Author: RICH LADEN and BREANNA JENT The Gazette
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Colorado Springs, Ford Amphitheater developer announce new sound measures — but there could be a wait
Enhanced mitigation measures designed to tamp down noise at the new Ford Amphitheater, whose debut last summer in northern Colorado Springs generated hundreds of complaints from area residents objecting to what they called unwanted and obtrusive sound from the outdoor concert facility, were announced Tuesday by Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s office and VENU, the Springs-based entertainment…
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Longtime Colorado Springs restaurant reopens at new north-side location after months of challenges
House of Yakitori II, which closed its longtime location last year in the central part of Colorado Springs after it lost its lease, recently reopened on the city’s north side — an undertaking that took seven months and required the restaurant’s owners to clear a series of financial and logistical hurdles before they could relocate.…
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Two longtime Re/Max companies join forces in Colorado Springs
Re/Max Advantage and Re/Max Properties, who’ve been rivals for years in Colorado Springs’ residential real estate market, have joined forces. The companies announced their merger this week, which their leaders say will create one of the area’s largest residential brokerages and whose combined 240 agents will have new opportunities to improve service for home buyers…
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Texas-based Shipley Do-Nuts opens third Colorado Springs-area location
Another Texas import that expanded to the Pikes Peak region in recent years is growing again. Shipley Do-Nuts debuted its third Colorado Springs-area store last month at 4296 N. Academy Blvd., north of Academy and Austin Bluffs Parkway. Shipley took over a vacant space in a multitenant retail building that had been occupied by a…
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King Soopers set to open newest supersized store this week in northern Colorado Springs
King Soopers will continue its aggressive expansion in the Pikes Peak region this week when the grocery chain opens its newest store in the Flying Horse development on Colorado Springs’ far north side. The store is scheduled to debut at 9 a.m. Wednesday southwest of Colorado 83 and North Gate Boulevard and will anchor the…
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State OKs millions in incentives to semiconductor maker for Colorado Springs plant upgrades
A semiconductor manufacturer seeking to expand and modernize its Colorado Springs plant would be eligible for a $3.68 million cash award from the state under a financial incentive for the company approved Thursday by the Colorado Economic Development Commission. The company, whose identity was kept confidential by state officials and instead was assigned the code…
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Colorado Springs investment and development heavyweights form new real estate company
A Colorado Springs private equity firm and one of the city’s oldest and highest-profile developers are partnering on the creation of a new real estate company they say will bring a vibrant mix of land uses to the community and possibly beyond. The O’Neil Group and La Plata Communities announced this week they’ve formed ONE…
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Colorado Springs jumps to No. 5 ranking in national report that measures economic vitality
Gains in job and wage growth helped vault Colorado Springs to a No. 5 ranking among large metro areas in the 2025 Best-Performing Cities index released Tuesday by the Milken Institute, a nonpartisan, California-based think tank that measures the economic vitality of hundreds of cities in its annual report. Colorado Springs’ ranking this year is…
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Historic Briarhurst Manor closes in Manitou Springs
The Briarhurst Manor Estate in Manitou Springs, a Pikes Peak region landmark that’s operated as a fine-dining restaurant for a half-century inside a Victorian manor house built by the city’s founder nearly 150 years ago, closed its doors and it’s unknown if it will reopen. The venue, which also has hosted weddings, banquets, parties and…
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Historic Briarhurst Manor closes in Manitou Springs
The Briarhurst Manor Estate in Manitou Springs, a Pikes Peak region landmark that’s operated as a fine-dining restaurant for a half-century inside a Victorian manor house built by the city’s founder nearly 150 years ago, closed its doors and it’s unknown if it will reopen. The venue, which also has hosted weddings, banquets, parties and…