Author: Rachel Riley
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For Colorado Springs dive bar’s regulars, it’s not where you are but who you’re with on Christmas
If Daisy Weeks could have been anywhere on Christmas, she would have been with her daughter in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Peñasco. Mark Stiles would’ve been in the Bavarian Alps, enjoying Yuletide traditions. And Tim Ingles would be sipping Coronas with President Donald Trump on a secluded tropical island. Instead, the three of…
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Construction to begin early next year on new Green Mountain Falls fire station
More than three years after voters in the Green Mountain Falls/Chipita Park Fire Protection District approved a tax hike for a new fire station, construction is set to begin next month. The $4 million station, expected to be complete by the end of 2020, will have an administrative section, living quarters and apparatus bay to…
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Cyclist hit by SUV near Memorial Park, seriously injured
A cyclist was taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle along the eastern edge of Memorial Park on Christmas Eve, according to Colorado Springs police. The cyclist was seriously injuries in the collision with the vehicle traveling north on South Union Boulevard about 6:05 p.m., police reported. The bicycle was equipped with…
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New lawn watering limits coming in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is following the lead of Denver and other Front Range cities that have instituted permanent water restrictions amid mounting concerns about future water shortages. Under the new rules, residents and businesses that use sprinklers and other irrigation systems to water lawns and gardens may only do so three times a week. From May…
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Manitou Springs missing out on $200,000 after City Council rejects ordinance
The state won’t begin collecting a new sales tax in Manitou Springs on Jan. 1, despite city voters having narrowly passed a ballot measure in November. The earliest that the 0.3% Manitou Springs Arts, Culture and Heritage sales tax would take effect would be July 1 — and that’s only if the new City Council…
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Manitou Springs raises minimum age for tobacco, e-cigarette purchases
The Manitou Springs City Council voted unanimously this week to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco and e-cigarette products from 18 to 21 in a bid to keep nicotine out of local teens’ hands. If the ordinance wins final approval from the council on Jan. 7, the municipality will become the first in El…
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Colorado Springs boosting parking charges, extending meter hours beginning Jan. 1
Parking in downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City is going to be more expensive beginning Jan. 1 as the city looks to generate more revenue and steer more vehicles toward its lots and multistory garages. Parking meters will go up by 25 cents an hour while hours of operation will be extended from 7…
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El Paso County Treasurer’s Office to take on public trustee functions
The El Paso County Treasurer’s Office has absorbed the Public Trustee’s Office, according to a county news release. All documents previously filed at the Public Trustee’s Vermijo Avenue location will now be filed at the Treasurer’s Office at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road. The county’s public trustee and others across the state were…
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El Paso County’s annual State of the Region address spotlights mental health
Sierra Winter’s heroin addiction took hold soon after her 16th birthday. Grounded by her parents and deprived of her car keys, she endured the worst of withdrawal symptoms, sweating through hot flashes. Without drugs to numb the trauma of her past, she grew more violent than ever before. Desperate for help, her mother called AspenPointe…
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Manitou Springs City Council refuses to enact arts tax passed by voters
The Manitou Springs City Council on Tuesday rejected a measure that would authorize collection of an arts and culture sales tax approved by voters in the Nov. 5 election. Proponents of the 0.3% arts tax have accused council members Jay Rohrer, Susan Wolbrueck, Bob Todd and Becky Elder of going against the will of the…