Author: Amanda Hancock
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Teddy bear hunting brings much-needed joy and comfort to Colorado neighborhoods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Desperate times call for teddy bears. So, here they are. Not tucked next to bedroom pillows or hidden in closets. But perched in plain sight to whoever walks by, waiting to be seen and waiting…
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Colorado distilleries shift to making essential product during nationwide shortage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Distillers are emerging as heroes during these stressful days, and not just because they’re helping people take the edge off. In response to a nationwide shortage of hand sanitizer amid the coronavirus outbreak, Colorado distilleries…
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Food trucks still rolling, thinking outside the box during the coronavirus outbreak
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No one’s venturiing far from their homes right now. But what if you still want grub from your favorite food truck? That got Danielle Leftridge thinking: “Why can’t food trucks be like the ice cream…
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Red Rocks suspends concerts for extended period of time
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s 2020 concert lineup is getting a cut, as events scheduled through mid-May have been called off. The cancellations come amid “growing concern around the spread of COVID-19,” according to a statement from…
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100 women to lead St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Colorado Springs with thousands expected to attend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Usually, one person is chosen to lead the way as downtown fills with a frenzy of green for St. Patrick’s Day. Not this year. About 100 women will march in front Saturday during the 36th…
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In Larkspur, a mobile hair salon — inside a vintage Airstream — sticks out
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The speed limit is 25 mph, but cars tend to slow down well below that for a good look at the only hair salon in town. On the side of a quiet road, the flashy…
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Jimmy Buffett to play two shows at Red Rocks this summer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Morrison or “Margaritaville”? Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band will play two shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre as part of their “Slack Tide Tour 2020.” The shows are slated for Sept. 8 and Sept.…
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Rascal Flatts to bring farewell tour to Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here comes goodbye for Rascal Flatts. But first, the country trio will come to Colorado. The group brings its “Farewell: Life is a Highway” tour to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Oct. 7. Ticket go on…
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100,000 cards mailed from Colorado town for Valentine’s Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOVELAND • There’s plenty to not like about Valentine’s Day. The pressure of which flowers to buy. The push to have someone to buy flowers for. The onslaught of pink and purple at the grocery…
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Fruitcake Toss in Manitou Springs has a surprising connection to Netflix show, ‘Cheer’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every now and then, we consume a piece of pop culture, slightly obsess over it, and then that thing appears to show up everywhere. One of those phenoms, at least for now, seems to be…