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Mark Anthony of Mark Anthony's Pretzels in Colorado Springs makes his food for the love of it. A transplant from Pennsylvania, he has lived and worked everywhere from Germany to Texas to Kentucky. Anthony is known in the Colorado Springs area for his pretzels. But his diversity of food knowledge and preparation stretches from meatloaf family meals to Italian specialties and maybe even a pretzel Cuban sandwich.

Everyone is accustomed to hearing the terms El Nino and La Nina and how they relate to weather activity. But even though most are familiar with the terms, some are confused as to what the weather-related phrases exactly mean and how the occurrences can change weather patterns.

Elevating Mexican cuisine with a sense of fusion is a paramount experience for Milagros Cocina Mexicana co-owner Eric Morales. In collaboration with their executive chef Roberto Reyes, the intention in many of their dishes and their setting is to invoke a sense of style with new possibilities.

Club Q is planning on a 2023 reopening. According to general manager, Ms. Beyonca, “The club is not having a grand opening. Nor is the club just getting back to business. It’s more of a homecoming. It’s still our home.”

As the cost of living in many cities across the country continues to rise, more families are choosing to have both parents work to afford their lifestyles. In recent years, the tradition of having one parent in the workforce and the other one home caring for kids has become harder to accomplish.

Jim Little understands that the spirits business is changing and that the consumer is changing with it. With Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits in Colorado Springs, which has been around since 1981, owner Little strives to keep an array of spirits on the shelves.

Once the shutdowns created by the pandemic were over, many thought that business would go back to usual. But after the pandemic the nation saw what many described as the Great Resignation. And through 2022, the labor shortage did not improve as much as many expected.

Pikes Peak Brewery Owner and Head Brewer Chris Wright loves beer, but he knows that tastes evolve. His home brewing days in Colorado and experiences overseas in Germany serving in the military opened his mind to new tastes. The opening of his brewery in Monument in 20ll influenced the flavors he brewed but also the importance of drinkability.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is trying to quash a business practice used by traditional natural gas suppliers. The commission hopes that in doing so, they'll reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. The practice they’re targeting goes like this: 1) energy suppliers, like XCel, pay homebuilding firms a few hundred dollars to run a gas line for new structures 2) through complex financial mechanics involving a return-on-investment, debt/risk/shareholder calculation 3) part of XCel's cost (though not necessarily all) gets recouped by added customer fees.

A dozen years ago, the citizens of Colorado Springs voted for a strong mayor form of government, which essentially ousted the city manager.