Author: By Rich Laden [email protected]

Pizza travels well, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joey’s Pizza and Ruffrano’s Hell’s Kitchen Pizza, two longtime Colorado Springs-area restaurants popular for their New York-style pizza, have added locations as they seek to grow their presence in the Pikes Peak region. Joey’s opened its third Springs restaurant last month at 2123 Templeton Gap Road in…

Colorado Springs-area home prices spiked to new highs again last month, prompting renewed fears on the part of some real estate agents that soaring costs will put housing out of reach for buyers. “It’s definitely concerning,” said Eddie Hurt, a real estate agent with ERA Shields Real Estate in Colorado Springs. “It’s concerning because it’s…

How sweet it is: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is returning to Colorado Springs. Krispy Kreme, the Winston-Salem, N.C., company whose signature glazed doughnuts have a national following, plans to raze a shuttered Village Inn restaurant at 5790 S. Carefree Circle and build a 3,547-square-foot outlet in its place, according to a proposal submitted to city government planners.…

Topgolf, whose popular entertainment venues mix high-tech games, food and drink for golfers and nongolfers, is coming to Colorado Springs. The Crush Golf driving range that’s under construction at the Polaris Pointe retail complex will be taken over by Dallas-based Topgolf Entertainment Group, which will transform the facility into one of its year-round entertainment centers,…

In some ways, Wienerschnitzel is to hot dogs what In-N-Out Burger is to hamburgers. Both are decades-old restaurant chains founded in Southern California, with multiple locations, signature menu items and fiercely loyal customers. Now, Wienerschnitzel has something else in common with In-N-Out: a presence in Colorado Springs. Wienerschnitzel, known for its variety of hot dogs…

Mici Handcrafted Italian, a 17-year-old fast-casual chain, will join the ranks of Denver restaurants that have expanded to Colorado Springs in recent years when it opens a location on the city’s northeast side. Founded by siblings Jeff, Kim and Michael Miceli, Mici will take over a former Smashburger space northeast of Powers Boulevard and North…

Low mortgage rates, a shortage of existing homes for sale and an economy that held its own in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic were among factors that helped propel the Colorado Springs-area homebuilding industry to a banner year in 2020. Building permits issued for the construction of single-family homes in El Paso County totaled 4,497…