Author: Breeanna Jent
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Las Vegas-based sandwich shop reopening 2 locations in Colorado Springs
Those who’ve been missing a taste of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Colorado Springs can soon get their fix again. Several months after three locations of the Las Vegas-based fast-casual sandwich chain closed across the city, two of them are preparing to reopen over the coming weeks. The Capriotti’s at 5856 Barnes Road is reopening Sept.…
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Poor Richard’s Downtown prepares to unveil rebuilt, reimagined kids’ play area
Poor Richard’s Downtown is commemorating the return of a familiar landmark this month. On Sept. 26, the business will host a free community event to celebrate the reopening of its beloved indoor kids’ play area, newly remodeled and refreshed in downtown Colorado Springs. Located next to Little Richard’s Toy Store and at Rico’s Café, the…
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Rock City Cafe announces impending closure in Colorado Springs
Rock City Café is closing up shop this month in north Colorado Springs after 11 years in business. The diner at 1812 Dominion Way at the Dublin Plaza announced this week on social media that its last day of service is Sept. 11. “It is so saddening for us to announce this, but we have…
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Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar closes in downtown Colorado Springs
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, which sprang into the downtown Colorado Springs restaurant scene in early 2020, closed its doors permanently this week. Its last day of operations was Sunday, its Boulder-based ownership group, Big Red F Restaurant Group, said by email on Wednesday. A written notice on the restaurant’s front doors at 11…
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Popular downtown Colorado Springs boutique reopening with refreshed look, feel
Terra Verde Boutique will offer a more intimate, curated shopping experience, owners say Terra Verde Boutique is reopening in downtown Colorado Springs this Labor Day weekend with a refreshed look and a more intimate, curated boutique shopping experience — but with the same heart and soul customers have come to know and love. “It’s still…
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Rita’s Italian Ice reopening this week in north Colorado Springs after brief closure
Rita’s Italian Ice in north Colorado Springs is reopening this week, now under new ownership. The dessert shop that sells Italian ice made fresh daily with real fruit, frozen hand-scooped custards, gelatis (layers of Italian ice and custard) and other chilly treats reopens Thursday at 7866 N. Academy Blvd., according to an announcement on the…
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Off-site housing manufacturer Red Feather Industries opening new factory, bringing nearly 100 jobs to southern Colorado
A Colorado-based, single- and multi-family modular housing builder is opening a new factory in southern Colorado with the help of the state’s Rural Jump-Start program of incentives, recently announcing plans to bring almost 100 jobs to Huerfano County. Headquartered in Walsenburg, employee-owned Red Feather Industries manufactures wood-based modular housing off-site. In Walsenburg, the company plans…
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Stoney’s Bar & Grill opening first Colorado Springs location downtown on Tuesday
Downtown Colorado Springs is welcoming another sports bar to its lineup. Denver-based, Colorado-themed sports and music bar Stoney’s Bar & Grill will open the doors of its first Springs location at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 118 N. Tejon St. inside the historic DeGraff building. Stoney’s takes over the space that formerly housed Oskar Blues Grill…
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Roadrunner Pizza & Pasta closes abruptly in Colorado Springs
The carryout-only establishment had served fresh pizzas and more for over 40 years Roadrunner Pizza & Pasta, which for more than 40 years dished out fresh, vibrantly flavored handmade pizzas in Colorado Springs, closed abruptly over the weekend. In a Saturday evening post on its Facebook page, the family-owned restaurant located at 3113 N. Hancock…
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Colorado Springs-based VENU reports revenue, asset increases in 2nd quarter with widening net losses
Colorado Springs-based VENU Holding Corp. this month reported modest revenue increases in the second quarter of 2026 and a 38% increase in total assets in the first six months of the year, though net losses widened year over year and earnings per share remained broadly flat while company stock continues on an overall downward trend.…