Thursday, May 23, 2013
Best of Urban Living
Uniquely us
Readers' Poll Winners
Best Neighborhood
Gold
Old Colorado City (West Side)
Silver
Manitou Springs
Bronze
Downtown
Gold
Best Community Center
Hillside Community Center
925 S. Institute St., 385-7900
Previous Best Of Award '00 '01
Silver
YMCA Downtown
207 N. Nevada Ave., 473-9622
www.ppymca.org
Bronze
West Center for Intergenerational Learning
25 N. 20th St., 385-7920
Gold
Best School District
District 11
Silver
District 20
Bronze
District 12
Gold
Best Nonprofit Organization
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
610 Abbott Lane, 473-1741
www.humanecolospgs.org
Silver
Salvation Army
908 Yuma St., 636-3891
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Bronze
Pikes Peak Community Foundation
6 S. Tejon St., 389-1251
http://ppcf.org/
Gold
Best Sports Team
Sky Sox
4385 Tutt Blvd., 597-7669
www.skysox.com
Silver
Colorado College Tigers, men's hockey
14 E. Cache La Poudre St., 389-6607
www.coloradocollege.edu/athletics/hockey/
Bronze
USAFA Falcons, football
Colorado Springs, 1-800-666-USAF
www.usafa.af.mil
Gold
Best Architectural Treasure
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon St., 385-5990
Completed in 1903
Silver
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 W. Dale St., 634-5581
www.csfineartscenter.org
Bronze
Glen Eryie Conference Center
3820 N. 30th St., 634-0808
http://home.navigators.org/us/gleneyrie/
Gold
Best Artwork on the Street
Giant Sunflowers on Cascade Avenue
Art on the Streets
Sponsored by U.S. Bank
Silver
Uncle Wilbur Fountain
Acacia Park, corner of Bijou and Tejon streets
Bronze
Gen. Palmer Statue
Intersection of Platte and Nevada avenues
Best After-School Hangout
Gold
Boulder Street Coffee Roasters
332 N. Tejon St., 577-4291
Silver
Acacia Park, downtown
Bronze
"The mall"
Best After-Midnight Hangout
Gold
Home
Silver
Hide N' Seek
512 W. Colorado Ave., 634-9303
Bronze
Tequila's
25 N. Tejon St., 630-0500
Gold
Best Singles Bar
Rum Bay
20 N. Tejon St., 634-3522
www.rumbay.com
Silver
Ritz Grill
15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484
Bronze
Cowboys
3910 Palmer Park Blvd., 596-1212
Gold
Best Thing about Living in the Springs
Mountains
Silver
Climate/weather
Bronze
Scenery
Thing Colorado Springs Needs Most
Gold
Water conservation
Silver
Tolerance
Bronze
Controlled growth
Thing Colorado Springs Could Do Without
Gold
Focus on the Family
Silver
Growth
Bronze
Traffic
Gold
Local Issue to Get Involved In
Water conservation
Silver
Growth limits
Bronze
Preserving open space
