Author: By Rich Laden [email protected]

The Colorado Springs City Council early Wednesday overwhelmingly gave the green light to an 8,000-seat outdoor amphitheater that a local entertainment company said will attract top-name concerts and performers to the city’s north side but that nearby homeowners feared would bring unwanted noise, parking and traffic to their neighborhoods. The council’s action followed six hours…

Gas prices shot up by more than 20 cents a gallon over the last week in Colorado Springs, a jolt that a AAA Colorado spokesman attributed more to an ongoing global demand for oil and gas and not just last month’s temporary closure of the Suncor Energy refinery near Denver. “It’s not all Suncor, although…

Shake Shack is moving ahead with its expansion to Colorado Springs. A building permit has been issued and construction has begun on the popular New York-based hamburger chain’s location in the Springs, according to a tweet this week by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. Shake Shack’s 3,268-square-foot restaurant will be built southwest of InterQuest…

The Antlers hotel will remain The Antlers hotel. Nearly five months after potential buyers submitted a proposal to city government planners that envisioned transforming the 273-room, historic downtown Colorado Springs hotel into 166 apartments, co-owner and local attorney Perry Sanders Jr. says The Antlers isn’t changing hands. “The Antlers is absolutely, under no circumstances, selling,” Sanders…

Don’t blink. If you do, you might miss changes in Colorado Springs’ retail, residential and commercial landscape — new stores, restaurants, apartment complexes and the like. The Gazette routinely reports on such high-profile projects, many of which have been proposed by businesses and developers in response to the Springs’ continued population growth, employer expansions and…

A controversial 8,000-seat outdoor amphitheater proposed for Colorado Springs’ far north side was approved Wednesday by a divided City Planning Commission. The decision followed more than seven hours of debate and discussion in which the amphitheater’s developer touted the project’s economic and quality-of-life benefits and nearby residents objected to noise, parking and traffic problems they…

Downtown Colorado Springs isn’t just about stores, restaurants and nightclubs; outdoor enthusiasts can hop on the Legacy Loop trail system that rings the area, ice skate at Acacia Park in the winter or rock climb at the indoor CityRock venue. Starting next year, downtown also will give them a chance to ski the slopes —…

City planners have recommended approval of an 8,000-seat, outdoor amphitheater proposed for Colorado Springs’ far north side, which the City Planning Commission will review this week during a meeting expected to pit the project’s developer against nearby residents who worry the venue would create noise, parking and traffic headaches for their neighborhoods. The Planning Commission…

A small Arkansas-based coffee chain has its sights set on expanding to Colorado Springs, and its arrival would mean the demolition of a handful of existing buildings. 7 Brew Drive Thru Coffee, founded in 2017 and based in Rogers, Ark., has submitted proposals to city officials showing plans to open at least three area locations:…

Raising kids and caring for aging parents can be tough, but it’s a little easier in Fountain, according to Fortune, the global media company. Fountain, a fast-growing city of about 30,000 people south of Colorado Springs, ranked No. 23 on Fortune’s inaugural list of 25 Best Places to Live for Families, which was released Wednesday.…