Author: Alex Edwards
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Colorado Springs neighbor of Boulder attack suspect never saw ‘any aggression’
After an attack Sunday in Boulder left 12 injured, including a holocaust survivor, law enforcement descended on a home off Colorado Springs’ east side where the alleged attacker, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, lives. By Monday morning, there was little evidence of police activity except for an apparent smashed window and a temporary screen in place. There…
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Livestream video and updates: News conference on the Boulder attacks; Colorado Springs mayor offers support
Live updates: 3:00 p.m.: Regarding the family, a search warrant was carried out in Colorado Springs where the family was “cooperative,” Michalek said. The FBI was able to collect evidence but did not offer a direct update on the family’s whereabouts or condition. Soliman was not on Boulder Police’s radar prior to the Sunday attack,…
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Colorado Springs tourism sector optimistic amid some troubling forecasts
With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, the summer tourism season is underway — and, according to some forecasts, it could be disappointing. Amid President Donald Trump’s ever-evolving trade war, the World Travel & Tourism Council says the U.S is on track to lose $12.5 billion in international visitor spending this year. And with falling consumer…
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Colorado Springs aviation museum keeps history living and flying
As Americans look back and remember the men and women who have died in service to the country, volunteers and employees at WestPac Restorations and the National Museum of World War II Aviation see them every day in the aircraft they keep alive. And the museum will soon expand to keep even more memories of…
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New leadership steps in at the Downtown Partnership
The Downtown Partnership announced new leadership Thursday afternoon. The nonprofit that represents and advocates for downtown Colorado Springs businesses welcomed a new interim CEO and a new director of safety and public space management. CEO Susan Edmondson stepped down in October, citing health reasons, according to previous coverage by The Gazette. Hannah Parsons, a longtime…
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QuikTrip submits development plan for second Colorado Springs location
QuikTrip, the Tulsa, Okla.-based chain of convenience stores, will not force a brewery to relocate as it plans for its third location in the Pikes Peak region and the second in Colorado Springs. In a development plan submitted to the city last month, QuikTrip announced its plans to demolish structures on West Garden of the…
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Colorado Springs selected as new home of Okika Devices, formerly headquartered in Calif.
Another high-end tech company will call Colorado Springs home, selecting the city over locations in California and Arizona. Okika Devices, which designs and builds computer chips and creates software, selected the Springs for its new headquarters and research and development center, Gov. Jared Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of…
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D1 Training expands with new franchise gym in south Colorado Springs owned by veterans
A second D1 Training gym, known for big-name sponsors like Peyton Manning and Chris Paul, will call Colorado Springs home. The gym will be owned by franchisees Chris and AnneMarie Carr, veterans of the Navy and Air Force, respectively, and offers a sports science based approach to training athletes of all ages. The new gym,…
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Longtime Colorado Springs architecture company hires new CEO with focus on future
Leaders at a local architecture firm are attempting to future-proof it against buyouts or mergers by hiring a CEO to be the face of the company. Generally, when a local architecture firm addresses succession and the future, it can become a target to be bought by a national firm. This happened last year when longtime…
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Longtime brewery in Colorado Springs forced out of home, hopeful of finding new location
Metric Brewing, which has called the Knob Hill neighborhood home for the last seven years, is in need of a new location. But owners are adamant that they will not be closing the brewery, currently located at 1213 N. Circle Drive. Since opening in 2018, the brewery has become a hub for the Knob Hill…