Entertainment

Old World Holiday Tradition

OCC Christkindlmarket: Wooden Huts, Twinkling Lights, German Food and Entertainment Article by Ashley Hamershock | Photography by GACC Colorado Chapter & Teri Isenberg This winter, the magic of a traditional German Christmas market will arrive in Old Colorado City for the first time. Modeled after centuries-old European markets, the OCC Christkindlmarket will bring the cozy, festive atmosphere of wooden vendor huts, twinkling lights, authentic German fare, and cheerful holiday spirit to...

Education

Service Over Self

Care and Share: Encouraging Students to Lead the Way Article by Lindsay Tallman | Photography by Care and Share Food Bank Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado is in its 51st year of contributing to food security across southern Colorado. The organization was started by Sister Dominique Pisciotta from Pueblo, who saw a need in the community and collaborated with eight churches in downtown Colorado Springs to provide picnic baskets to people facing food insecurity. Sister Dominique was...

Health + Wellness

Royal Gorge-Region Oasis 

Desert Reef Hot Springs: Reset, Recuperate and Re-Enter, Refreshed  Article by Jacey Blue Renner  | Photography by Ivywild Visuals Photography Tucked into 77 acres of desert oasis, among the mountains of Fremont County, just about an hour south of Colorado Springs, in Florence, you’ll find something a bit ethereal, a bit breathtaking. Desert Reef Hot Springs, which began as a small-group collaborative respite in 1986, has now become a mini-resort, in the quietest way–a place to gather for an...

Home + Design

The Joy is in the Baking 

Sweet Rolling Pins: Curating Memorable Moments with Custom Rolling Pins Article by Jacey Blue Renner  | Photography by Sweet Rolling Pins Sweet Rolling Pins joy curators Stacy and Kurt Krems have cultivated something bigger than baking. With their embossed and textured rolling pins, they’re encouraging a new way to create family memories. Their rolling pins are nostalgic talismans for quality time together, vessels for growing rote memories with the ones we love to bake and laugh with.  ...