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Trails, sidewalks along Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs to close Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All walkable paths along Fountain Creek between Mayfair Avenue and Old Mans Trail in Manitou Springs will be closed for around a month starting Monday, city officials said. The closure is associated with phase four…
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Body found in creek near downtown Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A body was found Tuesday morning in a creek near downtown Colorado Springs, according to Colorado Springs police. The body was located around 8 a.m. where Shooks Run meets up with Fountain Creek near the East Las Vegas Street bridge. “Clearly the creeks are running…
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Body found in creek near downtown Colorado Springs
A body was found Tuesday morning in a creek near downtown Colorado Springs, according to Colorado Springs police. The body was located around 8 a.m. where Shooks Run meets up with Fountain Creek near the East Las Vegas Street bridge. “Clearly the creeks are running high, and there’s a lot of rain. It doesn’t look…
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‘Everyone was scrambling’: Manitou Springs preps for more floods after Wednesday evacuations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to crash down onto El Paso County Thursday, bringing a potential for more flash floods following rushing waters that swept through parts of the county Wednesday, according to weather officials. Forecast models from the National Weather Service in…
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Multiyear road, bridge project off 8th Street set to begin
The eastbound lanes of the U.S. 24 frontage road from northbound 8th Street to the highway’s intersection will be closed for road construction starting Monday. There will be a detour to make a right turn from 8th Street to U.S. 24, according to a news release from the city of Colorado Springs. The eastern sidewalk…
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Update: Fountain Creek stabilization underway, public meeting moved online
The Fountain Creek Watershed District has moved their public meeting on bank stabilization online. The district asks attendees log-in by 5:50 p.m. tonight at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86124461814. South of Colorado Springs, Fountain Creek has cut into deeply into the sandy soil, leaving a soaring bank about 50 feet high, so unstable an adjacent road has been closed…
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Tibetan Buddhist monks, mandala show impermanence of life | Live Well
Being a monk with a mandala might seem challenging to a non-monk. After days of painstaking work, placing colored grains in an intricate geometric pattern on a large mat, the sand painting is destroyed. Whoosh, just like that, the monks sweep the mandala into a dusty pile, carry it to a body of water, dump…
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Bold downtown Colorado Springs waterfront plan deserves consideration | Cronin and Loevy
Neighborhood associations adjacent to Monument Creek and Fountain Creek in Colorado Springs are currently busy reviewing an ambitious long-term plan for the redevelopment of those two bodies of water. The portion of the two creeks to be redeveloped begins where Monument Creek, flowing southward, passes under Garden of the Gods Road. The creek then flows by…
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Drowning investigation ongoing at Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs
The Manitou Springs Police Department is investigating a drowning that occurred Saturday in Manitou Springs. At approximately 6:20 a.m. Saturday, police officers responded to a call for service regarding an unconscious person in Fountain Creek behind the Subway on Manitou Avenue. Upon law enforcement’s arrival, it was confirmed the individual, male, was deceased. An investigation…
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NEWS | Ute Pass Elementary students release trout into the wild
Ute Pass Elementary School students released dozens of small rainbow trout into Fountain Creek on Monday, May 1, 2023. The students have been raising the fish for the past school year.