Civic leaders discuss the role the Colorado Springs Independent has played in building civic engagement and a thriving city center. Susan Edmondson, Julie Ott and Jan Martin also share their hopes and expectations for the contributions of Sixty35 Media going forward, and they thank Indy co-founder John Weiss for his commitment and contributions to the city over the past 30 years.
Susan Edmondson – President & CEO of The Downtown Partnership, Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Gazette 1996-2003, executive director of the Bee Vradenburg Foundation 2003-2013, and selected as a Woman of Influence by the Colorado Springs Business Journal in 2010.
Jan Martin – Colorado Springs City Councilor 2007-2015 (voted Best Local Politician or runner up seven times and the Best Local Politician on Business Issues five times); President, Garden of the Gods Foundation.
Julie Ott – League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region; Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education
Dave Gardner hosted this episode, and Nick Raven directed.
This is one of a series of conversations held during the livestreamed “IndyFinity” event held December 16, 2022, to celebrate 30 years of Indy history and preview the future of Sixty35 Media. The Independent, Colorado Springs Business Journal, Southeast Express, and Pikes Peak Bulletin are among the newspapers consolidating under the banner, Sixty35 Media, a new nonprofit digital and print journalism initiative that will do an even better job of shining a light on arts and entertainment, business, government and politics, neighborhoods and other civic affairs in all parts of our community, long into the future. Explore the new Sixty35 Media at https://www.sixty35media.org. Become a supporting member or make a donation at https://sixty35membership.org.
View video of IndyFinity on YouTube at https://youtu.be/C_iOmA5oFRw
Mentioned in this Episode:
Downtown Partnership
https://downtowncs.com/
League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region
https://lwvppr.org/
Garden of the Gods Foundation
https://gardenofgods.com/foundation/
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
https://www.cspm.org/
