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The hog days, silverware in the swill, and a buried tusk in the fairway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some time ago, during the early years of The Broadmoor, Spencer Penrose decided the hotel produced too much waste and his costs were much higher than acceptable. An impatient man, he decided to take the…
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Spencer Penrose legacy around Colorado Springs includes a boozy treasure, camel and glass eye
Spencer Penrose bought so much booze to make the 1920s roar at The Broadmoor that the cost of storing his stash put a pinch in the gold baron’s well-filled wallet. Penrose, a proud tippler who situated the hotel outside Colorado Springs to avoid the town’s Puritanical booze laws, began accumulating liquor two full years before…
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Anybody who’s anybody: The Broadmoor’s celebrity guests
Presidents, movie stars, athletes, comedians. Anybody who’s anybody has rested their head upon a Broadmoor pillow. And the Wall of Fame near the bowling alley Play in The Broadmoor West building boasts many of their mugs. More than 200 celebrities who have stayed at the plush digs have had their photos taken by the hotel’s…
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Baseball great Goose Gossage a big fan of Broadmoor golf
When Goose Gossage was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, he was showered with acclaim and honor by his hometown. Gossage is Colorado Springs, through and through. Born here. Raised in a home near Fillmore on what was then the north edge of the city. Educated at Wasson High School. Lives here,…
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Three owners, 100 years, one grand resort in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Over its 100-year history, The Broadmoor has had only three owners. Steve Bartolin, who has worked for two of them, finds that remarkable. And while those three owners – Broadmoor founder Spencer Penrose and his charitable El Pomar Foundation, Edward Gaylord and his Oklahoma Publishing…
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What it takes to earn five stars and five diamonds at The Broadmoor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Broadmoor hotel never tires of reaching for the stars. Or wearing diamonds, for that matter. The luxury resort on Colorado Springs’ southwest side, which marks its 100th anniversary Friday, holds two lofty distinctions when it comes to travel organization ratings given to hotels and…
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Comedian Craig Ferguson will bring new tour to Colorado Springs
Comedian Craig Ferguson will bring his “Hobo Fabulous” tour to Pikes Peak Center on Sept. 12. Tickets are $32-$42 and go on sale at 8 a.m. Friday. Call 520-7469 or go online to axs.com or pikespeakcenter.com. Backstage Pass members can purchase pre-sale tickets Wednesday and Thursday. Fans can become members by going online to broadmoorworldarena.com/connect-with-us/backstage-pass-newsletter.…
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Colorado parents of epileptic kids wary of 1st USDA pot-derived medicine
COLORADO SPRINGS — A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first prescription drug derived from the marijuana plant, but parents who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are feeling more cautious than celebratory. The U.S. Food…
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Baseball great Goose Gossage a big fan of Broadmoor golf
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Goose Gossage was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, he was showered with acclaim and honor by his hometown. Gossage is Colorado Springs, through and through. Born here. Raised in a…
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Tornado watch issued for Colorado Springs and El Paso County
Note: Scroll to the bottom of this article for a look at live radar. Update 4:55 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Calhan and Peyton until 5:30 p.m. Wind up to 50 miles per hour, ping pong-sized hail and a tornado are possible, according to the National Weather Service. — Tuesday’s predicted…