Tag: airbnb
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New donor to Care and Share will provide 125,000 meals to needy in southern Colorado
A donation from a new philanthropic funder for Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado will help fill shelves at regional food pantries that cover half of the state. Airbnb Community Fund handed over a check for $50,000 on Wednesday at the organization’s headquarters at 2605 Preamble Point in Colorado Springs. The ceremonial presentation…
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Fight over shipping container ADU a sign for future zoning disputes in Colorado Springs?
At the end of a road north of Old Colorado City sits a shipping container. The black box has been the focus of an 18-month effort by a neighbor to get the unpermitted and wrongly placed accessory rental unit out of their sight. In spring 2023, Thomas Helger and his wife noticed a large box…
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Live Well: Vortexes, scenery, epiphanies – a birthday pilgrimage to Sedona, Arizona
How does one usher in a big birthday? I suppose they’re all big birthdays, aren’t they? Another year to sing and dance and eat roasted cauliflower. But I’m talking about the ones that end in zero, the ones that present the tabula rasa of a new decade that is all yours to muck up as…
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Welcome to the Crestone Hobbitat: Unusually-shaped home in Colorado’s San Luis Valley is popular Airbnb rental
CRESTONE • Sitting among the desert residences of Crestone is a white house whose structure flows like the neighboring sand dunes. A harsh angle won’t be found here. Even the doors are arched. The purposeful natural curves of the building make it feel soft. As the bending walls converge over the open space, it creates…
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The Crestone Hobbitat
The Crestone Hobbitat, a unique house in the San Luis Valley characterized by flowing, curved walls, was a 17-year project by Jeff and Ruth Beard. Built with pumice-crete and inspired by the artwork of Antoni Gaudí, the one-bedroom, two-story home and Airbnb reflects the creativity of Crestone’s community, offering a quiet retreat with unconventional architecture.…