Author: By Linda Navarro
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AROUND TOWN: Pikes Peak United Way tops $5 million for eighth year
More than 400 corporate and civic supporters and community volunteers celebrated the conclusion of the 2011-12 Pikes Peak United Way campaign at a lunch Tuesday at The Broadmoor, where they learned that for the eighth year more than $5 million had been raised. The grand total of $5.5 million helped more than 130,000 people and signifies a $10.5…
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AROUND TOWN: 2012 Colorado Springs Debutantes named
The 46th Colorado Springs Debutantes, representing eight area high schools, will be presented Dec. 22 at The Broadmoor. The 28 young women were chosen for their community volunteerism as well as the contributions of their families. They include student body presidents, state championship athletes, newspaper editors, an award-winning poet, musicians and those who were at…
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LINDA’S PICK: Free museum weekend
What a perfect weekend for a museum road trip. And every place you stop admission is free. There are big museums, little ones, museums in castles, in a former brothel and in mining towns; from the Pioneers Museum downtown to Cripple Creek, from Manitou to Palmer Lake and more — 19 museums altogether. Two are on the…