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Little folks, look at the windows to spot special stories just for you during walks downtown with your grown-ups.
It’s called Stroll-a-Story and you can read them with your parents or grandparents or older brothers and sisters. Or the kiddos can read on their own while the taller folks do some window shopping.
The Pikes Peak Library District project promises fun stories in the windows and at Penrose Library.
Little readers can share with the library which stories they liked by posting on Facebook @PPLDKids.
One story is in windows along the North Route Downtown Stroll: Rasta Pasta, Kreuser Gallery, Josh & John’s, Poor Richard’s/Rico’s, Halo Boutique, Eclectic Co., Title Nine, The Candy Bar, Sparrow Hawk Cookware, Escape Velocity Comics, Yobel Market, Local Honey Collective and also at the Penrose Library
Springs sales taxes near 2019 levels
The most recent sales tax report from the city of Colorado Springs shows revenue was down in 2020 but not nearly as much as officials had feared earlier in the year.
and last updated 2021-01-14 23:08:45-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â The December sales tax report from the City of Colorado Springs shows year-to-date revenue to fell in 2020, but not nearly as much as officials had feared earlier in the year. Businesses have 30 days to submit their monthly taxes. So, the December data reflects sales activity through the end of November.
As of November 30, the roughly $166 million in total sales tax revenue measured about 0.63 percent lower compared to this same point in 2019. In April, Mayor John Suthers implemented a hiring freeze amid a package of budget cuts aimed at lowering city spending by $20 million for the year.