Tyler Grimes

Colorado Springs Independent — "The amount (of plastic) that we're producing is supposed to quadruple by 2050. So we're producing this stuff super fast, it never goes away... a lot of it we don't know how to turn into something else, and yet we continue to churn it out at an astronomical rate," says Communication Director Harlin Savage, of Boulder-base Eco-Cycle.

Colorado Springs Independent — On Wednesday, June 27, 1,355 Springs residents participated in the 25th annual Bike to Work Day, a record number of participants. Bike riders chose from several breakfast locations to stop for free breakfast on their commute, and The Corporate Challenge pitted businesses against each other to see who could draw the most participation.

Colorado Springs Independent — June 23 marked the 70th Olympic Day, celebrating the modern Olympic Games which began June 23, 1894. Olympic Day is now celebrated by millions in 160 countries, including over four million in 2017, according to the United States Olympic Committee.

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Colorado Springs Independent — click to enlarge If anyone is a leading authority on wolf reintroduction, it's Mike Phillips. The conservation biologist first captured a wolf in Minnesota in 1980 and has since amassed decades of experience. His research has studied the gray wolf in the Northern Rockies, red wolves in the Southeast and Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest.

Colorado Springs Independent — click to enlarge After a year of visioning, months of gathering signatures and individual organizing efforts, the Springs is ready to welcome a new chapter of the US Bartenders' Guild (USBG), a national organization advancing the bartending profession.

Colorado Springs Independent — click to enlarge There are two things that go perfectly together: camping and music festivals. If you find yourself missing out on this weekend's Meadowgrass Music Festival, or just can't get enough of this kind of summer season past-time, fear not.