Tag: jennifer mulson
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World renowned artist creates new Colorado Springs sculpture
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a new bell of the ball in northeastern Colorado Springs. “Belle” is the recently erected 5,000-pound steel sculpture of a Percheron draft horse by world-renowned Scottish sculptor Andy Scott. She now towers 15 feet…
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Colorado Springs reading program selects 4 titles themed around nature
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Destructive seagulls, migrating elephants and an insatiably hungry black bear. In her 2021 nonfiction book, “Fuzz,” New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach explores the many ways we’ve tried to handle animals that might harm…
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Popular Colorado cover band celebrates 25 years with Colorado Springs show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The underwear kept flying at them on stage and the guys in Martini Shot couldn’t figure out why. Turns out a friend of the popular party band had gone shopping at Goodwill, bought a bunch of underwear and passed it out to the crowd at…
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Live Well: Sleeping with ghosts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Spoiler alert: Erin Taylor is alive and well. After spending the night in 16 allegedly haunted locations in Colorado and across the U.S., the Colorado Springs paranormal investigator and author is intact, and maybe even more of a believer in things that go bump in…
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Pikes Pick: Head west for hikeable Mueller State Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Partway between Divide and Cripple Creek hides an underrated state park. Mueller State Park, with more than 5,000 acres of meadows, forests and granite formations, is a sweet spot for a quiet hike along well-maintained…
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One of the first homes built in Ute Pass is up for sale
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One home can tell a hundred stories. How many pairs of boots have tromped the floors of The Wellington House, built in 1888? Impossible to say, thanks to the countless miners, diners, farmers and gamblers who have passed through the historic home’s doors. On a…
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How the woman who named the Ouija board is connected to Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You never know who’s lurking in a cemetery. Denver’s Fairmount Cemetery serves as the final resting ground for at least one colorful character — the woman who named the Ouija board. Helen Peters Nosworthy, born…
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Colorado Springs exhibit features photos made through 19th, early 20th century processes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Digital photography is a great convenience, but there’s something to be said about hand making a photo. The new exhibit at Auric Gallery, “Sal Argenti (Salt of Silver),” features more than 60 photos by Angela Crews, Richard Rinker, Dan Russell and Don Jones, who used…
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Pikes Pick: Take an art class at Bemis School of Art in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Channel that going back to school energy this fall by taking an art class at Bemis School of Art at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. Registration is open now for all sorts…
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Pikes Pick: Heller Center at UCCS in Colorado Springs offers roster of events
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Heller Center at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is worth a visit. Tucked behind the main campus on a 34-acre nature preserve, the center offers free events, including movie nights, concerts and exhibits.…