Author: RICH LADEN and BREANNA JENT The Gazette
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Colorado Springs ties record high temp on Saturday; more volatile weather moving in Sunday
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president the last time it reached 93 degrees on an Aug. 15 in Colorado Springs. But that’s where the thermometer topped out at the airport on Saturday, tying a record high for Aug. 15 set in 1937, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The steamy weather gave way to…
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Colorado Springs resident splash their way along giant water slide
Asked what he liked about tubing his way down a 1,000-foot-long water slide on a sun-kissed afternoon, with Colorado Springs temperatures tying a record high of 93, 11-year-old Jason Szretter Jr. didn’t hesitate. “You get splashed a lot,” he said. That was the idea for Jason, his 7-year-old sister, Sophia, their father, Jason Sr., and…
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Discount clothier Gordmans plans second store in Colorado Springs
Gordmans, the Omaha, Neb.,-based discount clothier, plans to open a second store in Colorado Springs at the northside Chapel Hills Mall. The retailer intends to move into the second floor of the former J.C. Penney space on the mall’s north side, which would be expanded by 14,000 square feet to a total of 45,000 square…
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New Sam’s Club opens Thursday on Colorado Springs’ south side
A new 136,000-square-foot Sam’s Club will open at 8 a.m. Thursday in the South Academy Highlands shopping center, northwest of Interstate 25 and Academy Boulevard in Fountain, just south of Colorado Springs. Fountain Mayor Gabriel Ortega and the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening ceremony. Sam’s Club is a members-only wholesale…
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Colorado Springs Gazette set to debut redesigned website
The Gazette launched a redesigned gazettedev.gazette.com website Tuesday that makes news stories, photos, videos and other digital content easier to read, access and navigate. “We’re always looking at ways to make our products more user friendly, and this is in that same spirit as we get feedback from our readers to improve their experience at…
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Parade of Homes kicks off Friday in Colorado Springs
Home construction is soaring this summer in the Pikes Peak region, as buyers take advantage of historically low mortgage rates to purchase their dream homes – stocked with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and other trendy amenities. So if strong demand has seemingly put the pace of homebuilding on auto pilot, does the construction industry…
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Colorado Springs home construction jumps in July
New home construction continued its recent surge last month in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas, according to a report Monday from the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. In July, the department issued 279 single-family home building permits in El Paso County, a nearly 56 percent increase over the same month last year, the agency’s report…
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Colorado Springs’ strong housing market expected to continue in second half of 2015
A strong housing market in the Pikes Peak region during the first six months of 2015 should give way to more of the same in the second half, local real estate experts predict. The pace of home construction began slowly during the first few months of the year but has picked up steam; the resale…
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Staycation in your summer plans? Here are some options
If you’re taking paid time off this year and want a staycation, here are a few local attractions to consider – including some that have undergone major upgrades or added new features and major upgrades. For a more complete list, go to visitcos.com: – Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Cañon City: The attraction is back…
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New apartments planned for west edge of downtown Colorado Springs
It’s not the biggest apartment project planned in Colorado Springs these days. But a local investment group hopes that, at 46 units, its new project will help fill a desperate need for more downtown housing. All Pro Capital Inc., which focuses on investment and real estate projects and is headed by Challenger Homes founder Brian…