Tag: Florence
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Clothing-optional hot spring oasis offers relaxing escape in Colorado
Found at the end of a dirt road in a remote part of Florence, Colorado is a clothing-optional hot spring destination that many people overlook. About 40 miles southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Desert Reef Hot Spring provides a hot spring experience that’s different from that of the larger hot spring resorts. It’s laidback and…
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PIKES PICK: Colorado ranching art in Fremont Center for the Arts
See art with a history of ranching and a Colorado heritage in a changing landscape, a solo exhibition by Florence-based artist Rudl R. Mergelman. A family history near Gunnison and Blue Mesa Reservoir. Fremont Center for the Arts in Canon City, reception at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and runs through April 3. 719-275-2790
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4th of July in Colorado: From Arvada to Grand Lake, a look at celebrations across the state
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nothing says summer like oohing and aahing as sparkling, human-made constellations explode in the night skies to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Here’s a roundup of Fourth of July fireworks and celebrations across the state. • Arvada: 5:30…
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Colorado’s hot springs are growing and flowing with major investments
A few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris McLaughlin’s outlook on life had already shifted. His mom had died. Soon after, he lost a close friend to cancer. “I was in Chicago working seven days a week,” McLaughlin recalled. Tragedy made him think: “Where am I really finding joy and peace, and being able to…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper call for increased employee pay in Colorado Supermax prison
Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to federal officials Monday, urging them to address understaffing and poor working conditions in the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence. FCC Florence — the nation’s only federal Supermax prison — has been short staffed for more than a year and is currently short by…
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Colorado judge rejects inmate’s request to order changes to prison dental policies
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has rebuffed an inmate’s request to order prison officials to halt their alleged unofficial policy of denying dental crowns to detainees, believing the Federal Bureau of Prisons should be left to manage its own medical protocols. Peter George Noe, who is incarcerated…
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Little-known hot springs oasis south of Colorado Springs expands
Four or five years ago, friends invited Chris McLaughlin, a fairly new resident of Fremont County in southern Colorado, to what was an exclusive New Year’s Day tradition at a little-known, hot spring-fed pool. “It was extra special,” McLaughlin recalls. “I remember that first night, floating in the pool, staring at the stars, and I’m…
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Federal judge considers ‘misleading’ prison explanation of Boston bomber’s restrictions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Wednesday questioned a Federal Bureau of Prisons official about the accuracy of the bureau’s response to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man sentenced to death for killing four people in April 2013 in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing, and who is now challenging…
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Former Florence city manager sexually harassed women, affidavit says
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Florence City Manager Mike Patterson repeatedly made inappropriate sexual advances toward several women he worked with, an arrest affidavit shows. Patterson, 54, was arrested Monday evening at the Denver International Airport on two alleged counts of felony stalking, among other charges, based on a…
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Spin some tunes with Joshua Fuentes, the Rockies’ clubhouse DJ
DENVER — Joshua Fuentes comes into the clubhouse around 1 p.m. every day and immediately starts playing music. It’s usually Kings of Leon or Arctic Monkey, or maybe some reggae. “I like to start off with some mellow stuff,” he said. “Just to get it flowing.” As the Rockies clubhouse DJ, it’s his job to…