Plato’s Closet, a second-hand store that caters to teens and young adults, is slated to open on North Academy Boulevard March 1.
That’s when it will open to buy anyway, said franchisee Sharon Hoffstetter. It typically takes Plato’s Closet stores six to eight weeks to build up their inventories before they open to sell the “gently [...] [...]
The Wal-Mart Foundation has awarded a $59,000 grant to Catholic Charities which allowed for the purchase of a new Marian House Community Outreach truck.
The truck will have both Catholic Charities and Wal-Mart brands and will deliver food and other needed items to the rural communities in Colorado. They plan to deliver to five food pantries [...] [...]
The long-awaited Mining Exchange hotel will have a target opening date of April 15 – and the Wydham chain it’s a part of has allowed them to start accepting reservations for group events beginning June 1.
“We’re very close,” said catering manager Shelby Pywell. “We’re opening in phases, so the main building with 57 guest rooms [...] [...]
Fort Carson is opening its new Training Support Center facility this week, according to post officials.
The facility will house more than 500 training devices to help soliders conduct and become certified in a wide variety of military skills – including how to provide first aid in a combat situation and how to identify and avoid [...] [...]
A new Global Entry Program at the Denver International Airport could bring in more international tourists and boost attendance at large-scale conventions in the Springs.
This week officials at the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the expansion of the Global Entry Program, which allows for expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers [...] [...]
La Plata Communities is proposing an eight building, 128-unit apartment development on 12 acres adjacent to its upscale Cordera neighborhood, where home prices range from $300,000 to $800,000.
La Plata sent an e-mail to Cordera residents inviting them to attend an information meeting last night from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cordera Community Center, 11894 [...] [...]
The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation launched a new web site today to better highlight how the nonprofit organization advances space-related endeavors.
The new site includes easy-to-find information about Space Foundation’s programs and initiatives, and also includes more than 2,400 pages of events, news briefs, press releases and white papers.
The site now inclues downloadable program overviews and [...] [...]
With Valentine’s Day still more than a week away, there are four local restaurants with reputations for romance that are booking up quickly.
Mona Lisa, the Craftwood Inn and Briarhurst Manor in Manitou Springs, along with The Pepper Tree on the southwest side of Colorado Springs, were ranked among the 100 most romantic restaurants in the [...] [...]
Colorado Springs-based C&D Enterprises security firm was awarded an $85 million contract to protect high-profile buildings in Philadelphia.
The firm, which has been headquartered in the Springs since 1959 and employs about 650 people in several states, won a five-year contract to provide security guard services and a mix of roving armed security at dozens of [...] [...]
College hockey fans – including Colorado College Tiger fans – will be able to watch their favorite teams in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference on television in the 2013-14 season.
The newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference, which is based in Colorado Springs, inked a multi-year deal with CBS Sports Network to televise the games.
CBS Sports [...] [...]
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