Tag: colorado city
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San Isabel Electric faces lawsuit over Aspen Acres fire in southern Colorado
Plaintiffs allege power lines played a ‘substantial’ part in the fire’s cause Four people have filed a complaint against the San Isabel Electric Association, claiming the company is responsible for the start of the Aspen Acres fire. The plaintiffs allege in the lawsuit the fire was started by downed power lines owned by the company…
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Colorado City and Rye churches plan interdenominational service during Aspen Acres fire
Amid Aspen Acre fire evacuations, several churches in the Colorado City and Rye area are planning an interdenominational gathering Sunday. The Rev. Shane Bennett of Table Mountain Church said he hoped it would bring people together as a similar gathering did last week. It’s a “chance for people to get together and hug each…
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A Colorado City family helped friends in Rye evacuate. Then the fire came their way.
Kristy Shue’s grandparents arrived in Colorado City more than a century ago to create a family ranch. Shue grew up in the city and moved back with her husband Cody and their two young children last year. On Friday morning, the family sat on the other side of Pueblo County and watched as the Aspen…
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Territory Days celebrates Old West, Memorial Day in Colorado Springs
Before galleries, restaurants and bars lined Colorado Avenue in Old Colorado City, gold seekers trawled the streets in search of saloons and bordellos. Known as Colorado City in the late 1800s, the tiny town, which served as Colorado Territory’s first capital, even before Denver, was the richest spot in the state and a massive trade…
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New west-side Colorado Springs tearoom, coffee shop also food incubator for small businesses
Photo by Kelly Walker Coffee bar and tearoom by day. Shared kitchen by night. Pop, a new culinary incubator and pop-up space on Colorado Springs’ west side, is the first of its kind in town. Owner Amy Kunstle, a registered dietitian and certified speech-language pathologist, wanted a place where she could feed people — she’s…