Tag: richard skorman
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Colorado Springs mayor, others urge Pentagon to reverse Space Command decision
Local leaders including Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers inked a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, urging him to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs, overturning a January Trump administration decision to uproot it and send its 1,400 troops to Alabama. Decrying the Alabama move as too costly and motivated by politics, Suthers was…
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Tuesday is your chance to be present at the birth of a new city | Vince Bzdek
Tuesday’s city election comes at one of the most opportune times ever for us voters. Right as our city is on the cusp of a rebirth after COVID, we have a chance to take the newborn Springs into our arms and carefully shape its future. The timing of this election may give us more influence…
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Colorado Springs’ only independent movie theater fights to survive amid pandemic | Lives Left Behind
The end almost came two decades ago. The fate of Kimball’s Twin Peaks Theater in downtown Colorado Spring seemed sealed. “Curtains for Kimball’s: Movie theater to close in August,” read the headline in The Gazette on July 22, 2000. “It was when Cinemark came to town,” owner Kimball Bayles recalls. “They really hurt us.” But,…
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Colorado Springs’ only independent movie theater fights to survive amid pandemic | Lives Left Behind
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The end almost came two decades ago. The fate of Kimball’s Twin Peaks Theater in downtown Colorado Spring seemed sealed. “Curtains for Kimball’s: Movie theater to close in August,” read the headline in The Gazette on July 22, 2000. “It was when Cinemark came to…
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Colorado Springs City Council upholds master plan for North Cheyenne Cañon Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The last gasp of opposition to Colorado Springs’ master plan for North Cheyenne Cañon Park escaped City Hall on Tuesday as the City Council denied an appeal to the plan. City Council President Richard Skorman and members Bill Murray and Yolanda Avila voted to uphold…
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Colorado Springs City Council upholds master plan for North Cheyenne Cañon Park
The last gasp of opposition to Colorado Springs’ master plan for North Cheyenne Cañon Park escaped City Hall on Tuesday as the City Council denied an appeal to the plan. City Council President Richard Skorman and members Bill Murray and Yolanda Avila voted to uphold the appeal. Kent Obee, one of seven former Parks and…
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New restrooms, playground likely in store for Old Colorado City’s Bancroft Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New restrooms and a playground are likely in Bancroft Park’s future as the Colorado Springs City Council considers sending $300,000 to the Old Colorado City anchor for improvements. As an added bonus, those new restrooms would be open to the public, in contrast to the…
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New restrooms, playground likely in store for Old Colorado City’s Bancroft Park
New restrooms and a playground are likely in Bancroft Park’s future as the Colorado Springs City Council considers sending $300,000 to the Old Colorado City anchor for improvements. As an added bonus, those new restrooms would be open to the public, in contrast to the existing ones that are typically unlocked only for special events,…
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Former Colorado Springs City Manager calls for shutting coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Acknowledging health concerns took a back seat to keeping costs down while he was Colorado Springs city manager, Jim Mullen this week joined those calling for closing the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant as soon as possible. When he served as city manager from 1996…
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Former Colorado Springs City Manager calls for shutting coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant
Acknowledging health concerns took a back seat to keeping costs down while he was Colorado Springs city manager, Jim Mullen this week joined those calling for closing the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant as soon as possible. When he served as city manager from 1996 to 2001, Mullen said the mantra whenever anyone asked about…