Tag: tejon street
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‘We couldn’t say no’: Veterans Day Parade back on thanks to help of community
The Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade is back on after a previously announced cancellation. The parade, now set for noon Saturday, has been revived by the same organization that hosts the downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade — Colorado International Events. When news broke that the parade would be canceled due to low participation, the outcry…
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New organizers reviving Veterans Day parade after cancellation
Colorado Springs will have a Veterans Day parade after all. Civic and businesses leaders announced Tuesday that new organizers have come forward to ensure a parade will take place next month after last week’s news of the cancellation of the original parade triggered an outpouring of support for the event. The new parade, to be…
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Pedestrian hit by motorcycle in downtown Colorado Springs, police say
A pedestrian was hospitalized early Sunday following a vehicle crash in downtown Colorado Springs, according to a police blotter entry. The collision took place at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of East Kiowa and North Tejon streets, police said. Investigators determined that the pedestrian, whose name was not released, was crossing Tejon when…
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‘The opposite of shame’: Pride Parade celebrates LGBTQ+ community despite hardships
Thousands of LGBTQ+ revelers and supporters lined the streets of downtown Colorado Springs for the annual Pride Parade on Sunday. Unity has long been one of the prevailing themes of the Pikes Peak Pride Festival’s culminating event — perhaps the only place where church members can be seen marching behind a dozen or so Satanists,…
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1 shot on Colorado Springs trail, suspect is at large
A man has been hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds and a suspect is on the run following a shooting on a hiking and biking trail Sunday evening, according to Colorado Springs police. The assault took place at about 7:15 p.m., on the Greenway Trail near Dorchester Park, under the Tejon Bridge, police said. Officers responded…
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Skirted Heifer in downtown Colorado Springs aims to regroup after building damage forces restaurant’s closure
About 36 hours after a car rammed his Skirted Heifer hamburger restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs early Sunday morning and forced it to close for at least the next several weeks, owner Kevin Megyeri somehow described Monday as “a good day.” “As bad as yesterday has gone, it’s been really incredible seeing the support of everybody from…