Tag: Downtown
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2 architecture firms show hope for downtown Denver, moving into new offices
In a sign of optimism for Denver’s struggling downtown, two architecture firms announced this week they moved into their new offices within the city center. Gresham Smith, a Nashville company specializing in architecture, engineering, design and consulting, announced Monday it moved into its new Denver base inside Park Central tower at 1515 Arapahoe Street. The…
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Illegal Pete’s finalizes Colorado Springs opening date after 2 years of delays
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After two years of delays, Illegal Pete’s is poised to open in Colorado Springs. The fast-casual, Denver-area restaurant concept — popular for its Mission-style burritos, tacos and other Mexican dishes — will debut April 11 at 32 S. Tejon St., across the street from the…
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‘Old-school’ burger joint closes in downtown Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Green Line Grill, an award-winning burger joint in downtown Colorado Springs for 10 years, shuttered abruptly late last week. Hand-scribbled notes taped Monday onto the building’s entrances read “Closed” and a Facebook post on Green…
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Denver-area development group eyes timetable on possible Antlers hotel transformation in Colorado Springs
A Denver-area development group says it expects to know within 30 days whether it will seek to proceed with its proposal to transform the historic Antlers hotel in downtown Colorado Springs into apartments. Though the 273-room Antlers remains a prominent downtown property, its promenade area on the hotel’s east side near Cascade and Pikes Peak…
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Historic Antlers hotel headed toward a possible transformation in downtown Colorado Springs
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The end of an era could be at hand for an iconic piece of Colorado Springs’ history. Or, perhaps not. The downtown Antlers hotel, built by city founder Gen. William Jackson Palmer nearly 140 years ago and which was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and demolished and rebuilt again in the 1960s, would be converted into…
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Parker growing up fast with new retailers, downtown development plans
The commercial real estate cliché about retail following rooftops describes what’s playing out in Parker, as trendy national retailers like Trader Joe’s and In-N-Out Burger are choosing to open locations in the Douglas County town southeast of Denver. On top of that, downtown-changing development seems imminent as the Town Council approved an exclusive negotiation agreement…
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Tattered Cover bookstore expanding to Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tattered Cover, the state’s largest independent bookstore and an iconic retail name in Colorado for a half century, will open a location next year in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs. An 8,400-square-foot Tattered Cover will open in early 2022, likely between Feb. 15 and…
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Olympic museum struggles financially in its first year, projects deficit of $1 million at least
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the eve of its one-year anniversary, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in downtown Colorado Springs operates in the red, projects a deficit of at least $1 million in 2021 and recently sought, and received, millions in federal funds via the city and county…
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Denver mayor to downtown employees: Get back to the office
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A group of downtown Denver-based businesses, Mayor Michael Hancock and the Downtown Denver Partnership Wednesday implored downtown employees to come back to the office. Please. “One year ago when the crisis hit, we all helped our neighbors by staying home, quarantining, wearing masks and staying…
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Pent-up consumer spending will drive recovery, economist tells Denver business leaders
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Increased household savings levels, lack of a negative income shock that accompanies most recessions and pent-up consumer spending will all drive a post-pandemic recovery, an economist told a group of Denver business leaders. “Consumers are going to drive the recovery, because they were the main…