Tag: business
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Pikes Pick: Crazy Fresita serves up sweet treats from a neighborhood pop-up
Tucked into a neighborhood near Mountain Vista Community School, Crazy Fresita is a quick stop worth making. Run by Julianna De La Rosa and her husband, the family-run dessert spot serves up sweet treats including paletas de fresa, aguas frescas, chocofresas and fresas con crema, with delicious elotes occasionally joining the menu. Open from 5…
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Easy’s Records and Vintage brings dedicated record shop to downtown Colorado Springs
Downtown Colorado Springs will soon be home to a full-sized record shop. Easy’s Records and Vintage, founded by Ryan Fowler and Erica Dunford, will have a soft opening Friday, with a grand opening set for Sept. 10. The store, at 327 N. Tejon St., formerly operated out of CO.A.T.I. downtown under the name Vintage…
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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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Country, rock, blues and benefit concerts hit Colorado Springs this week
BRANTLEY GILBERT: Country rocker Brantley Gilbert brings his hard-hitting sound to Ford Amphitheater, where fans can expect to hear hits like “Bottoms Up,” “Country Must Be Country Wide” and “One Hell of an Amen.” The singer-songwriter blends country with rock and Southern influences for a night under the stars at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 95 Spectrum…
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Labor Day weekend packed with holiday festivities, festivals and Grammy-winning artists
BEAVER CREEK OKTOBERFEST: Bavarian tradition meets Rocky Mountain scenery during the 27th annual Beaver Creek Oktoberfest, a three-day celebration featuring traditional Bavarian food, live music, costume contests, games and more. The festival will also include a drone show and classic rock music as Beaver Creek gives summer an alpine send-off Friday through Sunday, 26 Avondale…
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Coloradans get carried away: A guide to the 50th Labor Day Lift Off
If you’re looking for a Labor Day weekend activity that doesn’t involve sweating at a barbecue or arguing over who gets the last burger, may we suggest looking up? For three days, dozens of hot air balloons will inflate across the grass of Memorial Park at 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave., with their bright colors…
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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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Waymo in Denver: Everything you need to know about the self-driving car service
The days of driving yourself around downtown Denver may be over. After deploying to over a dozen other cities throughout the U.S., Waymo robotaxi service is now open to anyone in the Mile High City. Here are answers to key questions about Denver’s new ride-hailing service. What is Waymo? Waymo robotaxis are autonomous driving vehicles,…
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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…