Local

Legacy and loyalty are bred out of a work ethic of owners but also loyalty of customers. With Gagliano's Market in Pueblo, Vince Gagliano continues the tradition of his family's namesake which has been in business since 1921. In the past 30 years they have brought into their own with locally sourced products as well as legacy items like award winning olive oil from his uncle's farm in Sicily.

Kim Immel, head distiller of Blackhat Distillery, loves a truly pure agave (tequila) spirit but also knows that people who love cocktails come in all different shapes and forms.

Anyone who has lived in Colorado Springs has heard someone complain about being single and how hard dating is in the city. Many people who are unhitched find it hard to meet someone and some argue that dating is harder in Colorado Springs than it is in other cities.

Among the many negatives of the pandemic, many people found themselves bored. Even after the initial lock-down, bars, restaurants and other social businesses were slow to re-open.

Anywhere people used to go to socialize was closed or restricted. And even personal social gatherings were not recommended.

With Thanksgiving now in the rearview mirror, we are firmly entrenched in that magical time of year, the holiday season. Luckily for area residents, there is a wide range of local holiday traditions that can become part of your yearly celebrations. 

The path of a dream, especially that of a chef, is bathed in a balance of aesthetic, ambition and ultimately the customer. Geography makes a difference but also palette. Mario Vasquez, chef and partner at Colorado Craft Social, having cut his teeth in places like Napa Valley and Laguna Beach in California, has come to understand, even at the young age of 30, that understanding the business and the community it feeds is key.

Just about 30 minutes east of Colorado Springs, sits a small farm north of Ellicott that is doing amazing things. Ahavah Farm was founded in 2014 by Yosef and Havah Camire.

It was a bribe that began the adventure-filled journey for Kaiti Mohler Jones. The mother of five had been lured away from her home on the western edge of Colorado Springs one recent autumn evening. Ike Raidl, her partner of roughly a dozen years, had planned to walk and guide Jones to a nearby spot where an electric scooter stood, waiting like a chariot-for-hire.

A luxury home hit the market about a month ago that was originally built in 1961 by the legendary Robert Norris. Norris was a well-known rancher in Colorado who grew famous for being the original Marlboro Man in the tobacco company’s commercials.

On a recent cool, autumn afternoon at the bird tree cafe in downtown Colorado Springs, patrons chat on a small patio along Tejon Street. Inside the bustling cafe is a large sign offering salads, sandwiches, coffee, and even liquor. Despite the absence of any signs for CBD products, the bird tree cafe, like many businesses in the city, offers CBD products to their customers.