Tag: manitou
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Manitou Springs Penny Arcade owner acquires beloved longtime convenience store
Tubby’s Turnaround, a legacy Manitou Springs corner store beloved by generations of residents and visitors, is under new ownership. The Manitou Springs Penny Arcade has purchased Tubby’s, the downtown businesses announced last week in a joint news release with the nonprofit Catalyst Fund for Manitou. The store, on the west end of the town’s main…
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AROUND TOWN: With chocolate and wine, Pikes Peak Women shares a platform for women’s successes and issues
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There was teasing about the soaring decibel level of female voices filling The Pinery at the Hill on April 8 as 185 members of Pikes Peak Women gathered for the 15th annual Wine, Women and Chocolate evening. Established in 2011, volunteer-led Pikes Peak Women has a mission “to provide a platform where women in the…
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GUEST COLUMN: City is the source of confusion in Manitou parking issue
I am writing in response to the opinion piece published on February 2 where former mayors Ken Jaray and John Graham try to justify the City of Manitou Springs’ demand for property and money managed by the Manitou Springs Metropolitan Parking District (MSMPD). I have specialized information about the subject because I am a business owner and…
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5 things you should know as the Great Fruitcake Toss returns to Manitou Springs
Every winter, the quirky town of Manitou Springs embraces an unabashedly quirky ritual: throwing fruitcake as far as humanly possible. The 31st annual Manitou Springs Great Fruitcake Toss returns Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m. in Memorial Park, transforming one of the most polarizing desserts into the star of a community celebration. For newcomers, the…
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GUEST COLUMN: City’s parking grab threatens Manitou businesses
By Shemi Shlomo In the late 1980s, downtown Manitou Springs faced a serious problem: too few parking spaces, which harmed the ability of local businesses to attract customers. The solution didn’t come from City Hall — it came from local citizens and business owners who took matters into their own hands. In 1989, their advocacy…
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Colorado Springs traffic updates: Work nears finish line on emergency Manitou Springs road closure
The city of Manitou Springs is finishing up major sewer line repairs, while construction and closures continue on South Academy Boulevard. Here’s where the cones will be around Colorado Springs this upcoming week. South Academy Boulevard Closures continue in the ongoing, multi-million dollar Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project through the Colorado Department of…
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Natural gas line leak causing delays on part of Manitou Avenue
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Utilities(CSU) reports that a natural gas line was hit this morning around 9:45 a.m. in Manitou Springs. The line was turned off by 10:09 a.m. Colorado Springs Utilities is on the scene, working on repairing the gas line according to its social media. …
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Natural gas line leak causing delays on part of Manitou Avenue
Colorado Springs Utilities(CSU) reports that a natural gas line was hit this morning around 9:45 a.m. in Manitou Springs. The line was turned off by 10:09 a.m. Colorado Springs Utilities is on the scene, working on repairing the gas line according to its social media. Manitou Avenue located between Canon Avenue and Ruxton Avenue were…
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LIFE | Colorado Springs man climbs Manitou Incline 1,000 times in year
On New Year’s Eve, Christel Aime became the third person to record 1,000 laps in a year on the Manitou Incline, up and down the mountain-spanning staircase gaining more than 2,000 feet in less than a mile. (Video by Seth Boster)
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Hikes on Manitou Incline to be interrupted for local races
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hikers and outdoor goers will have to pause activity on the Manitou Incline during the upcoming weeks while the trail is shut down for two local trail races, a city news release announced. The Manitou Incline will be closed Sunday, July 18 during the Barr Trail…