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Small Business Week for the Pikes Peak Region is J

Small Business Week for the Pikes Peak Region is June 6-10, 2021. Each day includes workshops and events designed to educate, celebrate champion small businesses in the Pikes Peak Region. From the small business awards ceremony, to multiple educational events for small businesses, you will not want to miss the 9-year anniversary of the biggest small business celebration in town!
This year we will offer both in person and online attendance options so you can participate in the way that is best for you! In person tickets are limited so be sure to register today: https://linktr.ee/SmallBusinessWeek
#smallbusinessweek #supportlocal #shopsmall #smallbusiness #pikespeakregion

Restaurant owners whose businesses survived the fi

Restaurant owners whose businesses survived the first year of the pandemic are finally beginning to see their customers come back, but now there’s a new problem this already battered industry has to solve: finding enough workers to be able to serve them. “We definitely are seeing a shortage in restaurant workers in the community,” says Joe Campana, a Colorado Springs entrepreneur who owns several area restaurants and bars, including Bonny and Read and Shame & Regret. “We’ve been OK, but I’ve heard it all over town. I’ve had a number of different owners call me in the last few weeks asking me to forward applications over to them, anything we’ve got.” Campana is one of the lucky ones, but finding additional bodies to operate four new locations he hopes to open later this year might present him with the same challenge many other restaurateurs in Colorado Springs and across the United States are already contending with. Read more at csindy.com. #restaurants #coloradosprings #csindy

@redswingbrewhouse has a higher bar to clear to be

@redswingbrewhouse has a higher bar to clear to be really special — especially sitting across the street from a more established joint like Pikes Peak Brewing Company’s Lager House. But after we pick up two crowlers and sample them, we’re not at all worried for their future; the beer’s great. Brut Force, a brut pale ale, hits the basic style expectations: It’s drier than wildfire season, fizzy, clean, crisp-finishing and just bitter enough that it’s unmistakable. Read more at csindy.com. #drinkreview #coloradosprings #csindy

Newly elected members of Colorado Springs City Co

Newly elected members of Colorado Springs City Council took the oath of office on April 20 at the Pioneers Museum. Members later elected new leadership. Tom Strand will serve as Council president, and Richard Skorman as president pro tem. Wayne Williams was elected to chair the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, and Mike O’Malley will serve as vice chair. #citycouncil #coloradosprings #csindy

From Indy Food and Drink Editor Matthew Schniper:

From Indy Food and Drink Editor Matthew Schniper: I love that @eat.birdcall opened directly across the street from a Chick-fil-A in northeast Colorado Springs. It’s a “cluck you” throwing down of the gauntlet: We’re coming for your market share, even if just in this one neighborhood, for now. (Oh, and our food tastes better.) Realistically, Chick-fil-A will be just fine, much as they weathered backlash from the LGBTQ community for past donation practices. But symbolically, Birdcall can at least achieve better-than status and find its niche of patrons willing to spend a few more bucks for superior products in an elevated fast-food setting. And tangibly, the growing chain can show the way forward as a social-impact business for new generations of eaters who do give many shits about what’s in their food and what impacts that has on their health and the planet. Read more at csindy.com. #foodreview #coloradosprings #csindy

Great news!!! We've extended nominations for our n

Great news!!! We've extended nominations for our new Mental Health and Wellness awards ceremony through Sunday!!! We're looking for companies and organizations who are helping improve their employees’ quality of life through increased awareness around health and wellness. We will host three days of virtual panels about Health and Wellness topics in late May. Nominate companies who invest in their employee's physical and mental health or businesses with health as their mission at csbj.com/nominate. There will be a celebration for winning companies Thursday, May 27, at 3Es Comedy Club in downtown Colorado Springs.

The signature taco burgers @felipes109 catch our

The signature taco burgers @felipes109 catch our eye too late; we’ve already aimed our taste buds at an order of Garbage Nachos with green chile queso and a Sombrero Burger combo. While a 20-plus minute trip between Felipe’s and home will put some serious strain on any chips, the nachos’ thick, sturdy tortilla chips here have less sog than store-bought. That’s great, because that flavorful queso has some downright fiery spice, a proper “hot” heat level, and we don’t want to lose a drop, though we do sop up what’s left with gusto using the excellent french fries. They’re at a near-perfect intersection of soft, hot and golden brown delicious, and we’re damn happy. Still, it’s that Sombrero Burger that wins our love. Read more at csindy.com. #foodreview #coloradosprings #csindy

The @pikespeakchildrensmuseum officially opened th

The @pikespeakchildrensmuseum officially opened the doors at its new location in southeast Colorado Springs on April 10. “We have been at this since 2005 without a location,” says Nohea March, executive director of the Pikes Peak Children’s Museum. “During that time we’ve just been a mobile museum and have done a lot in the community. We’ve gotten our name out that way, going into schools, community centers, all the community events we could get to.” Read more at csindy.com. #coloradosprings #childrensmuseum #csindy

Don’t forget to pick up our annual guide to cann

Don’t forget to pick up our annual guide to cannabis in southern Colorado out on racks today and available online at csindy.com! #cannaverse #cannabis #southerncolorado #csindy #alwaysfree

We’re looking for companies and organizations wh

We’re looking for companies and organizations who are helping improve their employees’ quality of life through increased awareness around mental health and wellness. Submit your nominations at csbj.com/nominate now through April 15.

