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A month after Rockrimmon closure decision, library district facing public backlash
The Rockrimmon Library, slated for permanent closure at the end of the year following an October decision by the Pikes Peak Library District Board, has not been going quietly in the intervening weeks. Public officials have come out for and against the closure, while a large contingent of protesters attempting to delay the closure of…
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A month after Rockrimmon closure decision, library district facing public backlash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Rockrimmon Library, slated for permanent closure at the end of the year following an October decision by the Pikes Peak Library District Board, has not been going quietly in the intervening weeks. Public officials have come out for and against the closure, while a…
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‘I’m going to be a good neighbor’: Ford Amphitheater sound mitigation discussed at open house
Next season might see changes, said stakeholders to a scattered crowd of over one hundred community members gathered at a Ford Amphitheater open house to address noise complaints since the venue started hosting concerts this summer. “I’m going to be a good neighbor,” said JW Roth, founder, chairman and CEO of VENU, the company formerly…
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Pushing for a different kind of ‘waste management:’ More public toilets
It’s a question Allen Eppley, longtime co-owner of Sparrow Hawk Cookware on North Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs, hears all the time: “Where’s the bathroom?” “There’s a constant stream of customers asking,” he said, while working the floor of his popular gourmet kitchenware shop last week. “It would be nice to be able to…
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House District 22 candidate announces launch of comprehensive info website for voters
A candidate for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on Thursday announced the debut of a website designed to help voters make more informed decisions. Daniel Campaña, who is running unaffiliated against incumbent Rep. Kenneth DeGraaf, R-Colorado Springs, and Michael Pierson, D-Colorado Springs, announced the launch of Legiscape, a nonpartisan, comprehensive database that will include…
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Ford Amphitheater owner promises to be a ‘good neighbor’ at open house to address noise complaints
Next season might see changes, said stakeholders to a scattered crowd of over one hundred community members gathered at a Ford Amphitheater open house to address noise complaints since the venue started hosting concerts this summer. “I’m going to be a good neighbor,” said JW Roth, founder, chairman and CEO of VENU, the company formerly…
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‘Hoping we can move forward from this’: Military ban on The Citadel mall lifted
A military board lifted a ban this week on service members going to The Citadel mall after hearing from mall ownership about safety improvements. The ban was put in place during July and was revised to allow service members to go there for educational and religious purposes shortly after it was put in place. The…
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Military banned from Colorado Springs shopping mall: ‘It just doesn’t make sense to me’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify the ban applies to all uniformed service members around Colorado Springs. A decision to ban all service members in the Colorado Springs area from visiting The Citadel mall prompted questions and concerns Tuesday for a city…
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Military banned from Colorado Springs shopping mall: ‘It just doesn’t make sense to me’
Mall-based taekwondo and jiujitsu training center already losing business as ban forces families to withdraw from classes