Best of Urban Living: Readers' Poll Results
Best Neighborhood
Gold
Old Colorado City
Silver
Old North End
Bronze
Downtown
Best Community Center
Gold
Hillside Community Center
925 S. Institute St., 578-6889
Silver
YMCA Downtown
207 N. Nevada Ave., 471-9790
www.ppymca.org
Bronze
Colorado Springs Senior Center
1514 N. Hancock Ave., 385-5933
Best School District
Gold
District 11
Silver
District 12
Bronze
District 20
Best Nonprofit Organization
Gold
Center for Prevention of
Domestic Violence
320 S. El Paso St., 633-1462
24-Hour Crisis Line: 633-3819
Silver
Citizens Project
121 E. Pikes Peak Ave.,
Suite 210, 520-9899
http://citproj.ppages.com/
Bronze
Humane Society
633 S. 8th St., 473-1741
Best Architectural Treasure
Gold
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon St, 578-6650
Completed in 1903
Silver
Lowell Elementary School
831 S. Nevada Ave.
Completed in 1891
Bronze
United States Air Force Academy
Cadet Chapel
Colorado Springs, 333-2636
Completed in 1963
Best Publi1c
Artwork
Gold
Starr Kempf's yard
2057 Pine Grove Ave.
Silver
Gen. William Jackson Palmer Statue by Nathan D. Potter
Intersection of Nevada and Platte avenues
Dedicated Sept. 1, 1921
Bronze
"BISON bison" by Richard Jagoda
Intersection of Cascade and Pikes Peak avenues
Sponsored by U.S. Bank Art on the Streets
Best Playground
Gold
Palmer Park
Silver
Memorial Park
Bronze
Bear Creak Park
Best Sports Team
Gold
Sky Sox
4385 Tutt Ave., 597-1449
www.skysox.com
Silver
Colorado College Tigers, men's
hockey
14 E. Cache La Poudre St.,
389-6607
www.coloradocollege.edu/athlet-
ics/hockey/
Bronze
Gold Kings
Colorado Springs World Arena,
579-9000
www.coloradogoldkings.com
Best After-midnight Hangout
Gold
Denny's Restaurant
Six locations around town
ww4w.dennys.com
Silver
Tony's
311 N. Tejon St., 228-6566
Bronze
Underground Club
130 E. Kiowa Street, 633-0590
Best Thing about Living in the Springs
Gold
Close to the mountains
Silver
Beautiful views
Bronze
The weather
Best Thing Colorado Springs Needs Most
Gold
An ocean
Silver
East-west expressway
Bronze
More Democrats
Most Pressing Local Issue
Gold
Growth and development
Silver
Affordable housing
Bronze
Education
Longhorn cattle drive for Brand Rodeo
Natural Epicurean popup NE Ramen offers varied Asian eats
Colorado Classic: 2017 Stage One (men's)
Road Trip Hike: Herman Gulch to Herman Lake
Coquette's Bistro and Bakery reopens
Photographing Colorado Springs Philharmonic's Summer Symphony
Road Trip Hike: Grizzly Lake
The fine art of childhood
The 4th Annual Inclusion Awards at Briarhurst Manor
Road trip hike: Hartenstein Lake
Bruce Munro's Field of Light in Green Mountain Falls
John Venezia Park opens in time for summer
Road Trip: Lost Lake in Cottonwood Pass
Whirlyball promises entertainment, craft beers and bites
How marijuana grow busts go down in the age of legalization
Sakura bar promises interesting Japanese-inflected cocktails
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