Author: By Rich Laden [email protected]

Downtown Colorado Springs remained on a billion-dollar roll last year. The value of apartments, hotels, restaurants, offices and other projects completed, launched or announced for downtown over an eight-year stretch swelled to more than $2 billion in 2021, jumping by roughly $400 million from the previous year, according to the Downtown Partnership’s seventh annual State of…

A local entertainment company announced plans this week to develop an 8,000-seat, outdoor amphitheater on Colorado Springs’ north side. The venue would bring top-name music performers, entertainment acts and concerts to the Springs, the company says. Here are five things to know about the project: • The proposed amphitheater would be built on 6.5 acres…

A $40 million, 8,000-seat outdoor amphitheater that would host top-name music and entertainment acts is planned for Colorado Springs’ north side, where it would offer concertgoers a state-of-the-art venue in an open-air setting akin to Red Rocks and Fiddler’s Green near Denver. The Sunset, as it would be called, would help lift Colorado Springs out…

The built-to-rent concept — single-family homes constructed as rental properties — might be gaining momentum in Colorado Springs. The Empire Group, a Scottsdale, Ariz., residential and commercial real estate company, plans to develop a 228-unit, built-to-rent community on the Springs’ northeast side, according to a proposal submitted last month to city government planners. It would…

To say that Whataburger fans are a hearty lot is an understatement as big as Texas, the fast-food chain’s home state. Whataburger franchisee touts brand’s appeal as Texas chain arrives in Colorado Springs Hours before the 11 a.m. Wednesday opening of Colorado Springs’ first Whataburger, more than a dozen people lined up outside the restaurant…

The wait is almost over for Whataburger fans; the iconic Texas burger chain debuts next week in Colorado Springs. Whataburger will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday at 1310 InterQuest Parkway on the city’s far north side, according to  BurgerWorks Colorado, a franchisee that’s bringing the chain to the Springs. The location, northeast of InterQuest Parkway and…

The Colorado Springs-area housing market has started off the new year the way it ended the old one: higher prices, increasing numbers of home sales and a historically tight supply of properties available for purchase. A Pikes Peak Association of Realtors market trends report released this week shows the median price of single-family and patio…

It’s the end of the line for the Big Train Family Restaurant, a Colorado Springs comfort food favorite for more than a half-century. Big Train, at 808 Garden of the Gods Road, closed last Friday. Owner Rashell Kolthoff cited a downturn in business that began in 2019 when the restaurant relocated to Garden of the…

Shake Shack, one of the fast-food industry’s hottest hamburger concepts and whose trendy restaurants nationwide draw long lines of loyal customers, is coming to Colorado Springs. The New York-based chain, known for its high-quality, all-natural beef burgers, plans to open southwest of InterQuest Parkway and Federal Drive, in the InterQuest Town Center development in northern…

A vacant retail space in a Colorado Springs shopping center will be transformed into one of the city’s largest indoor pickleball complexes, which will accommodate growing numbers of local players and provide them with a social gathering spot. California-based Courtside Superstores plans to open 10 pickleball courts, along with a store, bar, cafE and seating…