Author: Alex Edwards
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Former Colorado Springs Walgreens to become new Planet Fitness location
A former Walgreens in Colorado Springs will host a new tenant by the end of the year. At 3143 W. Colorado Ave. on the city’s west side, the location, which opened in 2007, was home to a Walgreens for almost 20 years. That changed last year when Walgreens announced the store would be closing, the…
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Colorado Springs office building may be converted into small apartments
A rundown office building will soon be transformed into more than 30 small apartments. Under plans submitted to the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, which issues building permits, the building located at 125 N. Parkside Drive will be turned into 32 new apartment units. The remodel and redevelopment of the dilapidated 35,000-square-foot building comes as…
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Bojangles opens first Colorado location in Pueblo
Bojangles, a popular fast-food restaurant specializing in Cajun-style fried chicken, opened its first restaurant in Colorado on Tuesday. The restaurant is located at 1275 Drew Dix Parkway inside TravelCenters of America on the far north side of Pueblo. The North Carolina-based fast-food restaurant has more than 800 locations nationwide. The Pueblo location is also one…
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Aerospace industry weighs impact of cuts to space traffic control system
A Department of Commerce program designed to track satellites for civilian and commercial agencies may be cut at a time when satellite launches are reaching all-time highs. If the cut stands, it would be an abrupt end to a seven-year process to move satellite traffic control management to the Commerce Department from the military. As…
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Colorado Springs Tuscan-themed cafe closes, owner leaving the U.S.
More than three years after it first opened in Colorado Springs’ Hillside neighborhood, Vivace Gourmet Café has closed. The Italian-style cafe run by Springs native Jenner Southerland, known as Chef Jenner, offered sandwiches and coffee inspired by the Italian region of Tuscany. The cafe was located at 603 S. El Paso St., in between downtown…
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Station swap agreement sees same owner for two Colorado Springs TV stations
Two local television news stations will have the same owner under a station swap agreement announced Monday. Under the agreement, The E.W. Scripps Co., which already owns KOAA, the local NBC affiliate, would acquire KKTV, the local CBS affiliate, from Gray Media. The agreement, part of a deal to swap television stations across five midsized…
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Dragonmans shooting range planning expansion after land purchase
Dragonmans, a shooting range east of Colorado Springs and home to a military museum with countless historic artifacts, is expanding. While there are no official plans yet, owners said the ranges will likely be lengthened to about 600 yards, up from the current 220 yards, but hinted at there being space for a lot more.…
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Hobby Smith, a new gaming store, opens in southeast Colorado Springs
A new, locally owned and operated hobby and game store has opened its doors in southeast Colorado Springs. Hobby Smith, l3029 Jet Wing Drive, opened this month and will offer a wide selection of table top games, model kits for those games, paints and building materials. The store, owned and operated by Jessica Tucker and…
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Workers go on strike at Safeway store in Colorado Springs
A Safeway strike that began last week came to Colorado Springs on Sunday. It continued into Monday for union members who work at the Safeway located at 1121 N. Circle Drive. Strikers chanted and carried signs up and down the front sidewalk of the centrally located store. This is the first location in Colorado Springs…