Author: Elise Reuter
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Colorado Springs high school graduate featured on CNN remembered after fatal crash
A Breckenridge woman and Colorado Springs high school graduate who helped guide Backcountry Cannabis Company through the transition into retail died recently after sustaining serious injuries from a car crash. Close friends remembered Lauren Hoover, who graduated from Coronado High School in 2008, as “inspirational” and “full of life,” a woman who made the most…
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DoubleTree hotel completes renovation
The DoubleTree hotel in Colorado Springs has gotten an $8.5 million makeover. The hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., completed a three-stage renovation at the end of June. DoubleTree hotels are typically renovated every four to six years in order to keep up with company standards and stay on top of the competition. The first…
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Ruff it up at the Bark at Briargate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dogs. People. Stuff to buy and games to play. Things, of course, to eat. That was the case at last year’s Bark at Briargate, and in its seventh year, it’s expanded to 53 vendors will…
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Fathers, sons enjoy bonding time at Chick-fil-A camp-out
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rows of tents filled the parking lot outside of the Chick-fil-A at North Carefree Friday evening as dads and sons set up camp for the night. By the time the festivities started, 28 families had…
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Fathers, sons enjoy bonding time at Chick-fil-A camp-out
Rows of tents filled the parking lot outside of the Chick-fil-A at North Carefree Friday evening as dads and sons set up camp for the night. By the time the festivities started, 28 families had shown up for the second annual Father-Son Campout. See pictures from the event here. “We just try to provide opportunities…
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Grand Prix of Running continues Saturday with Top Ten
The Grand Prix of Running’s Top 10 race returns this weekend, with a slightly altered route. The fast, flat run should please most competitors as it follows the scenic Pikes Peak Greenway from the Grace Athletic Center to Colorado College. “It’s unique because it’s a stadium-to-stadium run, and the distance – we don’t have too…
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Singer/songwriter Chuck Pyle blends Eastern philosophy with Western POV
Chuck Pyle has performed for more than 40 years, recording with big names like John Denver since his beginnings in Iowa. His unique style of songwriting with the acoustic guitar has earned him the nickname the “zen cowboy.” The Gazette: Who taught you to play the guitar? Chuck Pyle: I taught myself. Probably would’ve saved…
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Climbing gym plans benefit party for firefighters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CityRock, the indoor rock climbing gym in downtown Colorado Springs, is holding a free event for firefighters and their families on Saturday – and discounted climbing sessions for the public. Owners say it is one…
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CityRock to host Saturday party for firefighters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CityRock, the indoor rock climbing center in downtown Colorado Springs, is holding a free event for firefighters and their families on Saturday – and discounted climbing sessions for the public. Owners say it is one…
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Creative kids’ classes just $1 at Imagination Celebration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Multicolored oil pastels, paintbrushes and giant sheets of paper were strewn across the table as kids drew slips of paper out of three different hats. These papers contained a noun, a verb and an adjective…