As the official headquarters of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs will host nine events commemorating Olympic Day. The four-day fest will climax with a city-wide celebration on Saturday at the Olympic Training Center campus. The Community Appreciation Day Celebration is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The city joins more than 250 [...]
Continue reading …Colorado’s pot debate is headed to the cities. Less than a week after a new law cleared the way for Colorado cities to ban marijuana dispensaries if they wish, some are already moving to ban pot shops. One of the biggest battles is brewing in Colorado Springs, where city officials were expected Friday to sign [...]
Continue reading …A national spice company with three stores in the Denver area is leasing two spaces in Colorado Springs. Penzeys Spices is leasing space at 2010 Southgate Road and remodeling it at a cost of $75,0000./ he company is also planning a remodel at 7431 N. Academy Blvd., in the Falcon Landing retail development. Penzeys has [...]
Continue reading …The mayor of Manitou Springs says the town is open to the idea of allowing anti-meat ads on trash cans after Colorado Springs rejected the same proposal because officials thought the promotion was too racy. Mayor Marc Snyder says he has set aside a time to meet with representatives from People for the Ethical Treatment [...]
Continue reading …Brad Camp, who has served as CEO of USA Pentathlon, has stepped down amid speculation that the Olympic national governing body may move from Colorado Springs. His resignation came with little warning at the national governing body, said managing director and spokesman Rob Stull. Camp, a West Point graduate and the former CEO of USA [...]
Continue reading …Nearly 20 percent of Colorado Springs’ residential properties were in negative equity for the first quarter of this year. According CoreLogic, 30,032 properties, or 19.6 percent, fell into that category during the period. Another 9.7 percent of locally owned homes, or 14,894, were within 5 percent of being in a negative equity. However, those numbers were not enough [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Springs has reached an agreement to pay nearly $4.5 million to buy about two acres of a shopping center needed for a street-widening project. The deal was announced Thursday. Colorado Springs has been trying to acquire a piece of the Woodmen Valley Shopping Center property for years. The city needs the land to widen [...]
Continue reading …Have family members or friends ready to retire? They’ll want to take a look at Colorado Springs. The city has been named one of the nation’s top 10 cities for retirement, according to RelocateAmerica.com. The company which connects consumers with resources for upcoming relocation through its website, released it latest findings this week. The Pikes [...]
Continue reading …News from the amateur sports world tends to be energizing. The latest sport to add a new event to the Pikes Peak region calendar is USA Karate. USA Karate will debut a competition for American collegiate and junior-level athletes this fall when it stages the National Intercollegiate and Junior Invitational Championships at the U.S. [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Springs City Council has chosen Fire Chief Steve Cox to be interim city manager. No national search for a permanent manager will be conducted until after next April’s city elections, because of the possibility that the city’s form of government might be changed to a “strong mayor” system, Vice Mayor Larry Small said. “Steve [...]
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