Looking out my window here at the CSBJ you can see the smoke and flames of a wildfire near the Cog railroad in Manitou Springs. Local broadcast media is relating that cars are being towed. Manitou’s fire department tells us there are no forced evacuations at this time. Fire fighting support is coming from Colorado [...]
Continue reading …As a native of our fair city, I appreciate both its extraordinarily beautiful setting and its enduring quirkiness. General Palmer, poised gracefully in the saddle of his noble bronze steed at the intersection of Nevada and Platte, is part of that quirkiness. The statue, which was funded by citizen contributions, was placed in its present [...]
Continue reading …I am calling to move the statue of General Palmer out of the middle of the intersection of Platte and Nevada. There is a perfectly good park (Acacia Park) only a few yards away. Sure, there is probably some historic significance about having him in the line of sight of Pikes Peak, but come on, [...]
Continue reading …Whether or not you attended the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s Extremely Grand Opening, you can witness some of the evening’s magic here through a gallery of Godfrey Brooke’s photos of CSBJ’s society columnist Diane Wengler’s visit to the opening gala — or read her column at CSBJ.com.
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