After several months of work, renovations at Fox Run Regional Park are finished and the park is now fully open with improved ponds, trails, and a new 780 sqft pavilion (replacing the old gazebo).
The project began last fall and wrapped up last full week of August.
Theatreworks presents Sweeney Todd, running Sept.
10 to Oct. 4 at the Ent Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs. Shabazz Green and Jennifer DeDominici lead this intimate production of Sondheim's dark musical, offering a fresh twist on the classic tale.
KOAA News5 has partnered with Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado to fight food insecurity during Hunger Action Month by matching donations up to $50,000, and volunteers are encouraged for those who cannot donate money.
Air quality on the Front Range has been endangered this summer with over 60 days of high ozone since June, nearly triple last summer.
Officials blame vehicle and oil and gas emissions and say a draft clean air blueprint may lead to new limits (ozone season continues through September).
The World Lacrosse Olympic Qualifier (32-team, seven-day) will be held at Weidner Field and is expected to boost the local economy, according to Dirk Hobbs during his FOX21 News interview on Monday, Aug.
31. Organizers anticipate a welcoming turnout from the community in the coming days.
Labor Day Lift Off will begin Saturday morning in Memorial Park for its 50th anniversary and is expected to draw 200,000 people to the Pikes Peak region.
Colorado Springs police and organizers will coordinate security and share updates via Telegram.
Rita’s Italian Ice in north Colorado Springs reopens Thursday at 7866 N.
Academy Blvd under new ownership, with Shawna and Hunter Floyd planning to run the shop full time until it closes for winter. They will host a meet-and-greet Saturday (for customers to get to know them).
Local Bristol Beer Choir returns to Ivywild School for 90-minute singing sessions every Sunday from 6:30 to 8 p.m., led by Wes Sparkes.
The community group welcomes all skill levels at $50 per cycle (with discounts for teachers and college students) as they prepare for performance cycles.
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