Tag: reading
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Pikes Pick: New book a lyrical rumination on LeBron and much more
“There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” is a book about much more than basketball and ascension. It’s about LeBron James’ teenage rise in Ohio, coinciding with author Hanif Abdurraqib’s adolescence there, and about those lost in America’s cultural, political shuffle. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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A Colorado Springs writer of today reflects on Helen Hunt Jackson’s words of yesterday
Ahead of Red Rock Canyon opening in 2005 to be one of Colorado Springs’ favorite public grounds, Stewart Green was tasked with establishing climbing routes across the sandstone walls. This led him to naming some of the formations. One was the unmistakable behemoth appearing to submerge near the park’s center — “the whale,” Green called…
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Colorado Springs elementary student creates memorial for slain best friend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs elementary school student is memorializing a cherished friendship that ended in a tragic and brutal way. When Fiona Turner, 9, met Odyssey Elementary School classmate Elianna Wentz, they became fast friends. The two hit it off almost immediately, spending time together in…
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Colorado Springs elementary student creates memorial for slain best friend
A Colorado Springs elementary school student is memorializing a cherished friendship that ended in a tragic and brutal way. When Fiona Turner, 9, met Odyssey Elementary School classmate Elianna Wentz, they became fast friends. The two hit it off almost immediately, spending time together in and out of school. Fiona’s family hosts a book club…
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Colorado Springs bookstore gets new ownership after 42 years: Carrying on a legacy
There’s a sense of wistful nostalgia independent bookstores bring to all booklovers alike. The stacks of books from ceiling to floor radiate an impression of organized chaos, accompanied by the overwhelming feeling of having an abundance of all kinds of information at your fingertips. They’re unique places, always hosting a unique cast of characters. That’s…
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Who Doesn’t Love Dolly?
Pikes Peak United Way hosts a Dolly Parton night to raise money for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. (Video by Skyler Ballard and Katie Klann)
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Braille Challenge
Students at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind participate in the 2019 Braille Challenge. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Colorado Springs software firm opens R&D center in Scotland
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cherwell opens R&D center in Scotland Cherwell Software has opened a research and development center with 16 employees in Dundee, Scotland, north of Edinburgh. The company plans to grow the office as its first satellite operation to its technology team in Colorado Springs, where Cherwell…