Tag: downtown
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Bean-to-bar: Third Wave Chocolate offers deep flavors, simple treats in Colorado Springs
At Third Wave Chocolate, simplicity is key, said business owner Joel Bogdanoff. The sweet treat company, founded by Bogdanoff last year, offers handmade craft chocolates here in Colorado Springs. It started as a hobby, with Bogdanoff whipping up chocolate treats in his apartment, but the venture soon expanded. Now, Third Wave operates out of Provision…
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Colorado Springs has another option downtown for Mexican food and dancing
Azteca Urbano, 24 E. Kiowa St., had flown under my radar until a friend — Jazzercise instructor and fellow foodie Rachel Moothart — gave it a shoutout during our afternoon workout class. “We just went to Azteca Urbano downtown,” she said between dance routines. “It was our first time, and I had the mole enchiladas.…
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Good Intentions opening storefront in downtown Colorado Springs
Good Intentions is moving into its own digs. The locally-owned perfume, candle and skincare brand will open its brick-and-mortar storefront at 119 N. Tejon St., the former home of Brown’s Shoe Fit, in downtown Colorado Springs at 11 a.m. on Saturday. “As a downtown resident and employee, I wanted a place where people could shop…
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New name, new choices at downtown Colorado Springs restaurant | Dining review
Even if you know the history behind the restaurant formerly known as The Ute, where the Ute 70 movie theater was once home, The Common Fork makes a lot more sense as a new moniker if only because it’s clear there’s a connection to food. Our server Matt explained that the menu was revamped earlier…
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LETTERS: Making downtown thrive; confronting mental illness
The Gazette letters Making downtown thrive Want to set the record straight on Bread and Butter. We do have a downtown grocery store. On September 19, the Downtown Partnership hosted its 28th Annual Breakfast at Ed Robson Arena on the Colorado College Campus with an audience of more than 700 people. Keynote speaker Jay Renkens,…
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City officials celebrate growth but downtown missing ‘holy grail’
Neighborhoodification. Yes, it’s a word. At least in the dictionaries owned by the Downtown Partnership and those who have spurred other downtown revitalization projects. And it is at the core of how downtown is evolving as various projects are completed, housing units opened and new residents moved in, speakers at the 28th Annual Downtown Partnership…
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Tejon Street traffic lanes to shift for Colorado Springs Utilities work
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Beginning Monday, motorists and pedestrians using southbound Tejon Street, between East Kiowa Street and Pikes Peak Avenue, will see a traffic shift for utilities work that will include excavation of part of the road, according…
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Apartment construction slows after years of frenzied building in Colorado Springs
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The red-hot pace of Colorado Springs-area apartment construction turned ice cold last year. From 2019 to 2023, multifamily developers pulled permits to build just over 14,000 apartments in the Springs and surrounding El Paso County — one of the hottest stretches of local apartment construction in recent memory that averaged a little more than 2,800…
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Downtown Colorado Springs floral studio blossoms, launching new boutique concept
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Business is blooming at KAE Design Co. in downtown Colorado Springs. Five years after it launched as a floral design studio, the business has grown into a multi-concept outfit that now includes custom floral arrangements and fashion. On Saturday, KAE Design Co. will formally launch…
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Holiday scenes come to The Gazette: Window displays to be unveiled
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The windows of The Gazette’s downtown office will soon light up with special holiday scenes. The street-level displays are being built by a handful of local nonprofit organizations, including: Pikes Peak Club, the Assistance League, Kiwanis Club, Council of Neighbors and Organizations (CONO), Humane Society…