Downtown Colorado Springs Market Report Homes – Summer 2011 There are few places more charming or beautiful than Downtown Colorado Springs. Established in 1873, the Downtown area was the only notable residential area in town until after the early 1900s. Because of the Gold Rush in nearby Crippl
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09/30/2011
Life-Giving Friendships When I was a kid growing up, we moved often, sometimes every year for most of my formative years. The bonds that were formed were family, and during those years, they remained close. As a young married woman with five daughters and an emotionally distant husband (we now c
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09/29/2011
Harvest Festival Rock Ledge Ranch The annual Harvest Festival at Rock Ledge Ranch will be held this Saturday, October 1 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. Celebrating the bounty of the growing season during this time of harvest, admission to the Ranch will be free. For a nominal charge, there will be
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09/28/2011
Downtown Colorado Springs Ghost Tour Looking for something different to do in October? Not your run-of-the-mill encounter, the Downtown Colorado Springs Ghost Tour is conducted every Friday and Saturday night in October from 7 pm until 9 pm by an expert who is dedicated to preserving the rich le
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09/27/2011
Colorado Springs Coffee Shops Sacred Grounds Coffee in the Canyon Because of my less-than-pleasant experience at Panera Bread this past week, I decided to set out on a quest to find coffee shops where I can go and contemplate, go and write, go and read, go and be ALONE from the confusion that is
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09/26/2011
In my adult life, I have become more and more blessed with deep friendships. One friend calls them ‘circles’ that are oft separate, but sometimes overlap. If we, ourselves, are in one of the circles, then, of necessity, they will, at times, overlap. I am overwhelming blessed with several of the
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09/25/2011
Panera Bread NOT USER FRIENDLY My house is often full of confusion. People are always coming and going, and sometimes it’s hard for me to concentrate because they want to ask me “just one more question.” A 90 year old mother, a developmentally delayed daughter, nieces, daughters stopping by, g
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09/24/2011
Pioneers Museum Downtown Colorado Springs One of the best kept secrets in our area is the Pioneers Museum located at 215 South Tejon Street in Downtown Colorado Springs. Owned by the City until recently, the Pioneers Museum is operated completely on the generosity of businesses and individuals
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09/23/2011
Evergreen Cemetery Downtown Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a City that was established in the shadow of Pikes Peak in 1871. The first cemetery in the City was located not too far from where people disembarked from the trains as they arrived in town. Because General Palmer, the founder of
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09/22/2011
Montague's Downtown Colorado Springs Friends often ask me, “Where shall we meet?” Depending on the time of day, the first response is generally “Montague’s.” An old fashioned coffee house, Montague’s is often described as “your old aunt’s attic.” The ambiance is one of turn-of-the Century Vict
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09/21/2011
