Tag: downtown partnership
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A victory for the city: Regardless of outcome, Switchbacks’ championship game a win for local economy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Win or lose, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks’ bid to capture their first-ever United Soccer League championship will be a victory economically and image-wise for the city, downtown and Weidner Field, business and civic leaders predict. The match against visiting Rhode Island FC kicks off at…
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A victory for the city: Regardless of outcome, Switchbacks’ championship game a win for local economy
Win or lose, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks’ bid to capture their first-ever United Soccer League championship will be a victory economically and image-wise for the city, downtown and Weidner Field, business and civic leaders predict. The match against visiting Rhode Island FC kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday before a sold-out crowd of 8,000 fans…
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Skate in the Park, other holiday festivities in downtown Colorado Springs kick off this weekend
The holidays will be a little brighter and more cheerful this year, thanks to the return of the popular Skate in the Park event and additional festivities in downtown Colorado Springs starting this weekend. On Friday evening, the city and the Downtown Partnership merchants association will kick off the holiday season with the free, family-friendly…
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Downtown Colorado Springs goes glitzy with enhancement initiative ahead of the holidays
It’s time to roll out the red carpet for Santa, Colorado Springs officials and the Downtown Partnership have decreed. What that will look like: a cleaner, safer, more sparkly and user-friendly central shopping district. “The overarching theme is presence,” said Jessie Kimber, the city’s economic development officer. “We want to bring folks downtown. We want…
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Edmondson steps down as Downtown Partnership president and CEO in Colorado Springs
Susan Edmondson, described by colleagues as a “tireless advocate” for downtown Colorado Springs, has stepped down as president and CEO of the Downtown Partnership after more than a decade. Edmondson cited health reasons for her resignation, according to a news release Monday from the Downtown Partnership, a nonprofit that works to ensure the area’s economic,…
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Updated downtown Colorado Springs master plan in the works
Nearly eight years ago, the City Council adopted the Experience Downtown Colorado Springs Plan of Development and Master Plan — a blueprint to guide development, establish goals and implement public policy initiatives for the area that civic leaders, elected officials and business people often call the heartbeat of the city. That plan, downtown advocates say,…
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Colorado Springs’ newest dog park to celebrate grand opening with pup parade
The new Antlers Dog Park is set to open May 16 with a ribbon cutting, giveaways and more
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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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Downtown Colorado Springs bucks regional and national trends, is thriving after COVID-19, report says
Office, retail and housing activity remain strong, according to the latest State of Downtown report