Denver Basin Aquifer System

The Concerning Truth About Colorado’s Depleting Water Supply

In September 2021, Donala Water and Sanitation District, which serves the area between southern Monument and Gleneagle, informed its customers that their drinking water had high levels of radium and might want to switch to an alternative drinking supply. Donala gets its water from the Denver Basin.
Car Theft

Solutions and Causes Under Debate Regarding Surge in Colorado Car Thefts

Car theft is spiking in Colorado. Statistics and information from law enforcement, government, researchers, and all levels of media confirm this as shown below. The surge in stolen vehicles is more than simple property crime.
NREL Pilot Plan

Southwest Airlines Partners with NREL to Develop Sustainable Aviation Fuel

If you watch futuristic movies made in the 1980s or ‘90s, there's often the theme of hazardous fuels being obsolete thanks to technological advances. For example, at the end of the 1985 movie "Back to the Future," Doc Brown uses trash from a nearby dumpster to fuel his DeLorean time machine instead of plutonium.
Donovan Ashlee Kennedy Kate Thomas

Tranquility in business and weddings at Hillside Gardens

Taking over a business requires a presence of mind and a sense of what came before while adding personal touches. Donavan Kennedy, who took ownership of Hillside Gardens in Colorado Springs in 2021, understood the need to keep the venue both classic (as it has been for many years as a wedding location) while implementing new ideas such as a possible whiskey bar.
Karrie Williams Mark Jakusovszky

Sandwiches Swirling in Mustard at Colonel Mustard’s Sandwich Emporium

Sandwiches can be a creation of beauty, but it all depends on ingredients and the alchemy that brings them together. Karrie Williams and Mark Jakusovszky, owners and proprietors of Colonel Mustard's Sandwich Emporium in Colorado Springs, realized that it is about specific local ingredients and purveyors.
Grab Em By the Midterms

The City of Colorado Springs Gets Sued Over Off-Cycle Elections

For the last century or so, it has become a common practice across the United States for local municipalities to hold their elections on a different cycle than the federal elections that run in November on even-numbered years.
Hector Diaz

A Path to Cuba Through Food, History and Taste at Lucy I’m Home

Being taken from your family can be traumatic for any child. But imagine during the 1959 Cuban Revolution escaping to the US (specifically Colorado) only to end up in an orphanage with extenuating circumstances.
EV Charging

EVs are Big in Colorado; But Are They Really?

In April of this year, Mountain Metropolitan Transit of Colorado Springs added four fully electric buses to its fleet. Debuted on Earth Day, they signal the Transit Service's policy in their part of the infrastructure.
Finally Rescued

A Second Chance: National Mill Dog Rescue

The National Mill Dog Rescue sits east of Colorado Springs near Peyton, and it is in this rescue that thousands of mill dogs have begun a new life.
Girl Vaping

Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Reducing Teen Nicotine Use Killed by Polis

According to recently released findings from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), the number of middle and high school students using tobacco products has exploded over the past few years — approximately one in 10 U.S. middle and high school students used a tobacco product during the past 30 days.

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