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UPDATE: School Districts 2 and 11 want to feed the kids this summer

J. Adrian Stanley — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:53 -0600

Colorado Springs School District 11's extensive summer feeding program will continue this year.

Anyone ages 1 to 18 is invited to eat free at one of many locations — both in neighborhoods and schools.…

Strong turnout for local race in Boston's name

Miguel Bustamante — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:47:00 -0600

Yesterday the Pikes Peak Road Runners hosted a 5k to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Stephanie Wurtz, coordinator of the quickly organized event, estimates that 400 to 500 runners came out.…

Venetucci will have water, and pumpkins, in 2013

Ralph Routon — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:05:24 -0600

Michael Hannigan sounded an alarm earlier this month, as the Pikes Peak Community Foundation’s executive director warned everyone that the storied Venetucci Farm might not have water for its crops, livestock or pumpkins in 2013.

“We have to do whatever we can to save this farm,” Hannigan said in the Between the Lines column of the Indy’s April 10 issue.…

More help needed to rescue kids from abuse

J. Adrian Stanley — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:20:21 -0600

"I am for the children who were originally adopted from a Russian orphanage, who were frightened and hurting because their adoptive parents abused and neglected them, " the woman on stage told the crowd of hundreds at the Antlers Hilton today.

"[They] were poorly fed, locked in a room and physically abused."

The woman — Judy Thompson — is a Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, one of the many volunteers and employees of CASA of the Pikes Peak Region that together have helped over 9,000 kids in conflict over 23 years.…

Citizens Project unveils controversial ad campaign

J. Adrian Stanley — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:25:31 -0600

Citizens Project hopes a provocative new ad campaign will turn heads.

Executive director Kristy Milligan says the new ads were modeled after the "before and after" clues on Wheel of Fortune.…

Homeless kids need all that stuff in your garage

J. Adrian Stanley — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0600

As the proud auntie of a baby nephew, I'm aware of how quickly tiny tikes move through merchandise. Those adorable overalls I bought him?…

Bee Vradenburg hires David Siegel as new ED

Edie Adelstein — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:51:00 -0600

Today, the Bee Vradenburg Foundation announced its new executive director, David Siegel, a Manitou Springs native who many already know from his music gigs about town either solo or with the jazz group Mango Fan Django.

Siegel, 23, will take up the job vacated by Susan Edmondson, who left earlier this year to lead the Downtown Partnership.…

Get Involved in religious freedom, environmentalism and more

Edie Adelstein — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:50:00 -0600

Get Involved didn't make it into the paper this week, so here it is — a trio of ways you can help your community.

• Sign up for a one-day workshop on the First Amendment and religious freedom in public schools.…

Get Involved

Edie Adelstein — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:57:22 -0600

Get Involved didn't make it into the paper this week, but here are the three ways you can help out the community:

Attend this fun run or walk to help raise money for pediatric brain tumor research. Runners will be timed, but this is also a family event, with vendors, music and food.…

Apply for Give! 2013, starting Friday!

Indy Give! — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:15:50 -0700

We’re pleased to announce that applications for nonprofits interested in participating in the 2013 Give! campaign are available from tomorrow, March 1, through March 31.…

Hot chicks calendar quite a hoot

J. Adrian Stanley — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:07:10 -0700

The history of calendars has been populated by many a "hot chick," most of them scantily clad and gleaming with oil.

But get your mind out of the truck stop for a second, because the "Hot Chicks of Waldo Canyon Calendar" isn't likely to be hidden under anyone's mattress anytime soon.…

Get involved

Edie Adelstein — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:57:47 -0700

Get Involved didn't make it into the paper this week, so here we're posting three ways you can get active in the community:

• A luncheon with local sustainability specialists who will discuss economic, environmental and social benefits for the region. RSVPs recommended.
“Achieving Sustainable Development in Colorado Springs”
Friday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m.
Colorado Springs Utilities Conservation and Environmental Center, 2855 Mesa Road, free
Contact: 471-0910 ext.…

