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The King's Chef Diner has been around since the late 1950s serving its own style of comfort food diner-style. Gary Geiser, owner of King Chef's Diner understands his customers, embracing both old school dishes like The Thing with new customer influenced dishes like Grub, all overflowing with hash browns, their famous green chili and just a tad of attitude.

Across the nation, many cities have seen an increase in serious crimes. Most experts will tell you that the number of repeat offenders in big cities has also increased. The criminal justice system has received criticism for new lenient policies that found people getting released from the prison system sooner. During the pandemic, prisoners were getting released at a much higher rate and some were not being jailed when they would have been.

When gasoline goes from a large underground tank into a person's car, whether the price per gallon is high or low, many dangerous and costly steps have been taken up to this final stop.

Nearly 30 years ago, the Colorado Charter School Act was passed opening the door up for more school choice within the state. However, even though the act was passed in 1993, the addition of charter schools has been slow. The same year the act passed, the state’s first two charter schools formed without much opposition. But, shortly after the first two schools were formed, other charter school applicants saw stronger opposition all across the state.

With that penalty deadline approaching and the federally required “California blend” gas sales looming for 2024, Polis is asking the EPA for more time and flexibility in meeting expected air quality standards for the eastern part of the state.

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.