It’s interesting that the style of beer called t

It’s interesting that the style of beer called the Baltic porter has less in common with the porter, an English style of ale, than with a black lager. Despite the name, a Baltic porter is in fact a type of lager, meaning it’s fermented at low temperatures with different strains of yeast. @lostfriendbrewingco’s take, Varnas Baltic porter, comes in at 8 percent ABV and $14 per crowler. Our first impressions of this beer are that it’s sweet and caramel-flavored, followed by a pleasant nuttiness that reminds us of toasted nuts that would top a pastry. Read more at csindy.com. #drinkreview #coloradosprings #csindy

From Indy Food and Drink Editor Matthew Schniper:

From Indy Food and Drink Editor Matthew Schniper: I’m not one usually sucked in by almost artificially bright food colors, but damn if @mischeffoodtruck's seasonal-special Thin Mint cheesecake (worth every one of five dollars) doesn’t work some laser voodoo mind control magic on me, forcing me to order it. It’s got a cookie crumble base and full cookie garnish, plus a thick layer of chocolate topping above the avocado-meat-green cheesecake layer, rich with the Girl Scouts’ flagship sugar-vessel flavor. Read more at csindy.com. #foodreview #coloradosprings #csindy

We’re looking for companies and organizations wh

We’re looking for companies and organizations who are helping improve their employees’ quality of life through increased awareness around mental health and wellness. Submit your nominations at csbj.com/nominate now through April 15.

Patru Dumitru is a mushroom microgreen wunderkind

Patru Dumitru is a mushroom microgreen wunderkind. If that wasn’t a thing, it is now. After dropping out from a year of business school at UCCS, he started a hydroponics business at age 19 in his parents’ garage, selling a rig he designed called the “HerbaHammock.” Sold for $125, it could grow 30 lettuce heads monthly. He wanted to empower people living in apartments or places without backyards to grow their own food, but after a couple years of giving it a go at farmers markets and failing to make much money, he embarked on a new journey. A local chef had asked him one day if he grew microgreens, so he looked into it, and became interested. Long story short, the idea clicked, he found buyers, expanded his operations, and now, at age 24, he’s operating a company named @microvora out of a 2,000-square-foot warehouse and selling to 40-plus clients around town. Adam’s Mountain Café buys from him. So does Margarita at Pine Creek, Chiba Bar, Rooster’s House of Ramen, R&R Coffee Café, The Joint Food Truck … the list goes on. He says he’s moving 400 pounds of eight mushroom varieties weekly now, plus another 40 pounds of 20 microgreen variants — that’s a lot considering how lightweight those gossamer sproutlings are. Read more at csindy.com. #mushrooms🍄 #coloradosprings #foodnews #csindy

Don’t forget to grab today’s Indy for our annu

Don’t forget to grab today’s Indy for our annual Insider issue — your guide to the Pikes Peak region. Each year we highlight some of what makes the area great, from its cutting-edge restaurants to its booming arts scene and stunning outdoor recreation. This guide is meant for newcomers, tourists and locals alike — for anyone who wants to know the region better. Last year, we published Insider days before the first COVID-19 lockdown forced temporary closures and event cancellations. This year, we’re publishing Insider in the midst of nationwide vaccine distribution, when all of us are looking forward to some sense of normalcy — as soon as we can get it. A lot has changed in the past 12 months, and more will change before we bring you Insider 2022, but there’s one thing that remains constant: Colorado Springs, El Paso County, the Pikes Peak region... this is home. It’s a place of incredible natural beauty and vibrant culture, and no matter the challenge, we come out stronger on the other side. So take some time to explore all the area has to offer. Just be sure to do so safely and responsibly. We’re here to help. #insider #guide #pikespeakregion #csindy

@lolleysicecream recently launched in Monument and

@lolleysicecream recently launched in Monument and cuteness pervades, with bright colors everywhere and the fun, engaging branding artwork by area illustrator Mark Ludy — featuring Lolley, a happy anthropomorphic cow, seen in a rear dining room mural handing out ice cream cones to googly-eyed children in a verdant mountain meadow. In real life, that ice cream’s outstanding. Read more at csindy.com. #icecream #foodreview #csindy

We’re looking for companies and organizations wh

We’re looking for companies and organizations who are helping improve their employees’ quality of life through increased awareness around mental health and wellness. Submit your nominations at csbj.com/nominate now through April 15.

Don't forget to submit your best snow pictures for

Don't forget to submit your best snow pictures for Photo of the Day at csindy.com/photos! #snow #coloradolife #pikespeakregion #csindy #photooftheday📷

Hey nonprofits! The Give! Campaign is accepting ap

Hey nonprofits! The Give! Campaign is accepting applications from nonprofits in the Pikes Peak Region for the 2021 Give! Campaign. Be part of the rising tide that lifts all boats! 🧡 You can apply between March 15 and April 16th at indygive.com. Now more than ever philanthropy is needed to support our vital local nonprofits. 🧡 @indygive is planning a powerful year-end campaign to help mobilize our community to emerge strong from this crisis and rebuild. 🧡 Groups selected to participate get access to capacity building training and media exposure, and will be featured in the Give! Guide and on their online fundraising platform at indygive.com, throughout November and December. #indygive #liveheregivehere #strongertogether

@twosuns_superfoods inside @coatiuprise (coatiup

@twosuns_superfoods inside @coatiuprise (coatiuprise.com/two-suns) released a revamped menu March 1, reflective of some early lessons learned about what’s (not) selling during evening hours inside the food hall. While smoothies remain on the menu, more savory plates have arrived, and consultant Nissa Buth (Ola Juice Bar) says there’s a tentative plan for rotating guest chefs. Read more at csindy.com. #foodnews #downtowncos #csindy

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