Tag: downtown
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TEST 3 -Embed – CSG and DG ADDED JULY 29 Is work flex slowing downtown’s recovery?
DG AND CSG now added, photo changed and photo embedded below. YouTube is added below: Work-from-home and “flex work” policies, widely adopted five years ago as a hedge against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, have lingered on — well after the virus retreated. HTML embed added below: But flex work may be running counter…
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36th Pride Festival to celebrate ‘queer joy’ in Colorado Springs
Explosions of color, outrageous outfits, Technicolor hairstyles and more will dominate the downtown landscape this weekend at the 36th annual Pikes Peak Pride Festival. Thousands of revelers from the Pikes Peak region and across the state are expected to visit Colorado Springs for the event, which celebrates not just the queer experience, but also the…
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Construction to begin this summer on second phase of apartment, retail complex at Weidner Field
Weidner Apartment Homes is preparing to break ground this summer on the second phase of its Experience at Epicenter apartment and retail complex adjacent to Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs. The seven-story, 410-unit mixed-use building will be built on roughly 4.5 acres at 650 S. Sierra Madre St., at the northwest corner of the…
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Denver-based sports bar moving into former Oskar Blues space in downtown Colorado Springs
Denver-based Stoney’s Bar & Grill is expanding southward. The locally owned, Colorado-themed sports and music bar that debuted in Denver in August 2010 will open its first Colorado Springs location: downtown inside the former Oskar Blues space in the DeGraff building at 118 N. Tejon St. Owners and founders Stoney Jesseph and Will Trautman have…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves Elevate Downtown plan guiding area’s future investment
The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday approved a new document that will guide downtown’s continued development and future investment for the next decade and beyond. The council voted 8-1 to approve the Elevate Downtown plan, with Councilmember Dave Donelson opposed. The 230-page document is a strategic update to the city’s 2016 Experience Downtown Plan…
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Popular Old Colorado City game shop, ice creamery expand into downtown Colorado Springs
At an unassuming shop in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs, doughnuts are out and games and ice cream are in. Founder and owner Adam Stepan on Friday quietly opened the second location of his game store, Dice Guys, and ice creamery, Ice Guys, at 29 E. Moreno Ave. in downtown Colorado Springs, the former…
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Sports bar drafts downtown Colorado Springs for expansion
Denver’s homegrown The Sportsbook Bar & Grill is bringing its immersive, high-definition, high-density sports viewing experience to downtown Colorado Springs. Located on the first floor of the Springhill Suites by Marriott at 402 S. Tejon St., facing the corner of Tejon and Costilla streets, it will be the fourth Sportsbook location in Colorado and the…
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Diners will find options to be plentiful, colorful at Fujiyama
22 S. Tejon St., fujiyamasushi.com Fresh, authentic Japanese cuisine satisfies the eyes and the palate at Fujiyama in downtown Colorado Springs. With nearly 30 years in business, Fujiyama has amassed a loyal following of diners for lunch, happy hour and dinner. Guests will find the décor and dining experience to be as tasteful as the…
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New owners promise to preserve, extend Poor Richard’s legacy in downtown Colorado Springs
Poor Richard’s has turned the page on its next chapter. After 51 years in business, owner and founder Richard Skorman and his wife and business partner Patricia Seator on Wednesday officially turned over ownership of the downtown Colorado Springs establishment to its next stewards, couple Joe Cole and Sarah Gibeau-Cole. “We really love the business…
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Downtown Colorado Springs sees residential momentum, gains visitors in 2025: Report
The number of residents living in downtown Colorado Springs in 2025 was nearly double what it was in 2024, more people visited the area last year, nearly 40 new businesses opened and total sales increased nearly 7% from 2024 — key trends that illustrate downtown remains among the city’s top places to live, work and…