Tag: closing
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Salsa Latina Mexican restaurant with long Colorado Springs history closes, according to social media post
Salsa Latina, a Mexican dining fixture on the south side of downtown Colorado Springs since 2006, has closed, according to a Monday post on its Facebook page. The announcement comes on the heels of a Nov. 5 social media announcement that Salsa Latina would remain open until Dec. 23, but that the restaurant’s closure was…
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Craft brewery ups and downs around Colorado Springs: A closing, an opening, and a remake
It’s been a dramatic few months in the Colorado Springs-area craft-drink scene, to say the least. In May, beer fans began mourning the imminent departure of Metric Brewing, which marks its final day of business Friday at 1213 N. Circle Drive. On the heels of that news, came word that 1350 Distilling would be closing…
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Longtime brewery in Colorado Springs officially closing next week
Metric Brewing, a local brewery and community hot spot, announced that its last day of operation will be June 13. Roughly one month ago, the company announced that its landlord would not renew its lease at 1213 N. Circle Drive. This prompted community members to show up in support of the local brewery that first…
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Historic Briarhurst Manor closes in Manitou Springs
The Briarhurst Manor Estate in Manitou Springs, a Pikes Peak region landmark that’s operated as a fine-dining restaurant for a half-century inside a Victorian manor house built by the city’s founder nearly 150 years ago, closed its doors and it’s unknown if it will reopen. The venue, which also has hosted weddings, banquets, parties and…
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‘Always been better than In-N-Out’: Longtime burger favorite Drifter’s closes
Drifter’s Hamburgers, popular for more than 15 years in Colorado Springs for burgers that loyalists touted as a step above In-N-Out Burger, has shut its doors. The restaurant, on the southeast corner of Mark Dabling Boulevard and Garden of the Gods Road in the north central part of town, apparently has closed for good. Owner…
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Patrons, staff bid ‘bittersweet’ final farewell to Rockrimmon Library
At first glance, it appeared to be a typical Saturday afternoon at the Pikes Peak Library District’s Rockrimmon branch in northwest Colorado Springs. Patrons roamed the shelves, checked out materials, and chatted with staff members. Children bustled about as their parents tried to corral them. A few regulars sat in the reading section, perusing periodicals.…
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Patrons, staff bid ‘bittersweet’ final farewell to Rockrimmon Library
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At first glance, it appeared to be a typical Saturday afternoon at the Pikes Peak Library District’s Rockrimmon branch in northwest Colorado Springs. Patrons roamed the shelves, checked out materials, and chatted with staff members. Children bustled about as their parents tried to corral them.…
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Reverberations felt through communities as Denver Public Schools’ board proposes school closures
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education recently announced a proposal to close seven area schools due to declining enrollment, among other reasons.
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Sinton Dairy manufacturing plant closing in Colorado Springs
The last vestiges of Sinton Dairy, one of the Pikes Peak region’s oldest businesses and whose roots date back to just after Colorado Springs was founded in 1871, will disappear from the city when a manufacturing plant that was the company’s centerpiece since the mid-1950s closes at year’s end. The parent company that owns Sinton…
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Longtime neighborhood bar closes in Manitou Springs
Manitou Springs residents and longtime patrons of the Royal Tavern were taken aback Sept. 3, when a sign appeared in the window of the beloved neighborhood bar, reading, “Closed for business. Thank you for your support throughout the years.” The closing seemed abrupt and unexpected, as stunned residents stared at the sign and wondered aloud…