by Amy Gillentine Published: February 23,2012
Tags: Braxton, Colorado Springs, Downtown, techwise
Colorado Springs defense contractor TechWise is moving its headquarters to downtown Colorado Springs. [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: February 22,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Downtown, Olympics, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, town hall meeting, USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Mayor Steve Bach will host his first town hall meeting to discuss his vision for downtown Colorado Springs and upcoming downtown events and festivals tonight. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Carnegie Reading Room at the Penrose Public Library at 20 N. Cascade Ave. The mayor’s chief of economic development, Steve Cox, will [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: February 21,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Downtown, hotel, Mining Exchange, Tourism, wyndham grand
The Mining Exchange, a Wyndham Grand Hotel scheduled to open downtown this spring, announced today that it is now accepting reservations for June 1 and beyond. The hotel has been accepting group and event reservations for two weeks, but just started allowing individual online room reservations today. Hotel management expects to open the doors in [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: February 15,2012
Tags: CoCo, Colorado Springs, cupcakes, Downtown, food truck, new store, Social Media
When the wildly popular Springs Cupcake Truck parks its operation in a permanent location at 3 E. Bijou St. next week, it could bring new life to a downtown block that has been quickly dying. Cake Crumbs, the Denver bakery that created the Springs Cupcake Truck, which gained local and national attention last year when [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: February 14,2012
Tags: Chick-fil-A, Downtown, fast food, new, restaurant
When Andrew Jones bought into the Chick-fil-A franchise at the Citadel Mall four months ago, he started hearing from business people downtown that they loved the food, but just weren’t conveniently located. “I heard that and I thought – well, we need to figure out how to make it convenient,” Jones said. So the quick [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: January 20,2012
Tags: bijou, Downtown, Small Business Enterprise
It’s lunchtime and the chime hanging over the door to the downtown restaurant Flow of Mexico at 16 E. Bijou St. is silent. It’s been silent almost every day since Jose Flores opened his restaurant two years ago in a portion of the downtown business district that has been particularly hard-hit by failure. “The location [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: December 22,2011
Tags: barriers, development, Downtown
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series about downtown Colorado Springs revitalization. The first story listed dream projects for downtown. The second story explored the barriers keeping those dreams from becoming reality, and this story looks at recent successful projects and policy changes. Many who have participated in downtown redevelopment discussions during [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: December 19,2011
Tags: auction house, consignment, Downtown, Retail
Two businesses are opening this month under the Colorado Avenue bridge at 109 S. Sierra Madre St. Mary Beth Cipoletti is opening Auction House 109 in the the former location of Ross Auction, which moved seven blocks down the street about a year ago. Auction House 109 will also include a high-end consignment shop, called Little [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: December 16,2011
Tags: Downtown, redevelopment
Ideas about how to make downtown Colorado Springs a lively, fun, beautiful and enticing place for residents and tourists alike has been at the center of city discussions piece for more than 30 years. [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: December 8,2011
Tags: development, Downtown
This is the first in a three-part series about downtown Colorado Springs. This first story explores ideas about downtown rejuvenation. The following two stories will examine barriers to downtown growth and opportunities for overcoming them. [...]
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