Author: Bill Radford
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Colorado Springs notables reflect on their first jobs: From pig farm to door-to-door sales
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Everybody has to start somewhere. Among early or first jobs for Hollywood stars: Chris Rock was a busboy at a Red Lobster, Brad Pitt wore a chicken suit to promote an L.A. El Pollo Loco restaurant, Chris Hemsworth cleaned breast pumps, and Taylor Swift removed praying-mantis pods from the branches of trees at her family’s…
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Colorado Springs sales tax collections up — but will the gains continue?
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Amid soaring inflation and a falling stock market, city sales tax collections still managed a healthy year-over-year increase in May. City sales tax revenue rose 12.32% in May from a year earlier to $19.4 million, according to a report this week from the Colorado Springs Finance Department. May’s collections were based on retail sales that…
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‘Ghost signs’ open window to past lives of Colorado Springs buildings
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Ongoing renovations at the former Subway shop at Tejon and Bijou streets downtown uncovered a sign for the historic Barthels — and unlocked memories for longtime residents who fondly recall the high school hangout and family gathering spot. During building renovation, a sign for the historic Barthels was uncovered. Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette The building is…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy up in April from a year earlier
Colorado Springs hotel occupancy climbed to 65.6% in April, up from 63.7% a year earlier, according to the latest Rocky Mountain Lodging Report. The increase is not a surprise considering that the Space Symposium, drawing more than 10,000 people, was held this April while last year’s Space Symposium was delayed until August amid the COVID-19…
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30 years after the death of Superman, the Grim Reaper comes calling again
In 1992, in the pages of “Superman” No. 75, the Man of Steel was killed in a brutal fight against the creature known as Doomsday. Thirty-year-old spoiler alert: He didn’t stay dead. At the time, though, it was a big deal — an event that drew worldwide media attention. “People who had never stepped into…
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Longtime paradise for meat lovers in Colorado Springs is closing: ‘It’s just time’
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A longtime, beloved family business is closing its doors after being rocked by the loss of a loved one. Andy’s Meat Market, where meat lovers can find everything from steaks and pork chops to rattlesnake and alligator brats, is set to close at the end of February after 70 years in business. The decision to…
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Memorabilia store in Colorado Springs mall offers customers a trip down Memory Lane
This is one in an occasional series profiling small businesses in the Pikes Peak region. Marilyn Monroe. John Wayne. Elvis Presley. Betty Boop. For people of a certain age, it truly is a trip down memory lane. But the memorabilia at Memory Lane, a nostalgia-fueled store at The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs, attracts all…
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Bright future for one kind of office life in Colorado Springs that aims for sense of community
For Frank Frey, general manager of Epicentral Coworking in downtown Colorado Springs, the business is all about nurturing a sense of community. “I think the thing that makes us special as a coworking space,” he says, “why we’ve had members who keep coming back and why we keep growing, is because of the community we create…
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Colorado Springs veterinarian seeks to make pets’ golden years truly that
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Dr. Kelly Hutchison discusses the benefits of her process with White Whiskers Aging Pet Care. Molly, a 10-year-old border collie, greets “Dr. Kelly” enthusiastically, her tail whipping back and forth. “Hi, sweetheart,” veterinarian Kelly Hutchison says, petting Molly while the pooch’s eyes — one blue, one brown — gaze at her adoringly. Molly has a…
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Adventures with Ollie the dog set Colorado Springs man on new career path
Stephen Martin grew up a Dallas “city boy.” While he enjoyed family trips to Colorado, he didn’t consider himself particularly outdoorsy. Today, he’s a Colorado Springs-based professional photographer best known for his photos of the state’s outdoor recreation scene. It was a transformation brought about by a move to Colorado, where he could enjoy its…