Give! 2012 report to the community

Becca Sickbert — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:52:03 -0700

With your help, the 58 mostly very small, local nonprofits participating in the 2012 Give! campaign raised more than $980,000 via 8,000 individual donations and 183 matching and challenge grants in just 60 days.…

Get Involved

Edie Adelstein — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:08:34 -0700

Get Involved didn't make it into the paper this week, so here we're posting two ways you can get active in the community:

• Attend this community lunch discussing Latino leadership and other issues, including the “fiscal cliff,” with keynote speaker David Armijo, lead multicultural business development manager for H&R Block. RSVP to annaort5@comcast.net or c.abeyta@live.com.…

Give! enters its final hours

Kirk Woundy — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:21:41 -0700

A note from Indy general manager Carrie Simison-Bitz:

As we prepared to close the Indy offices today at 5:30 p.m., Give! had raised $659,543 from 7,362 unique donors. However, the Give!…
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Give! deadline approaches

J. Adrian Stanley — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:18:40 -0700

Time is running out to help the little guys that do so much to make the Pikes Peak region a great place to live.

At last count, Indy Give!…
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Douglas Rouse completes mural for Mountain Equipment Recyclers

Edie Adelstein — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:41:38 -0700

It's a daisy-chain of giving. Mountain Equipment Recyclers now has a mural in its shop, thanks to local artist Douglas Rouse.…
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Springs gets failing grade on LGBT rights

J. Adrian Stanley — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:43:09 -0700

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, has given Colorado Springs 45 out of 100 points for protecting LGBT rights.

The scorecard is a part of a study of 137 U.S. cities called the Municipal Equality Index.…
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Happy Cats: Finding a 'Haven' in Best Of

Kirk Woundy — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:40:31 -0600

Each year during the preparation for our Best Of Colorado Springs issues, we ask our writers to suggest "IndyPicks." The idea is to highlight a local business, person or event that deserves recognition in an area that our ballot doesn't cover.…
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Inside Out's Ally Up Breakfast: Paying it forward a year later

Kiki Lenihan — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:56:09 -0600

Today, as Facebook and other social media forums are turning their national pages purple in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning youth for Spirit Day, Inside Out Youth Services is cheering the local support it received at its annual Ally Up Breakfast yesterday morning — to the tune of $45,000.

More than 350 people gathered Thursday at the Freedom Financial Services Expo Center to raise money for the local advocacy group that provides a safe space and acceptance for LGBTIQ youth.…
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Pride Center burgled, vandalized

J. Adrian Stanley — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:47:13 -0600

In an e-newsletter, the Colorado Springs Pride Center confirmed today that it was burgled on Sept. 11.

The newsletter said that Center employees could not give details about the robbery, because it was an open investigation, but it said that the crime happened in the morning hours before it was open and that the Center was also vandalized.…
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Scenes from PPUG's Garlic Fest 2012

Matthew Schniper — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:08:02 -0600

Pikes Peak Urban Gardens held its first large-scale Garlic Fest fundraiser this past weekend.

There's been garlic classes and garlic ice cream in years past, but nothing of this size — around 300 people at the Harlan Wolfe Ranch.…
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Head of Gill Foundation to leave by the end of 2013

J. Adrian Stanley — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:13:35 -0600

The head of one of Colorado's most well-known philanthropic organizations will exit his post by the end of next year.

Tim Sweeney, president and CEO of the Gill Foundation (which is the parent organization of the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado) will depart at the end of 2013.…
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Some freebees for fire victims still awaiting a home

J. Adrian Stanley — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:34:24 -0600

During the Waldo Canyon Fire, many charities collected items for the victims.

Donations included water, food, clothes, shoes, diapers, toys, furniture, kitchen appliances, dog crates, pet food and basic household items.…
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Needy going hungry in the Springs

J. Adrian Stanley — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:57:19 -0600

In a twist of irony, the Springs' generosity has led to more suffering on the part of its most needy.

During the Waldo Canyon Fire, food donations poured in to help the displaced.…
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