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Springs restaurants chase Michelin nods

"This is the second biggest market in the state," Springs food journalist Matthew Schniper said.

Culture

Colorado Springs restaurants are officially on Michelin&#x27;s radar <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="for the first time" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/23/michelin-guide-colorado-expansion-reaction/" data-vars-content-id="63849a21-172b-4b3a-b0d2-69d92fa60934" data-vars-headline="Springs restaurants chase Michelin nods" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/23/michelin-guide-colorado-expansion-reaction/" target="_blank">for the first time</a>, and discreet inspectors may already be slipping into dining rooms around town.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Michelin Guide" data-vars-click-url="https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/colorado/restaurants" data-vars-content-id="63849a21-172b-4b3a-b0d2-69d92fa60934" data-vars-headline="Springs restaurants chase Michelin nods" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/colorado/restaurants" target="_blank">Michelin Guide</a> recognition can boost a restaurant&#x27;s profile, draw foodie tourism and elevate the city&#x27;s culinary reputation.

Colorado Springs charter school drops creationism lesson

A complaint prompted the school to remove creationism from an eighth-grade science unit.

Education

A Colorado Springs charter middle school teacher planned to include creationism in a science lesson this semester, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Times Recorder" data-vars-click-url="https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/co-springs-public-school-teaching-creationism/77146/" data-vars-content-id="6d16fe7d-bfd7-4ea5-a908-98e480ee3c2d" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs charter school drops creationism lesson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/03/co-springs-public-school-teaching-creationism/77146/" target="_blank">Times Recorder</a> first reported last week — prompting a constitutional complaint.Why it matters: Public schools cannot teach religious doctrine as science under the Constitution — and curriculum disputes have become a flashpoint in culture war battles at school districts <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="across the country" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/culture-wars-impact-public-schools" data-vars-content-id="6d16fe7d-bfd7-4ea5-a908-98e480ee3c2d" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs charter school drops creationism lesson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/culture-wars-impact-public-schools" target="_blank">across the country</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="including" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cpr.org/2023/01/12/woodland-park-school-district-american-birthright-social-studies-standards/" data-vars-content-id="6d16fe7d-bfd7-4ea5-a908-98e480ee3c2d" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs charter school drops creationism lesson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cpr.org/2023/01/12/woodland-park-school-district-american-birthright-social-studies-standards/" target="_blank">including</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in the" data-vars-click-url="https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/two-books-are-back-in-district-20s-school-libraries-after-being-removed-in-april" data-vars-content-id="6d16fe7d-bfd7-4ea5-a908-98e480ee3c2d" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs charter school drops creationism lesson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/two-books-are-back-in-district-20s-school-libraries-after-being-removed-in-april" target="_blank">in the</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pikes Peak region" data-vars-click-url="https://www.rmpbs.org/news/education/d49-bathroom-policy-colorado-springs" data-vars-content-id="6d16fe7d-bfd7-4ea5-a908-98e480ee3c2d" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs charter school drops creationism lesson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.rmpbs.org/news/education/d49-bathroom-policy-colorado-springs" target="_blank">Pikes Peak region</a>.

Colorado Springs Airport dodges travel woes

COS travelers see short lines as DEN faces delays and TSA issues.

Travel

Air travel has been painful of late, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="soaring prices" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/iran-oil-airlines-travel" data-vars-content-id="ced30831-e84d-42a3-b245-38ce9356f1dc" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs Airport dodges travel woes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/iran-oil-airlines-travel" target="_self">soaring prices</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bad weather" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/03/18/atlanta-airport-delays-cancellations-weather-tsa-shutdown-flightaware" data-vars-content-id="ced30831-e84d-42a3-b245-38ce9356f1dc" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs Airport dodges travel woes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/03/18/atlanta-airport-delays-cancellations-weather-tsa-shutdown-flightaware" target="_self">bad weather</a>, and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="long security lines" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnn.com/travel/video/travel-delays-airports-tsa-agents-shutdown-ldn-digvid" data-vars-content-id="ced30831-e84d-42a3-b245-38ce9356f1dc" data-vars-headline="Colorado Springs Airport dodges travel woes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/video/travel-delays-airports-tsa-agents-shutdown-ldn-digvid" target="_blank">long security lines</a>.Yes, but: Colorado Springs Airport&#x27;s operations have continued relatively unbothered.