Seth Boster

The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, where city parks department officials will once again convene any and all interested in the future of Fishers Canyon Open Space.

After a lifetime of tie-dying, Holly and Matty Hilts have opened their own tie-dye studio in Colorado Springs: Captain Drips.

This aerial shot shows the north slope of Pikes Peak. The Gazette File

Now is a good time to dine at The Broadmoor. Through February (except Feb. 9-16), its restaurants offer Colorado Appreciation deals: appetizer, entree and dessert at La Taverne ($69 per

Prominent civic leaders have called on the Colorado Springs City Council to table a vote on a proposed e-bike policy and instead turn to voters — an approach urged by some advocates since October. That's when parks department leadership, alongside city attorneys, first presented the policy that classified e-bikes as "non-motorized use," to be permitted on trails where other bikes were allowed.Critics saw the move as a violation of the 1997 voter-approved Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) ordinance, which established sales tax revenues to acquire and manage many of the city's premier outdoor destinations. The ordinance prohibits motorized vehicles — including bikes with electric motors, say critics of the proposed policy.

A Colorado Springs area waterfall is annually closed during the winter. That will change for two Saturdays coming up.

The City Council is considering a proposed policy on electric bicycles that would classify them as a “non-motorized use” permissible on trails open to other bikes. Civic leaders, however, say residents should get to vote.

A portrait of John Fielder captured as a double exposure in-camera at his home in Summit County. Gazette file Chancey Bush, The Gazette

A new initiative aims to double the number of International Dark Sky Parks in Colorado. That would be the result if 12 state parks were to gain the designation, as Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced in conjunction with the governor's office and Colorado Tourism Office.

The U.S. Forest Service has announced major changes to recreational shooting in one of the Front Range’s most popular national forests.Supervisor Ryan Nehl recently finalized a plan several years in the making to address what land managers have called "unsustainable" gunfire across Pike National Forest, encompassing El Paso, Teller, Douglas and Park counties. The Integrated Management of Target Shooting Project has sought to address "unacceptable risks to public safety," the Forest Service explained in previously releasing a draft decision for public review.