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Two new bars are preparing to open downtown, this time, without controversy. Supernova, a bar and arcade with vintage video games, announced plans to open at 111 E. Boulder St.  Whiskey Dick’s will open at 26 E. Kiowa St., where Conscious Table closed down earlier this summer. The new establishments didn’t have to go through [...]

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Mowle reappointed to trustee post

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Gov. John Hickenlooper reappointed Thomas Mowle to his post as the El Paso County Public Trustee Tuesday. All 10 of the governor-appointed trustees, who set and manage their own budgets, stepped down from their posts in early July following a Denver Post article that alleged some of the trustees were mismanaging public funds by renting [...]

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Centura Health has been recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for reaching an advanced stage for electronic medical records atoption. The nonprofit group collects and analyzes health care data related to information products, departments and costs, health care trends and purchase-related decisions. The group developed a model as a methodology for evaluating [...]

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Investors bought two of the 36properties that sold at the El Paso County Public Trustee’s foreclosure auction Wednesday, Aug. 1. The rest of the properties were returned to the lenders. The Equity Trust Company custodian FBO for Thomas H. Beeson IRA paid $70,500 for a 1,027-square-foot ranch home built in 1958 at 2561 Caramillo St. [...]

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Both foreclosure starts and releases of deeds of trust were up in July, according to the El Paso County Public Trustee’s report. Deeds of trust are released when a mortgage is paid in full either over time or through the sale or refinancing of the property. There were 3,658 deed releases in July, approaching the [...]

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Freddy’s opens second Springs location

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Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers continued its expansion into Colorado Springs this week when it opened its second store in the city at 5825 Stetson Hills Parkway. The store was one of four Freddy’s opened in Colorado within the last eight days, which doubled the number of  the chain restaurants in the state. The Colorado [...]

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A Texas-based investment group purchased two Colorado Springs apartment complexes as part of a 1,164-unit portfolio of apartment properties along the Front Range. The investment group was a partnership between Arcon and Goldman Sachs. “It’s fairly unusual for Colorado Springs,” said Ken Greene, a broker with Apartment Realty Advisors who was part of the team [...]

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Statewide crackdown on use of seatbelts

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  The Colorado State Patrol and authorities in 12 counties are cracking down on drivers and passengers who are not using their seatbelts.   The crackdown is focusing on late and overnight drivers because that’s when a higher percentage of people die in accidents while not wearing their seatbelts.   Last year in Colorado, more [...]

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The Urban Land Institute, which sent 10 panelists experienced with downtown redevelopment projects to evaluate Colorado Springs and recommend projects to improve downtown, will return. The panel initially presented its findings, after an intensive week of reviewing past studies, touring the city and interviewing more than 120 residents, June 29 at the Fine Arts Center. [...]

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Rocky Mountain PBS plans to hire two additional people to facilitate its growth after the Gill Foundation announced Tuesday that it’s donating a building worth $1.3 million to the nonprofit. Rocky Mountain PBS will move into the building at 315 E. Costilla St. in September, said Amanda Mountain, executive  director of the new Tim Gill [...]

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