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A crane lifts supplies to the roof of the new Marriott-branded Element Hotel and Springhill Suites on Tejon Street in Colorado Springs Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Downtown Colorado Springs faired better than many cities coming out of COVID-19 pandemic because of the new hotel and apartment construction as well as the number of new businesses that opened in 2020. The downtown area saw ten major construction or renovation projects valued at $500,000 or more. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Christian Murdock/The Gazette
Christian Murdock/The Gazette
Bryan Grossman, Editor-in-Chief
I donât use the term âshout outâ often â or at all, come to think of it â but this column seems like as good a time as any to try new things. So allow me to set the stage.
While many people felt someone hit the pause button on their lives in 2020, big things kept happening in this city. I work downtown but live in the northern reaches of the county. My wife and son hadnât seen downtown in quite some time, so we decided to take a trip to the cityâs core last Sunday and have a meander. All I can say is, if this is what we can accomplish in less-than-ideal circumstances, just wait until the city is firing on all cylinders. And this renaissance didnât happen on its own; there are some who most definitely deserve a shout out.
Stroll-a-Story invites children to read stories on windows in downtown Colorado Springs gazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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
Il Vegano paves the road to success with vegan cookies
KOAA
and last updated 2021-02-19 14:36:04-05
MANITOU SPRINGS â Il Vegano, a kitchen/bakery that opened up during the summer of 2020, is working hard to bring tasty Sicilian inspired, vegan cookies to the Front range.
Drew LiVigni, the creator and founder of the relatively new bakery, started up his business after losing his job in the restaurant field due to the widespread closures that followed the start of the pandemic.
Finding himself with a new abundance of time and a goal of starting up a bakery where he could draw on his Sicilian roots, and create vegan baked goods, he took steps to make his dream a reality.