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Progress at Woodmen and Academy

July 5, 2010

Still over a year from completion, it’s starting to look like quantifiable progress at the Academy and Woodmen Interchange construction site: They’ve completed the first phase of the girder placement, as shown in these pictures. The next set will be done later this summer. This week the left turn lane from southbound Academy to Brookwood [...]

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New business coming to the Springs: Rudy’s BBQ

December 15, 2009

Have you heard the news? Colorado Springs (or more specifically, Old Colorado City) is getting a real barbecue straight out of the heart of Texas – according to the Colorado Springs Business Journal, Rudy’s Bar-B-Q is coming to town! When we first saw a Rudy’s Bar-B-Q location in Texas, it seemed a bit odd. The [...]

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Top 10 lists of 2009 – which lists did the Springs make?

December 9, 2009

Seems like a new “top ten” list of some sort comes out every week with Colorado Springs on it. I’m not sure that the lists actually mean anything, but it does give some attention to the great city we live in! Here’s some of the lists Colorado Springs made in 2009: America’s Fastest-Recovering Cities from [...]

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Colorado Bans Texting While Driving

November 29, 2009

(UPDATED 11-29-09 at 8:15 PM) Effective this Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009 new laws go into effect for Colorado drivers regarding the use of your cell phone while driving. Here are the basic changes. 1. No Texting or any other data entry (i.e. email) 2. No Using a Phone AT ALL if you’re under 18 In [...]

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Thanksgiving Proclamation

November 27, 2009

While it believed the Mayflower Pilgrims began celebrating Thanksgiving ca. 1621 shortly after arriving in the new world, what follows represents the oldest extant thanksgiving proclamation: The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive dispensations in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives of this land, written and [...]

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Woodmen and Academy Construction Update: week of October 26

October 27, 2009

Here’s the major events that will be taking place in the Woodmen and Academy interchange construction project this week, via WoodmenRoad.com: Preparatory work for the opening of Prince Drive at Woodmen Road York Road closed at Earl Drive when Prince Drive opens Prince Drive opening scheduled for November 2, 2009 NO ACCESS to ACADEMY BLVD. [...]

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Academy and Woodmen Interchange Update: construction schedule through 10/24

October 20, 2009

The Academy and Woodmen interchange construction project continues. Here’s the major points of the 7-day outlook for this week (through October 24th): Removal of Einstein Bagels and Albertacos Building Removal of medians along Academy Alignment changes: Continued temporary alignment changes for east bound and westbound Woodmen between Academy and the eastern Sam’s Club entrance. Entrances [...]

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Information on the Colorado Springs city budget

October 12, 2009

The city council revealed a proposed 2010 budget last week. The city is facing a shortfall of $28.9 million, and in just a few days registered voters will be receiving ballots to vote (among other things) if the property tax rate should be increased to cover the shortfall. For more information on 2C, you can [...]

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Two years to fewer headaches at Academy and Woodmen

October 3, 2009

View Woodmen Corridor Improvement Project in a larger map The big Woodmen Road Corridor Improvement construction project has started to ramp up. The project will widen Woodmen Road to six lanes from Interstate 25 to Stinson (see map above). The project is optimistically scheduled to be finished in September 2011 – originally it had been [...]

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