Debbie Kelley

Step Springs, the first replication of Step Denver, is opening Tuesday in a converted office building off East Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs. The $6.5 million project adds 50 beds for residential addiction treatment and recovery for men who are homeless or otherwise searching for assistance. That’s six days earlier than the […]

The world’s richest gold rush that began in 1891 in what became the Cripple Creek Mining District created endless lines of mined ore carts slogging down the mountain to smelting and milling operations in Colorado Springs. The current gold rush that started six months ago has produced steady lines of people at businesses that buy […]

In a town where space is as valuable as time, 3,323 square feet of relief is shimmering in sight for the 4,607 residents of Manitou Springs. Reformation of a shuttered church that was built in 1905 in the heart of the landlocked municipality at the foot of Pikes Peak is turning the building into a […]

An interesting and appealing variety is what makes the classic car collection of the late Jay Cimino so unique, says the owner of the auction house that will sell 30 of the longtime Colorado Springs auto dealer’s personal vehicles on Saturday during an interactive, online-only live event. From a horse-drawn buggy and a fuel wagon […]

In one of those ironic twists of life, Claudia Deats Rodgers, the founder of an affordable housing nonprofit in Colorado Springs that is marking its 35th anniversary, now lives in one of the organization’s complexes for low-income seniors. For Deats Rodgers, who before switching direction spent 31 years as a vowed member of a local […]

After a three-month shutdown to assess financial problems and determine the future of Manitou Springs’ weekly, the Pikes Peak Bulletin, has received enough donations and a grant to continue publishing an online version. A fundraiser for the nonprofit publication has brought in nearly $11,000 toward a $25,000 goal, its website shows. The Pikes Peak Bulletin […]

On Tuesday, the day conservative political activist Charlie Kirk would have turned 32 years old, homeless people in Colorado Springs received “patriot packs.” Essentials like ham and turkey sandwiches, socks, water bottles, can openers, blankets and clothes, including a Colorado Freedom Convoy shirt from members of the group, were included inside. “We wanted to do […]

A pickleball skirmish that’s in motion in Colorado Springs is not being played on a court, but both contingents are hoping to score the match point. After 13 years of operation, the nonprofit Pikes Peak Pickleball Association has had a good run and now is done, the seven-seat governing board decided in May. That’s when […]

For two years in a row, Colorado has had nearly the worst rate in the nation of mental illness among children and adults, when compared with other states and the District of Columbia, according to a large-scale industry study. Colorado ranks 50th — or second to last — for the prevalence of any mental health […]

A childhood dream that refused to dim in adulthood seemed like it might not be realized for Colorado Springs police Sgt. Olav Chaney. After jumping out of aircraft while serving four years in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, it took him multiple tries to pass the battery of assessments required to become a police officer. […]