Author: Amanda Hancock [email protected]
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Colorado Springs man’s garden with a ‘bit of wildness’ is haven for bees, positivity
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s not the fanciest or flashiest front yard. Feedback from those who pass by the downtown Colorado Springs house, via foot or bike or scooter, would suggest otherwise. “A lot of people comment on it,…
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Summer concert series returns to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some things just make sense as a pair. But guitars and giraffes? Drums and deer? Strings and snakes? Not your obvious kind of duo. Music and animals do come together, though, during Tails & Tunes at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The concert series, is on Aug.…
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Colorado Springs-based ceramic artist inspired by colors and flowers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some people were born to be artists. Going by Alexandra Rose Tanner’s name, she’s one of them. Her initials spell it out: A.R.T. Colorado Springs teacher creates artsy fence as a ‘statement piece’ The native…
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Selfie boutique and interactive art experience opens in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you ever find yourself in need of an impromptu selfie, there’s a new spot for that in downtown Colorado Springs. Selfie Bear Bear, billed as a selfie boutique and interactive art experience, opened in early July on North Tejon Street near Colorado College. The…
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Colorado couple’s homemade wedding venue is a ‘hidden oasis’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ELLICOTT • Carrie Nee remembers when none of this was here. This land first became her home as a teenager who wasn’t so sure about moving from Colorado Springs to this much-smaller town. It was…
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Founder of Colorado Springs vintage baseball club keeps the art of play alive
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maybe every little kid remembers their first baseball game. Roger Hadix probably remembers it more. It was more than 50 years ago, but he remembers every detail of the car ride from Colorado Springs to St. Louis for a professional game. There was a feeling…
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Founder of Colorado Springs vintage baseball club keeps the art of play alive
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maybe every little kid remembers their first baseball game. Roger Hadix probably remembers it more. It was more than 50 years ago, but he remembers every detail of the car ride from Colorado Springs to…
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Colorado Springs tarot card readers see tarot entering mainstream
Flipping through video clips, one comes up showing flowery cards about to flip. “This found you because … ” read the words on the screen. “Those financial issues are about to come to an end.” It looks and sounds like other social media content, thanks in part to the popular Olivia Rodrigo song in the background.…
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Get your fill of flowery sights and smells at Colorado’s growing Lavender Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Strawberry fields might last forever, but lavender is having a moment. Just look inside a downtown Colorado Springs shop, where lavender candles are sold out and lavender body oil is somehow still in stock. Look at the next-door Bird Tree Cafe, where lavender-flavored lattes are…
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Luxury pop-up picnic trend arrives in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Picture this: You show up to a local park with a friend or date and find a picture-perfect picnic set-up waiting for you. The scene is set with a tent, rugs, pillows and blankets, and…