Southern Colorado Blogs

The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department has elected to temporarily place the Red Rock Canyon, White Acres, Section 16 Master Plan Process on hold.

The veterans and protesters of Colorado Springs know that they both want peace, they just argue different sides of the same coin. As the Veterans Day parade passed by the epicenter of the Occupy Colorado Springs movement on the corner of Bijou Street and Tejon Street, protesters held up signs that were very appropriate for the occasion. Veteran and protester Taylor Gordon of Colorado Springs held up a sign that said “Bring my brothers home” as he cheered the parade. Other signs said “Stop war and greed” and “Bring our troops home! Support Our Troops!”

One of ballet’s most beloved performances, The Nutcracker is a timeless tale of the magic of Christmas, as seen through the eyes of a child. The Sangre de Cristo School of Dance presents its 12th annual production of this holiday classic for the pleasure of the entire family December 1-4 at the Arts Center Theater.

Spiced with guest appearances by local actors, civic leaders and a Pueblo chorale group, the ballet is performed by students of the Sangre de Cristo School of Dance, many of whom have graduated to different roles throughout the years.

In response to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock's insistence that Occupy Denver choose leadership to deal with City and State officials, and drawing inspiration from the notion that corporations are people, Occupy Denver’s General Assembly has elected a leader: Shelby, a three year old Border Collie. "Shelby is closer to a person than any corporation: She can bleed, she can breed, and she can show emotion. Either Shelby is a person, or corporations aren't people," said a Shelby supporter at the time of her election.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The governors of Colorado, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wyoming are teaming up to encourage U.S. automakers to develop affordable vehicles that run on natural gas, a valuable resource in each of their states.

Federal officials today are expected to announce a crackdown on medical-marijuana dispensaries in California, the latest escalation in the ongoing conflict between the U.S. government and the nation's burgeoning medical-marijuana industry.

When something isn’t working the way you think it should, the best way out of this situation is to break the system into manageable pieces. Don’t stare gloomily at the problem in hopes of intimidating a solution to present itself. Go to work. The process should be like a montage from a Rocky movie, except in real time and less exciting to the average onlooker.