Author: RICH LADEN and BREANNA JENT The Gazette
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Sunset Amphitheater goes global with new name, multi-year deal
Ford has taken over the driver’s seat of the Pikes Peak region’s new outdoor concert and entertainment venue near Gleneagle. About 40 Ford dealerships in Colorado have paid to acquire the naming rights to the 8,000-seat Sunset Amphitheater, which now will be known as Ford Amphitheater when it kicks off its inaugural concert season in…
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Red Lobster targeted for closure on Colorado Springs’ north side
A longtime Red Lobster at 4925 N. Academy Blvd. in northern Colorado Springs could close under the restaurant chain’s latest bankruptcy plan, according to a CNN report Thursday. In addition, Red Lobster might shutter locations at 3301 S. College Ave. in Fort Collins, 2885 23rd Ave. in Greeley and 3306 N. Elizabeth St. in Pueblo.…
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Colorado Springs home construction jumps in May as buyers shake off high mortgage rates
Colorado Springs-area homebuilding and prices on the resale side of the local housing market both jumped in May — trends that indicate, in part, that some on-the-fence buyers no longer are waiting for mortgage rates to fall and are taking the plunge on a home. Permits pulled for the construction of single-family, detached homes totaled…
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Sunset Amphitheater goes global with new name, multi-year deal
Ford has taken over the driver’s seat of Colorado Springs’ new outdoor concert and entertainment venue on the city’s north side. About 40 Ford dealerships in Colorado have paid to acquire the naming rights to the 8,000-seat Sunset Amphitheater, which now will be known as Ford Amphitheater when it kicks off its inaugural concert season…
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Detroit-style pizza chain brings its square slices to Colorado Springs
Can a square pizza fit into the round hole of expectations on the part of Colorado Springs pizza lovers? Jet’s Pizza, which specializes in Detroit-style square pizza, believes so. The chain, based in suburban Detroit and with more than 420 locations in 22 states, opened its first Colorado Springs outlet in mid-May at 5960 Stetson…
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Colorado Springs apartment rents slumped again in the first quarter, new report shows
Colorado Springs apartment rents fell again in the first quarter and the area’s vacancy rate remained high, more signs that the local multifamily market is overbuilt, a new report suggests. And, expect those trends of softer rents and higher vacancies to continue unless the pace of absorption, or apartment occupancy, ramps up significantly, one of…
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Monument resident building new indoor pickleball complex at Colorado Springs mall
Pickleball is coming to a mall near you. Peak Pickleball, a 24-court complex that its owner says will be the nation’s largest privately owned, indoor pickleball facility, will take over the vacant Burlington department store at the Chapel Hills Mall, northeast of Academy and Briargate boulevards in northern Colorado Springs. Monument resident Scott Wilson, a…
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What’s in a name? Colorado Springs’ Sunset Amphitheater to be rebranded in upcoming naming rights deal
The sun will set on the Sunset Amphitheater name, even before the new 8,000-seat outdoor music venue hosts its first concert in August near Gleneagle. Notes Live, the Springs-based entertainment company that’s developing the amphitheater, plans to announce a naming rights deal with a nationally known partner, J.W. Roth, Notes Live’s founder and CEO, said…
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New indoor pickleball complex with 24 courts planned at Colorado Springs mall
Pickleball is coming to a mall near you. Peak Pickleball, a 24-court complex that its owner says will be the nation’s largest privately owned, indoor pickleball facility, will take over the vacant Burlington department store at the Chapel Hills Mall, northeast of Academy and Briargate boulevards in northern Colorado Springs. Monument resident Scott Wilson, a…
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Colorado Springs gas prices poised to trend lower as summer travel gears up
Gas prices in Colorado Springs and elsewhere are trending downward as motorists head out for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and could fall further as summer travel kicks into gear. “It’s not too bad,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy.com, the online service that tracks fuel prices nationwide. A gallon of…