History
The Independent was founded in late 1993 by John Weiss and Kathryn Carpenter Eastburn. The pair started the paper to provide "...informative, entertaining and thought provoking..." [2] articles. The paper was initially available on Wednesdays locally and was also featured as a supplement to the Thursday edition of the Denver Post . Later changed to Thursdays, the paper is back to a Wednesday release date, can be home delivered along with the Sunday Denver Post, and still includes local news, opinions, and food, film, music, and culture articles.
The newspaper was privately owned by co-founder John Weiss under the name Colorado Publishing House. In October 2022, the cooperation dissolved and all of its assets were transferred to a newly created nonprofit called Sixty35 Media. [3]
In December 2022, it was announced the Colorado Springs Business Journal would merge with the Colorado Springs Independent and Pikes Peak Bulletin into a new publication called Sixty35 News Magazine. [4]
In March 2023, the publication laid off half its staff [5] and changed its name back to Colorado Springs Independent. [6] The rebranding effort left the paper nearly $400,000 in debt, which it was unable to cover. [7]
On December 20, 2023, publisher Fran Zankowski announced the Colorado Springs Independent's last issue would be published on Dec. 27, citing a lack of funds to pay staff in January. The entire 14-person staff was laid off. Zankowski said he hoped the publication would resume in February. [8] But come February Citizen-Powered Media, the nonprofit that owned the paper, ceased all operations and liquidated or donated all physical assets. The company’s intellectual-property was acquired by Zankowski, including names, websites and social media accounts. [9]
Also in February 2024, Zankowski sold the rights to publish the Colorado Springs Independent and Colorado Springs Business Journal to business partners J.W. Roth and Kevin O’Neil. The two new owners created a for-profit business called Pikes Peak Media Company to produce the papers, which will be relaunched in a few months. The plan is to print twice a month, with 20,000 copies mailed directly to area residents and another 10,000 copies free to pickup at businesses. Zankowski was hired as publisher. [7] The paper officially relaunched on May 16, 2024. [10] [11]
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
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