Tag: south nevada
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From blight to beauty: Old Colorado Springs motel transformed into transitional housing for homeless tenants
A nearly $1 million renovation of the decrepit 4U Motel on South Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs wasn’t a “slap on some paint and call it good” remodeling project, leaders of Springs Rescue Mission say. The makeover that transformed a boarded-up eyesore is what administrators hope is a foreshadowing of what’s to come for tenants,…
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Victim identified in early August pedestrian-vehicle crash in Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Coroner’s Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed in a fatal Aug. 5 crash in Colorado Springs. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, on Aug. 5 at 6:39 p.m., officers received reports of a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian near the intersection of South Nevada Avenue and Elmo Avenue. Investigation…
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Denver-based sandwich chain to open second Colorado Springs location on city’s south side
Denver-based Snarf’s Sandwiches, which debuted in Colorado Springs two years ago on the city’s north side, will add a second location on the south end of town and join a growing mix of new businesses along the redeveloped South Nevada Avenue corridor. The chain plans to remodel a familiar red-brick building at 1640 S. Nevada…