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Safeway to close 2 stores in Colorado Springs, 10 in state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Safeway stores in Colorado Springs will close before the end of the year. They are part of a larger, statewide closure which will see 10 stores close, according to information provided by Safeway to…
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Aurora City Council eliminates homeless sweep requirements
Aurora no longer has to provide a 72-hour notice or sheltering option before sweeping encampments.
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Colorado Springs, Ford Amphitheater developer announce new sound measures — but there could be a wait
Enhanced mitigation measures designed to tamp down noise at the new Ford Amphitheater, whose debut last summer in northern Colorado Springs generated hundreds of complaints from area residents objecting to what they called unwanted and obtrusive sound from the outdoor concert facility, were announced Tuesday by Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s office and VENU, the Springs-based entertainment…
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The height of controversy: Proposed 36-story high-rise in downtown Colorado Springs spurs views vs. vibrancy debate
Colorado Springs has never had much of a downtown skyline, at least, not by other cities’ standards. Call it more of a lowline. The 247-foot, 16-story Wells Fargo Tower that opened in 1990 is downtown’s tallest building and tallest in Colorado Springs history, city planning officials say. The First Bank and Colorado Square buildings and…
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The height of controversy: Proposed 36-story high-rise in downtown Colorado Springs spurs views vs. vibrancy debate
ABOVE: The 36-story VeLa Peakview apartment tower, proposed for the southwest corner of a block bounded by Cascade and Vermijo avenues and Sahwatch and Costilla streets in downtown Colorado Springs, would be 350 to 400 feet tall, according to the project’s developers. At its maximum height of 400 feet, VeLa Peakview would be 62% taller…
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Colorado Springs sales tax collections finish out 2023 on a down note
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs sales tax collections, a key city government revenue source, slumped at year’s end after an up-and-down performance during 2023. In January, the city collected $22.3 million in revenue from the tax it levies on consumer and business purchases of items such as TVs,…
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Colorado Springs sales tax collections finish out 2023 on a down note
Colorado Springs sales tax collections, a key city government revenue source, slumped at year’s end after an up-and-down performance during 2023. In January, the city collected $22.3 million in revenue from the tax it levies on consumer and business purchases of items such as TVs, appliances, motor vehicles, clothing and building materials — a 4.7%…
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LIFE | Denver’s oldest theater company turns 50
Su Teatro Executive Artistic Director Tony Garcia grew up on the Westside, Denver’s first and oldest neighborhood. For a century, this area was home to a community of 300 families that were ultimately displaced in the late 1960s to make room for the three colleges that make up the Auraria Higher Education Center. The campus…
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Aurora City Council sees tensions flair in ‘Sister Cities’ discussion
While members of the Aurora City Council discussed a potential ‘Sister Cities’ partnership between Chihuahua, Mexico and Aurora, tensions began to flair as members voiced opposition to the measure based on crime levels in Chihuahua and Mexico as a whole. Two members appeared to laugh and turn off their cameras while a representative of Sister…