Tag: sam dunlap
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Mural honoring Colorado Springs leaders takes shape
At an underpass near the busy intersection of Fountain Boulevard and Circle Drive, names and faces are being immortalized in clay, one ceramic tile at a time. Some hold the transposed photos and quotes of well-known community leaders, elders, educators and mentors. Among them are Connie Benavidez, founder of Mexican dance group Ballet Folklórico de…
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Pikes Peak region mourns several notable deaths in 2019
A rugged cowboy who also was known as the Marlboro Man, a revered Tuskegee Airman and fighter pilot, the co-founder of a signature tourist attraction and a longtime policeman who climbed through the ranks to become chief of police were among prominent residents of the Pikes Peak region who died in 2019. They include: Phillip…