Author: Bill Radford
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Colorado Springs cryotherapy center putting a big chill on pets
Gordie, a playful, 83-pound, 7-year-old Labrador retriever, is chilling. Or, to be precise, he’s being chilled as Donna Mabon directs a flow of super-cold (minus 260 degrees) nitrogen vapor at him. Mabon is owner — along with her sister, Debbie — of Goosebumps Cryotherapy in Colorado Springs. Goosebumps opened in 2017 but only recently began…
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Colorado Springs doctor hanging up his stethoscope after 6 decades
It’s a staggering display of faces, filling an entire wall. The photos attached to the wall are of people of all ages, but mostly young ones — very young ones. Newborns, a month, 2 months, 3 months. Some of the photos are from so long ago, and are so faded, that the image is barely…
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Colorado Springs native sells her ‘backyard’ to media, tourists around the globe
You might think, Chelsy Offutt says, that Visit Colorado Springs, the area’s convention and visitor bureau, has it pretty easy. After all, we’ve got Pikes Peak. We’ve got Garden of the Gods. Do we really have to sell the place to get people here? Well, yes, Offutt says. “People do not realize what a big…
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Colorado Springs native sells her ‘backyard’ to media, tourists
You might think, Chelsy Offutt says, that Visit Colorado Springs, the area’s convention and visitor bureau, has it pretty easy. After all, we’ve got Pikes Peak. We’ve got Garden of the Gods. Do we really have to sell the place to get people here? Well, yes, Offutt says. “People do not realize what a big…
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Colorado Springs native sells her ‘backyard’ to media, tourists around the globe
You might think, Chelsy Offutt says, that Visit Colorado Springs, the area’s convention and visitor bureau, has it pretty easy. After all, we’ve got Pikes Peak. We’ve got Garden of the Gods. Do we really have to sell the place to get people here? Well, yes, Offutt says. “People do not realize what a big…
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2019 HOLIDAY GUIDE — At these Colorado Springs-area shops, it’s always Christmas
Sure, some stores have had Christmas displays up before Halloween. And some shoppers have already snatched up pre-Black Friday deals. Most of us, though, are just turning our attention to the holidays. These two longtime, family-owned stores, however, are always ready for Christmas. Christmas in Manitou Christmas in Manitou began as St. Nick’s South, an offshoot…
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2019 HOLIDAY GUIDE — At these Colorado Springs-area shops, it’s always Christmas
Sure, some stores have had Christmas displays up before Halloween. And some shoppers have already snatched up pre-Black Friday deals. Most of us, though, are just turning our attention to the holidays. These two longtime, family-owned stores, however, are always ready for Christmas. Christmas in Manitou Christmas in Manitou began as St. Nick’s South, an…
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At these Colorado Springs-area shops, it’s always Christmas
Sure, some stores have had Christmas displays up before Halloween. And some shoppers have already snatched up pre-Black Friday deals. Most of us, though, are just turning our attention to the holidays. These two longtime, family-owned stores, however, are always ready for Christmas. Santas representing different universities are one of the items that sell the…
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‘I don’t get bored’: Colorado Springs woman balances executive job, creating companies, biking and more
And you think your plate is full? Consider Rachel Beisel. At age 34, she’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer for CableLabs, the cable industry’s nonprofit, research and development arm. She’s a “serial entrepreneur” who is in the process of building her latest company, a board member for Peak Startup and an avid cyclist…
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Remembering the epic October blizzard of 1997 in Colorado
For longtimers in the area, talk of a strong El Niño and its possible effects on the weather may have stirred memories of the epic blizzard of October 1997 – also a strong El Niño year. My wife and I were here at the time, but still lived in the city. Since our move to…