Author: Jessica Van Dyne
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Shining Mountain opens for the season
After a false start spawned by an early May snowstorm, Shining Mountain Golf Course is officially open for business. Barring inclement weather, the 18-hole course and accompanying trio of disc golf courses will be open daily until mid-October, Silas Beck, the venue’s manager, said. Rates for 18 holes with a cart start at $55 on…
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Companies combine to form Colorado Building Supply
Don’t be surprised when you head over to your longtime hardware supply store, Foxworth-Galbraith, and find a new name above the door. The supplier of lumber, tools and that one obscure part you need, at 300 Chestnut St., will instead go by the name of Colorado Building Supply. The name change comes after three companies,…
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Gault piles up prizes for art, instruction
Michael Gault clutches a cup of coffee as he steps into the studio at his custom home north of Woodland Park. One of the walls is decorated with guitars, another a large mirror. Windows cover the side wall and gallery-style bulbs illuminate a canvas propped in the back. “This painting is conceptual of Garden of…
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Teller County teen qualifies for international dog agility competition
You never know how a day at doggie obedience school will turn out. Or, for some, where it will lead. For Kaitlyn Dill, it somehow led to Portugal. The 17-year-old Teller County resident and dog agility handler for her pup Adios, a Shetland Sheepdog, is headed across the pond in July to compete in the…
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Solid Grounds has a righteous pedigree
If you go there often enough, you might just end up staying – at least, that was the case for Righteous Grounds Coffee Roasters customer Jason Ledlie. Ledlie, a licensed therapist, often walked from his practice’s office in the center of Woodland Park to grab a cup of joe around the corner at a café…
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Business owner opens retail and workshop space for Woodland Park community
When Andrea Connolly realized her goat milk business had outgrown its humble workspace, she decided her next step would not just mean finding a bigger space to grow outside her home. Instead, she would use it as an opportunity to help other small business owners and the community. That is why Connolly opened Hunt &…
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Woodland Park food truck searches for permanent home
When craving Estela Cortez’s authentic Mexican cuisine, there’s little that can deter Tacos Del Gordo customers from camping out in their vehicles until their order is ready—be it a sizzling hot quesadilla, meat-stuffed burrito or anything else. Located between Papa Murphy’s and Woodland Veterinary Clinic at 300 and 310 US 24, the stationary red food…
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Pikes Peak Children’s Museum is without a home
The Pikes Peak Children’s Museum, a nonprofit run in Colorado Springs since 2005, is homeless once again. The museum operated at 2565 Airport Road, a storefront in a strip mall in the city’s southeast quadrant, until late July when the organization’s lease expired, entered 2024 without a brick-and-mortar location. The president of the Pikes Peak…
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Downtown Colorado Springs businesses displaced by fire ponder next steps after manager terminates leases
The property manager of a building in downtown Colorado Springs said he is terminating leases with business owners after an electrical fire inside the building Dec. 4. Slawek Pietraszek, managing director at New Vision Hotels, said Tuesday that he is releasing tenants from their leases in the Majestic Building, 3-15 E. Bijou St., which houses…
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New nonalcoholic bar under construction in Colorado Springs
Gratitude, a nonalcoholic bar set to open on Colorado Springs’ west side this spring, will offer an array of zero-proof drinks from beer and wine to specialty beverages such as Kava and handcrafted cocktails. Business partners Michele Garrett and Rob Templin III’s personal recoveries from alcoholism and more than 40 years of combined work experience…