Tag: closure
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New life for Rockrimmon Library? Another vote scheduled.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Is there new life for the recently closed Rockrimmon Library? After an October vote to close the Rockrimmon Library that was met with community protests, the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees is now scheduled to consider renewing the facility’s lease during Wednesday’s meeting,…
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New life for Rockrimmon Library? Another vote scheduled.
Is there new life for the recently closed Rockrimmon Library? After an October vote to close the Rockrimmon Library that was met with community protests, the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees is now scheduled to consider renewing the facility’s lease during Wednesday’s meeting, according to the board’s meeting agenda. The board will vote whether…
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‘We’re not giving up’: Advocates push for Rockrimmon Library to stay open on its last day of operation
Despite the permanent closure of the Rockrimmon Library branch on Sunday, members of a grassroots group that formed in October are optimistic that their wish for the neighborhood hub to remain open for at least another year will be granted. “It just doesn’t make sense, the financial burden they’re describing doesn’t track with published audited…
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‘We’re not giving up’: Advocates push for Rockrimmon Library to stay open on its last day of operation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the permanent closure of the Rockrimmon Library branch on Sunday, members of a grassroots group that formed in October are optimistic that their wish for the neighborhood hub to remain open for at least another year will be granted. “It just doesn’t make sense,…
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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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Ohio-based furniture retailer closing its doors on Colorado Springs’ north side
American Freight, an Ohio-based furniture, appliance and mattress retailer, will close its year-old Colorado Springs store at the Chapel Hills Mall and three others in the state as part of a bankruptcy that will see all of its 328 locations shutter around the country, according to national news publications. The Springs store, at 1680 Briargate Blvd.,…
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Rockrimmon Library patrons sad, angry about impending closure: ‘Now, we have nothing’
Sadness and anger were the prevailing emotions among Rockrimmon Library patrons Thursday over the news that the Pikes Peak Library District’s Board of Trustees had voted not to renew the lease on the building that houses the branch. The board’s 5-2 vote, made during Wednesday’s monthly meeting, means that the Rockrimmon Library on Colorado Springs’…
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PPLD’s busiest branch to close for 2 weeks
Pikes Peak Library District’s busiest branch will be closed for parking lot repairs effective Monday, district officials said. Renovations on the East Library’s parking area and access road are expected to be complete by the end of September. Library officials initially planned to complete the project in phases, allowing limited access to the North Union…
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Discount retailer Big Lots closing Colorado Springs locations
Big Lots is getting smaller. The national discount retailer that sells furniture, home décor, kitchenware and other items, will close its three Colorado Springs stores and five more in Colorado as part of the financially troubled chain’s decision to shutter more than 300 locations nationwide. Stores will close at 5085 N. Academy Blvd. in the…
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1 dead, several hospitalized following multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Larkspur
One motorist is dead and six others were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Larkspur, according to a news release from Colorado State Patrol. Law enforcement was informed of the crash at about 12:20 p.m. Sunday, the State Patrol said. When responders arrived at the scene, near milepost 171 on the northbound…