Today In Colorado Springs
Prepare to drive in the new year
Department of Revenue, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder...
12/28/2009 3:31 pmPlan your garden now
If you're the backyard type and already feeling antsy about being stuck inside the rest of winter, remember there is some work you can do on your garden now without actually bundling up. Mainly, planning...
12/28/2009 2:35 pmSanta's global PR trip
Since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has been tracking Santa's Christmas Eve flight, but as Geek.com reports, this year the NORAD mission "became a global phenomenon." It was picked up by social media...
12/28/2009 11:59 amFree Stuff
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Give the gift of Downtown! The Downtown Partnership is giving away a $20 Gift Card, to lighten your Holiday load... Enter to win here.
Targeting Tosches
Rich Tosches ("Advice from on high," Ranger Rich, Dec. 17) has launched yet another attack (in the guise of humor), on The Broadmoor, in particular, its highly respected CEO, Steve Bartolin! His routine onslaughts on our five-star resort border on paranoia, the bizarre and a downright creepy obsession with the gem of our city...
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Born under a blues sign
Lurrie Bell carries on a family legacy and lives to tell about it
Bell's nomination for a Grammy Award earlier this month was the latest confirmation of the blues inheritance that sustained his career and even saved his life.
In the dark
Streets will dim as the city snuffs out its lights; but will they get more dangerous?
Starting next month, the Springs will cut $1.245 million in street light expense. Exactly how many of the city's 24,512 lights will be turned off isn't yet clear, but it could require thousands to hit the savings target.
Soirees, spreads and salutations
No matter what you're into, don't forget to plan for a New Year's Eve to remember.
Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Citizen Advisory Committee
Is seeking a citizen-at-large member, to help present recommendations to the PPRTA Board of Directors concerning budget, contracts and projects. The committee meets once a month. Applicants should send a letter of intent and a brief résumé to Pikes Peak RTA Citizen Advisory Committee, PPACG, 15 S. Seventh St., Colo., Spgs., CO, 80905, Attn. Rick Sonnenburg.
Application deadline: Jan. 5
Give Peas a Chance! Drive
A donation drive for the Marian House collecting most needed items such as: white tube socks, coffee, sugar, canned corn, tomatoes and green beans. Items can also be dropped off in the same building at Rainy Days Silkscreen Studio.
The Liberal Store, 218 W. Colorado Ave.
A Conversation with Peter Block
A presentation by the author and activist on empowerment, stewardship and community. Block's book, Community: The Structure of Belonging is a 2009 All Pikes Peak Read choice.
RSVP by Jan. 8 for the Jan. 11, 11 a.m. event
CC's Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.
