Tag: Life
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Draft plan seeks upgrades for popular Colorado state park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A draft management plan outlines enhancements and strategies to meet growing demand at a state park on Colorado’s Front Range. Staunton State Park visitation has grown by more than 130,000 over the past five years, according to the draft plan that was recently posted for…
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‘Major milestone’ for major trail network in southwest Colorado mountains
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trail advocates are celebrating “a major milestone” toward the creation of a long-dreamed outdoor destination in southwest Colorado. That’s how Silverton Singletrack Society described a $750,000 grant recently announced for the Baker’s Park trail system. The grant was the largest among the latest “community impact”…
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A guide to the Royal Gorge: The bridge, thrill rides and adventures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In Colorado Springs, there’s “America’s Mountain.” About an hour’s drive to the southwest, there’s “America’s Bridge.” The Royal Gorge Bridge officially established the trademark in 2019 — 90 years after the stunning achievement that was its construction. In 1929, the bridge opened as the world’s…
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A Colorado Springs home of inflatables is a refuge from despair
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On a corner of a Colorado Springs neighborhood, at the edge of a busy intersection on the city’s north side, a woman in a blow-up costume dances and waves to traffic. The costume of choice this day is a patriotic eagle, matching the dozen Fourth…
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At Home: What to do with beloved stuff?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I get lots of emails from readers asking for advice on home design and improvements, organizing and moving, but the topic that dominates my inbox is exactly how (not whether) to get rid of stuff…
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Pikes Peak recreation area could see changes under ongoing review
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trails, commercial permitting and recreation management around popular reservoirs on Pikes Peak are under a review recently launched by Colorado Springs Utilities. The agency has posted an online survey, gauging enthusiast’s interests and ideas for the future of North Slope Recreation Area. That’s the area…
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Meet the Colorado Springs explorer captivating 40,000 Facebook fans with weird, famous and forgotten places
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was nothing. It was everything. It was one morning 11 years ago. Heath Gay woke in his Colorado Springs home. He was not yet 40 at the time. “I had a growth on my forehead,” he says. “By the end of the day, it…
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Was the root beer float invented in Colorado?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s how the story goes: In 1893 at a Cripple Creek brewery, a wandering entrepreneur named Frank J. Wisner was experimenting with carbonated water, roots and sweeteners that did not quite achieve the sweetness he sought. Perhaps a scoop of vanilla ice cream would do…
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Survey, meetings set for long-term future of Colorado Springs parks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An online survey and upcoming meetings begin a broad, long-term plan guiding Colorado Springs’ Parks Department. The department recently announced the survey along with the first in a series of meetings regarding a master plan for parks, open spaces, community centers and other department-run facilities…
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The No. 1 Summer Destination — Right in Your Own Backyard!
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We’ve all creaked open the screen door and grimaced at the same washed-out, splintery patio furniture we’ve had since…how many years has it been? If you can’t even remember the color of the original finish on your loungers, or you avoid certain chairs because they’re…