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Mixing running and a social element with a pub seems like both an irony and a great idea. Michael L. Yowell, club president, and a former military commander now working in the civilian sector became aware of Jack Quinn's Running Club through some of the soldiers under his command. Based out of Jack Quinn's Irish Pub on South Tejon Street he found that it is not just a social club but also a lifestyle and a way of life.

Restoring World War II aircraft for display is a feat but making them flyable as part of living history is another thing entirely. Bill Klaers, co-owner/president of West Pac Restorations and the founder of the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, understands the power of watching these machines fly but also offering the stories behind them to a new generation.

Aggressive environmentalism in Colorado is creating policies that will impact our economy and quality of life. In places like Northern Scandinavia, Uganda and Ecuador, ideas promoting a lifestyle fully integrated with nature, nature as-is (or as-was), are causing economic suffering for residents.

Now that the 2022 mid-term election is behind us, the results of most of the ballot questions are official. Locally, not many issues were brought to the ballots, but statewide there were nearly a dozen.

Jim Smith, owner/operator of Mountain Chalet in Colorado Springs, knows that being an outdoor user is important to be successful in the business of an outdoor retailer. While his travels have taken him from his roots in Boston and New Hampshire to a stint in Mammoth, California to his current base in Colorado Springs, the pull of the mountains in his backyard has always been a constant.

Woodland Park’s Merit Academy held its second lecture in a series on Nov. 5. The series put on by the charter school is a move to share what is taught in the school’s classes with parents and the community at large.

The future of Social Security benefits has been discussed extensively by experts for the last two decades. At around the change of the millennium, economists started seeing an issue with the way social security benefits are paid for by the workforce and received by retirees.

Michael Brothers, owner, and operator of Woodmoor Nordic Center in Monument knows a thing or two about stamina. Brothers taught at the Air Force Academy, researched human physiology, and competed professionally as a military competitive skier on a path to the Olympics.

The Colorado State Legislature in 2021 passed Senate Bill 260, a nearly $5.4 transportation bill that tackles several large items at the same time including fixing and expanding highways, and boosting various transit projects.

For the last few years, a hot real estate market changed the landscape for those buying, selling or building new homes. The coronavirus pandemic changed mindsets and forced people to rethink their living situations.