A driving range with climate-controlled hitting bays will be part of the 54,000-square-foot Topgolf formerly Crush Golf entertainment venue that s under construction at the 200-acre Polaris Pointe retail complex in northern Colorado Springs. Dallas-based Topgolf is aiming for a summer opening of the facility, whose high-tech games, food and beverages are designed to cater to golfers and nongolfers. CHANCEY BUSH, THE GAZETTE
Diver Rich Rotte cleans the corral at the About 600 tropical fish were released into their new home, a 16,000 gallon aquarium at the Scheel’s All Sports under construction in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. The sporting goods superstar is set to open in late March. Divers will go into the tank four times a week to clean the aquarium. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
JERILEE BENNETT THE GAZETTE
Courtesy of The Broadmoor Stacy and Witbeck crews work on completing one of three passing siding tracks for the new Pikes Peak Cog Railway near the top of Pikes Peak. The $100 million project is scheduled to reopen this spring, marking a milestone in the return of one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions. undefined
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Black Eyed Pea, known as a comfort-food restaurant, closed southwest of Interstate 25 and Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs after failing to reach a new lease agreement. A second location remains open in the Citadel Crossing shopping center northeast of Academy Boulevard and Platte Avenue. RICH LADEN, THE GAZETTE
A For Lease sign is posted in the window of Iron Bird Brewing Co. in downtown Colorado Springs, May 6, 2020. The brewery, which opened in 2014, briefly offered to-go service in the weeks after the mandatory shut-down in March. Owners announced the permanent closure May 6 on the brewery s Facebook page.
Black Eyed Pea, known as a comfort-food restaurant, closed southwest of Interstate 25 and Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs after failing to reach a new lease agreement. A second location remains open in the Citadel Crossing shopping center northeast of Academy Boulevard and Platte Avenue. RICH LADEN, THE GAZETTE
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