Colorado Springs Fire Department activated new Community Medicine response units, or CMED, on March 1 in a bid to ease the demand on heavy fire apparatus to expand availability for
Colorado Springs Police Department’s K9 Storm will receive a bullet- and stab-protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from Massachusetts-based nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s Inc. and Pam and Ed
Pikes Peak United Way, in partnership with Harrison School District 2, announced plans to open a "first of its kind" family success center in Southeast Colorado Springs. According to a
The changing mental health landscape produced by the COVID-19 pandemic is leading the local office of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, to rethink and reshape its work, beginning
KOAA is partnering with Southeast Express, My Black Colorado, and the Chinook Center to bring a series of forums over the coming months to highlight programs and challenges in Southeast Colorado Springs.
The City of Colorado Springs will hold a groundbreaking for the Panorama Park renovation project at 12:30 p.m. May 8 at Panorama Park. The 13.5 acre park at 4540 Fenton Road, adjacent to Panorama Middle School in the Southeast, is slated to receive the largest neighborhood park renovation in Colorado Springs history. âThis project is estimated at a $7 million investment between the city and the Trust for Public Land for construction,â says Connie Schmeisser, a landscape architect with the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. âThis is a really important project milestone for the community, and for the city, and for all the people that support this project. Itâs taken us about three years to get to this point. We not only want to say âThank youâ for making this possible, we want to take a moment to recognize all the hard work to this point in taking this next step toward making this vision a reality.â