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FYI 2016: Northwest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Look northwest of Colorado Springs and you’ll see the trees of Pike National Forest. The forest is also home to Ormes Peak, which a husband-and-wife duo hopes to turn into a 1,150-acre ski resort. If…
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FYI 2016: Falcon and Eastern Plains (including Woodmen Hills, Meridian Ranch)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s space in the plains far east of Colorado Springs, space to move, breathe, spread out. Family-oriented communities like Woodmen Hills and Meridian Ranch are growing on the edge of the plains near Falcon. The…
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FYI 2016: Banning Lewis Ranch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This large master-planned community in northeast Colorado Springs is a happening place. A new charter school for grades 6-12 is under construction as an expansion of Banning Lewis Ranch Academy, an existing K-8 charter school…
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FYI 2016: Cripple Creek (including Victor and Florissant)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After drawing an estimated 100,000 fortune seekers to the area in the years before the Colorado Territory was created in 1861, the region’s famous gold rush was deep into its wane as the turn of…
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FYI 2016: Manitou Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Manitou Springs was founded in 1872 by Gen. William Jackson Palmer and Dr. William Abraham Bell, a Cambridge-educated English physician who partnered with Palmer to explore and reap the wealth of new…
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FYI 2016: Downtown
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Downtown is the bustling heart of Colorado Springs. Its streets, lined predominantly with locally-owned restaurants and shops, are iced with trendy lofts and apartments. Tejon Street is a hub for community festivities, including parades, a…
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FYI 2016: Cripple Creek (including Victor and Florissant)
After drawing an estimated 100,000 fortune seekers to the area in the years before the Colorado Territory was created in 1861, the region’s famous gold rush was deep into its wane as the turn of the 20th century approached. A hoax that led to a minor boom at Cottonwood Creek on the west side of…
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FYI 2016: Black Forest (including High Forest Ranch)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This small community in unincorporated El Paso County seems more distant than its 20 miles from downtown Colorado Springs. The residents here on the edge of the plains are proud of their rustic home, nestled…
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FYI 2016: Northgate, Flying Horse
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Named for its proximity to the north gate of the Air Force Academy, Northgate is a collection of newer neighborhoods as well as older ranches and horse properties and the established Gleneagle area. Northgate is…
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FYI 2016: Briargate and Pine Creek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Briargate encompasses more than 9,600 acres on Colorado Springs’ north side and was master planned about three decades ago. It’s bursting with residential cul-de-sacs, features District 20 schools, and boasts a variety of shops and…