Tag: monument valley park
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Colorado Springs police arrest suspect in multiple downtown burglaries
Colorado Springs police officers were working on a separate incident on Monday when they spotted and arrested a suspect in multiple downtown burglaries, law enforcement officials said. Just after 7 p.m., officers were conducting “camping enforcement” in Monument Valley Park when they saw a man who looked like a suspect in a series of business…
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COMMENTARY: Constitution Avenue extension proposed again | Bob Loevy
It’s back! Once again, a city agency is proposing to extend four-lanes-wide Constitution Avenue from Paseo Road along the old Rock Island railroad tracks through Monument Valley Park and connect it to Interstate 25 at the West Fontanero Street interchange. This is a real pain for the quiet residential neighborhoods that border the old Rock Island railroad grade. One of them is…
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Palmer called his city Colorado Springs — but why aren’t there any springs?
Where, oh where, are the springs Colorado Springs was named for? A local history trivia question for sure and one visitors frequently ask. The answer: there really is one spring — just one — but you can no longer get a sip of the natural water from it. All those many familiar artesian springs were…
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Cross country notebook: Several Pikes Peak region cross country teams take regional titles in preparation for state meet
High school runners competed in cross country regionals at Monument Valley Park on Thursday for a chance to compete at the 2025 Colorado High School Activities Association’s Cross Country State Championship next week. The top four teams and the top-15 individuals from each region qualified for the state championship. Cheyenne Mountain girls capture back-to-back regional…
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Gazette Preps fast forward: TCA football looks for 17th consecutive win, big softball games on deck
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Before we get started, I have a correction to address: In Tuesday’s 14ners, I listed Braddock Hewitt as a competitor from Banning Lewis. That’s incorrect. Hewitt is a boys cross country runner at Thomas MacLaren, who are the Highlanders. Thomas MacLaren’s boys team also won its…
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Gazette Preps fast forward: TCA football looks for 17th consecutive win, big softball games on deck
Before we get started, I have a correction to address: In Tuesday’s 14ners, I listed Braddock Hewitt as a competitor from Banning Lewis. That’s incorrect. Hewitt is a boys cross country runner at Thomas MacLaren, who are the Highlanders. Thomas MacLaren’s boys team also won its division at the Liberty Bell Invitational. My apologies to Braddock…
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48-year-old killed in stabbing near Monument Valley Park identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man found stabbed to death on Thursday morning near Monument Valley Park has been identified by Colorado Springs police. Officers were called to the scene in the 100 block of West Cache La Poudre Street around 8:15 a.m. and found a man dead on…
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Stabbing near Monument Valley Park leaves 1 dead
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One man died Thursday after a stabbing in Monument Valley Park, according to an online blotter entry by the Colorado Springs Police Department. A call came in around 8:15 a.m. from near the intersection of Cache La Poudre and Mesa Road on a trail under…
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Live Well: Website offers edible map of natural resources in urban areas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You didn’t hear it from me, but I know a spot where you can get fresh European pears. For free. The pear tree, on the Colorado College campus near the Van Briggle building, swells every…
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Are homeless people in Colorado Springs just park hopping?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dewy grass and rain-freshened walkways at the Bijou Street entrance to Monument Valley Park gave a glimpse last Thursday morning of what Colorado Springs’ founder, Gen. William Jackson Palmer, had in mind when he donated the land and created his city’s signature public green space.…