Travis Mauzy describes himself as a simple guy. He laughs and smiles readily. He’s easy to have a conversation with, even as a client looking for relief. The no-frills approach at his Manitou Chiropractic is an extension of his personal demeanor. When Travis, 36, sat down with Humanitou, we talked Read more…
When I walk into the light, airy color of Fare Bella Studio & Gallery, owner-artist Patrice Filler is thinking ahead to the next day, when she will lead a wabi-sabi watercolor painting class. I’ve long been interested in wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic that views imperfection as a higher form of Read more…
KJ Becker pours freshly made coffee and we sit down in her home art studio with a view of Manitou Springs. She begins to make art, painting whatever she feels in each moment on vintage Austrian and German vinyl records. “I use a lot of textures and I kind of Read more…
Layla Redding starts water to boil on the stove while we sit in her living room, awash with natural light. Art from her friends hangs on each wall. A bookcase next to the door includes books of yoga and nutrition, and a Cyndi Lauper memoir. While we talk, we sip Read more…
I love my Humanitou work. Every conversation is an opportunity to connect with an individual creator/contributor and our community, and with something deeper. I learn. I ask questions that are of self-interest along the way, ones I think others will appreciate and apply in their lives. This is a creative, Read more…
Kat Tudor is the guiding light behind SunWellness — SunWater Spa, SunMountain Center, Smokebrush Foundation — in Manitou Springs. Her history with the healing arts (“all the arts”) is more or less life long, and has run deeply throughout the Colorado Springs area since 1973. Kat moved to Colorado Springs Read more…
Courtney Henslee wears her heart boldly. She hangs it on her Brazen Bee logo and the names of her handmade products, à la Eff Off Face Wash. It shines through her warm smile and curls colored red. A self-described introvert, Courtney, 40, knows what matters to her and is willing Read more…
Lu LaVallie and Luke Cissell are in their LuStyle Local Goods shop on an off day, tending to odds and ends. Their baby boy, Arrow, sleeps in his carrier seat nearby. The occasional local raps on the window and pokes his head in. Their “little house of Ruxton” is Manitou Read more…
Passions run deep in Manitou Springs. From world views collected from near and far. Through creativity that pours out in all forms imaginable. In governing and preserving the integrity of this historic town. In simply living. Becky Elder, 64, has been part of that ebb and flow of effort and Read more…
There’s a haven for the childhood spirit in downtown Manitou Springs: the Penny Arcade. The first several times I went there with my two young sons was a couple winters ago. We’d be up early, as is our collective family habit for now, and so we’d often have the outdoor Read more…
The childhood rite of passage that is a lemonade stand in summer is one I never passed as a child. Recently, at 41, I was part of my first stand. It was my boys’. It had been an idea that kept rearing its head since last summer, one I wouldn’t Read more…
Update: Create Cafe closed in May 2018, nine months after this conversation. Yet the history, heart and craft of chef Lyn Harwell continues. So, this story lives on. An Ohio farm boy by way of New Orleans. A chef with hands in the soil that breathes life into the kitchen, Read more…
More. It was time. Sara Berry and Anna Papini, the sister-duo behind Anna’s Apothecary in downtown Manitou Springs, Colorado, had been in business for two years. They’d tapped the full flavor of farmers markets and self-hosted events at Sara’s house. The quarter-acre herb garden in Sara’s yard was not enough Read more…