A Tejon Street institution is closing by the end of the month. Compleat Games & Hobbies, located at 326 N. Tejon St., is closing after 22 years in business, said owner Ty Hare. Hare started the business in 1990 as the Compleat Gamer, because he wanted to create a samller version of the very popular [...]
Continue reading …If enthusiasm about downtown revitalization survives fire devastation, city leaders will have to balance a downtown renaissance with rebuilding the scorched northwest side of town.
Continue reading …A panel of 10 national experts in downtown redevelopment and revitalization will present its recommendations for helping Colorado Springs achieve a downtown renaissance Friday morning. The Urban Land Institute sent a group of experts to the city at the request of the Downtown Development Authority, which footed most of the $125,000 bill for the study. [...]
Continue reading …A group of 10 national downtown-redevelopment experts hit the streets of Colorado Springs this morning, embarking on a week of tours, analysis and scrutiny. The Urban Land Institute will use the week’s worth of findings, along with past analysis, to craft an action plan that will be presented Friday. The group, which is being paid [...]
Continue reading …A 1950s-style candy store is slated to open in the former Johannes Hunter Jewelers location downtown next month. Beni Levi, who owns My Candy at The Citadel mall, hopes to have another candy store, The Candy Bar, up and running at 124 N. Tejon St. by July 4. “I wish I could do it before [...]
Continue reading …“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” “The dog did nothing in the night-time.” “That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes… — Arthur Conan Doyle, Silver Blaze Starting with that simple piece of deductive reasoning, Sherlock Holmes unraveled [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Springs has studied its downtown and come up with ideas for improving it. Now, city leaders are hoping one more study will show them how to implement those ideas.
Continue reading …When the word came of yet another idea for “experts” from across the country to help jump-start the process of revitalizing downtown Colorado Springs, our first reaction was an impatient shrug. Really? One more study to produce one more batch of input, costing $125,000 for those who will pay for it? What difference could this [...]
Continue reading …There was broad support from those who spoke at an initial public input meeting regarding a possible city ordinance prohibiting panhandling downtown Tuesday. Before the city administrators present the ordinance at an informal city council meeting Monday, the Downtown Partnership wanted to get input from stakeholders, said downtown partnership executive director Ron Butlin. The ordinance [...]
Continue reading …The city is hosting a Wednesday lunch and learn discussion on how to make downtown better. The event is scheduled for 12:11 p.m. to 12:49 p.m. at the City Administration Building at 30 S. Nevada Ave. Sack lunches are welcome, but there won’t be any food served. The event will begin with a rapid-fire five-minute [...]
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