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Colorado Springs family-owned dance company provides training, safe space, community
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Street Legends Dance Crew at J&J Hip Hop Dance & Performing Arts Company, led by studio co-owner Joseph Cantu, is preparing for the World of Dance competition in California after earning a spot for the third consecutive year. The 20-person dance team, comprised of…
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Author Pam Houston to receive writing award in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mother Nature stepped in when Pam Houston’s parents failed her. To say the award-winning author’s childhood was rough is putting it mildly. Though her mother loved her, she has said in interviews, she was more devoted to booze and did nothing to protect Houston from…
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Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Reza Zaheri has been appointed chief information security officer for Colorado Springs-based software company Quantum Metric. He was the founder of 1:M Cyber Security, a Los Angeles security training company. He also had been director…
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PPCC offering free textbooks for upcoming school year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak Community College is offering free required textbooks for all students seeking a degree or certificate during the 2021-2022 academic year, according to a Monday news release. The college, in partnership with educational tech company Slingshot, is making an effort to alleviate student financial…
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Pikes Peak Community College graduates first-ever class of bachelor’s degree nursing students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A community college in Colorado Springs recently graduated its first-ever class of nursing students with bachelor’s degrees. Pikes Peak Community College’s RN-to-BSN program, established in 2019, produced its first 10 graduates in May, according to a recent news release. A combination of online coursework, in-person…
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Colorado Springs artist to exhibit abstract Asian art, Western art in two galleries through July
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Orange moons, yellow moons, inky black moons. Artist Kang Lee Sheppard is a lover of that mysterious orb that hangs like a plump white peach in our night sky. Descending into her studio, conveniently on the ground level of her home, one sees that heavenly…
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Voice of the consumer: Don’t break the bank for back-to-school shopping
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With many students returning to the classroom in person this school year, experts predict it will be a record-breaking year for back-to-school spending. According to a survey by the National Retail Federation, families with children in elementary through high…
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Voice of the Consumer: At long last, Colorado Springs nonprofit benefiting seniors to celebrate 50 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Silver Key Senior Services hit a big milestone last year: 50 years of serving the Pikes Peak region. A special gala was supposed to take place to celebrate, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the big event was rescheduled to this year. “We saved all…
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Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Christopher Gould, senior vice president of national program development and ministry relations for Salem Media Group, will move to Colorado Springs and also serve as general manager of 102.7 (KBIQ-FM), 100.7 (KGFT-FM), and 1460/101.1 (KZNT-AM/FM). Gould has been with Salem for nearly two decades, initially…
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Movers & Shakers: Mike Nelson
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Nelson has been promoted to art director at Blakely + Co. He joined the advertising agency four years ago as a graphic designer. He previously spent 1½ years as an associate designer with Kris…