Tag: community
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GUEST OPINION: Rooted in community: Local still matters in banking
In an era defined by consolidation and scale, it’s easy to assume that bigger is always better. Publicly traded financial conglomerates dominate headlines, boasting national reach, sophisticated platforms, and shareholder returns. But as someone who has spent a career in public service and community banking, I believe there’s a deeper story worth telling—one rooted not…
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LETTERS: Health hazard and disgrace; penalty for solar producers
Health hazard and disgrace Have you noticed the crumbling, dilapidated gas station at the corner of Platte and Nevada? Do you know that it is embedded with the health hazard asbestos? Have you noticed General Palmer’s gaze facing away from this hazard and disgrace to our city? When I questioned City Council members about when…
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GUEST OPINION: Community center is a vital neighborhood resource
By Brian Kates Meadows Park Community Center is a home away from home, a “third place” and has been first place in the lives of generations and thousands upon thousands of people since opening its doors in 1982. That this $775k/year facility (0.17% of $438M 2025 General Fund budget) is scheduled for permanent closure on…
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Thousands expected at 39th annual fallen firefighter event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As many as 10,000 people are expected to fill the streets downtown Friday and Saturday night for the celebration and mourning of 311 fallen firefighters. For the 39th fallen firefighter commemoration ceremony, the annual remembrance at Memorial Park will add the names of firefighters who died…
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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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Candlelight vigil, A Night of Resilience and Strength scheduled 2 years after Club Q shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owners of The Q by the Orbit Lounge, founded by former Club Q employees and shooting survivors Michael Anderson and Tara Bush, are hosting a memorial event Tuesday, the two-year mark since the mass shooting at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ dance club. A Night…
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Hundreds gather to commemorate second-year mark of deadly Club Q shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Ashtin Gamblin heard a loud noise near the front of Club Q on the night of Nov. 19, 2022, she didn’t think much of it at first. “I heard a really loud bang. I thought someone had thrown a snowball,” said Gamblin, who was…
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2023 in obituaries: Pikes Peak region mourns several notable deaths
A Colorado Springs city councilwoman with a lengthy record of public service, a respected member of the legal community for more than 40 years, the owner of downtown’s popular movie theater complex and two longtime supporters of the local arts scene were among several notable current and former Pikes Peak region residents, public officials, business…
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A Colorado Springs city councilwoman with a lengthy record of public service, a respected member of the legal community for more than 40 years, the owner of downtown’s popular movie theater complex and two longtime supporters of the local arts scene were among several notable current and former Pikes Peak region residents, public officials, business…
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Search for Pueblo’s next police chief narrows to three
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Fountain police chief made it to the final three candidates for Pueblo’s next chief of police. David Moore, Steven Noeller, and Frank Rodriguez were announced as the top three candidates for the position on Tuesday. Moore was appointed as the chief of police…