforthearts.org/events/sense-and-sensibility

SUNDANCE SHORTS TOUR and SUNDANCE INDIGENOUS FILM TOUR:

Friday Dec 6t and Saturday Dec 7

Independent Film Society of Colorado

Cottonwood Center for the Arts

Tickets, film guide and more info:  https://ifsoc-sundance.eventive.org 

Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Also, Dave delivers alarming climate news, and in the ensuing discussion, Al stands up for people who eat regularly at all the fast-food hamburger chains. Plus, Al goes off on a mild rant about the metric system.

LINKS:

Give Pikes Peak

http://www.givepikespeak.org/

UN Emissions Gap Report

https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2024

UPCOMING EVENTS:

November 16: The Youth Documentary Academy presents the World Premiere of new films produced by the Class of 2024. 2 different screening blocks, special reception, food trucks https://www.peakradar.com/event/youth-documentary-academy-world-premiere-of-new-films-3/

November 18: Join Award-Winning Singer-Songwriters Edie Carey and Sarah Sample as they celebrate the release of their new album “Lantern In The Dark: Songs Of Comfort And Lullabies” at Millibo Art Theatre https://www.peakradar.com/event/edie-carey-sarah-sample-album-release-concert-for-lantern-in-the-dark/

Celebrating the best of Colorado Springs and elevating the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

• Demographics – younger people moving here
• History of the position and the D/R split
• Rental rates in Colorado Springs vs Denver
• Pueblo and El Paso Counties shifting toward blue
• More younger voters tending to be unaffiliated
• Military spouses not getting much attention
• Importance of education  
• Holding the V.A. accountable
• Energy and climate
• Immigration
• What’s concerning about her opponent

 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

River Gassen’s campaign website

https://riverforcolorado.com/

Election Forums Hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region

https://lwvppr.org/forums2024

Witches, Warlocks & Ghouls bike ride – October 26, 12 to 5 p.m.

https://www.coswitchesride.com/

Colorado Springs Podcasters Meetup - October 26, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorado-springs-podcasters-meetup-podfest-podtour-stop-tickets-1043767736397

Colorado Springs City Council Redistricting Public Meeting – October 30, 3:30 p.m. at

https://coloradosprings.gov/2024Redistricting

Reflections on the Living Dead - Independent Film Society of Colorado Documentary Screening

November 1

https://ifsoc-docs.eventive.org/

Flash Cadillac – final performance November 1, Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

https://stargazerstheatre.com/product/flash-cadillac-nov-1/

Tony Exum, Jr. performs at Stargazers Theatre & Event Center

https://stargazerstheatre.com/product/tony-exum-jr-nov-8/

Celebrating the best of Colorado Springs and elevating the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Our guest, Dylan Craddock, is Program Manager, Creative Economy, of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR).

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Arts Month Events: https://artsoctober.com

Colorado Springs Council Redistricting: https://coloradosprings.gov/2024Redistricting

Mayor’s Civic Leaders Fellowship: https://coloradosprings.gov/civicleadersfellowship

Peak Radar: https://peakradar.com

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival: https://rmwfilm.org/festival/

Fine Arts Center: https://fac.coloradocollege.edu/

Ent Center for the Arts: https://entcenterforthearts.org/

COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region: https://culturaloffice.org

Candidate Forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region

https://lwvppr.org/forums2024

Celebrating the best of Colorado Springs and elevating the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Covered in this episode: self-licking ice cream cones, utility rate increase, potholes, the homeless and housing, litter, Aimee Cox, Survive and Thrive project, Pikes Peak Rising, Susan Whelan and El Paso County Public Health, fall colors, Bright Spots of Hope, bighorn Sheep in town, voter education efforts by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region.

LINKS:

MS Bright Spots of Hope: https://www.msbrightspotsofhope.org/ 

Pikespeakrising360: https://pikespeakrising360.crediblemind.com/

Making Democracy Work podcast: https://studio809podcasts.com/podcasts/making-democracy-work/

Elevating Pikes Peak Women podcast: https://studio809podcasts.com/podcasts/elevating-pikes-peak-women/

Candidate and Ballot Issues Forums: 

• Schedule: https://lwvppr.org
• On YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHATzh2-HdCGgCQL5VtHTqvV0w3teOyCW&si=wTMinjKGdV52QaY0

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival

https://rmwfilm.org/

The Day Iceland Stood Still – movie trailer

https://youtu.be/E3BLwtd1Z0k?si=VncpH4kZabpWfczm

Maya and the Wave – movie trailer

https://youtu.be/44ElZ_dqgMA?si=a9JebNswjwn_wPV6

TRAILS IN MOTION 12 International Film Tour – Sept. 18 7pm

https://ifsoc-trails.eventive.org/

Food to Power Harvest Celebration on Saturday Sept. 21st, 5-8pm

https://foodtopowerco.org

11th Annual Creek Week Cleanup, Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2024      

https://www.fountain-crk.org/

Election Forums hosted by League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region Sept 25 – Oct. 22

https://lwvppr.org/

Celebrating the best of Colorado Springs and elevating the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

Jacki Mueller has worked with Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, UpaDowna, and Angletech Cycles.

MENTIONED:

Angletech Cycles. https://cycledifferent.com/

The Women’s Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs https://www.wmbacos.org/

UpaDowna https://www.upadowna.org/

Daniel’s Pass Trail in North Cheyenne Canon https://coloradosprings.gov/document/finaldanielstrailmap-v4lr.pdf

Outdoor Accessibility Day at Fox Run Regional Park – September 7, 10 to 2. https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/outdoor-accessibility-day-at-fox-run-regional-park/

COS Parking and Curb Management Plan - Survey https://coloradosprings.gov/2024ParkingPlan

 Mountain of the Sun Music Festival, Aspen Valley Ranch, September 7, 11 to 7  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mountain-of-the-sun-music-festival-tickets-991257286227

Patty Jewett Neighborhood Porchfest, Sunday, September 8, 1 to 5 pm on Corona St. https://www.facebook.com/events/1023976926045615/?notif_id=1723533008876045&notif_t=plan_edited&ref=notif

Celebrating the best of Colorado Springs and elevating the rest.

Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they'll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com