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cpr.org > 02/02/2026 > union-printers-building-colorado-springs-redevelopment

Union Printers Building in Colorado Springs clears another hurdle toward redevelopment

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (193+ words) The Union Printers Home near Memorial Park just east of downtown Colorado Springs cleared another hurdle in a revitalization plan that aims to develop the property with a food hall, green space, and a hotel. The city's Urban Renewal Authority…...

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cpr.org > 01/31/2026 > olympic-paralympic-museum-winter-games-events

US Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs celebrating 2026 Winter Olympics with special events, festival

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (327+ words) Shelby Filangi, she/her, joined CPR as a Digital Producer with the digital team in 2023. Professional Background: Shelby previously worked in TV broadcast news, cutting her teeth as a producer and writer at CBS Denver before moving on to KRDO13s digital…...

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cpr.org > 01/22/2026 > new-archery-dodgeball-venue-colorado-springs

New archery dodgeball venue in Colorado Springs gives fresh meaning to the term ‘Bullseye’

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (366+ words) The tools familiar to hunters, or action heroes like Katniss Everdeen and Robin Hood, are showing up in a new version of the popular middle school game of dodgeball. It's called archery dodgeball, also known as combat archery or archery…...

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cpr.org > 01/09/2026 > minneapolis-ice-shooting-protests

Groups gather against ICE fatal shooting across Colorado, more protests planned this weekend

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (359+ words) About a thousand people gathered at the Colorado State Capitol and marched around downtown Denver on Friday to protest the recent killing of a woman by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 37-year-old victim, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, was from Colorado…...

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cpr.org > 01/07/2026 > colorado-springs-side-dish-with-schniper-food-newsletter

Introducing the ‘gastro-diplomat’ of Colorado Springs, get the scoop on all things culinary from the Side Dish guy

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (670+ words) "I didn't coin this term, but someone lent me this term," he said." Schniper said he likes the way that term ties together consumers, businesses, readers and chefs, "just that all-purpose intermediary. I want to make sure people are supporting…...

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cpr.org > 01/04/2026 > trump-defunds-projects-rural-republican-areas-colorado

Amid Tina Peters fight, Trump is withholding funding from parts of Colorado that overwhelmingly voted for him

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1002+ words) Thank you to everyone who supported CPR's news, music and programs in 2025. Happy New Year! By Jesse Paul, Colorado Sun President Donald Trump is taking aim at new areas of Colorado: those that overwhelmingly voted in 2024 to send him back…...

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cpr.org > 12/31/2025 > colorado-springs-tom-bailey-recall-petition

Recall petition aimed at Colorado Springs Councilman Tom Bailey submitted

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (350+ words) Win a trip for two to New York City! Organizers behind a petition aimed at recalling Colorado Springs City Councilman Tom Bailey dropped off paperwork with nearly 2,000 signatures at the City Clerk's office earlier this week." According to the petition,…...

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cpr.org > 12/19/2025 > southern-colorado-favorite-stories-of-the-year

Our favorite stories from Southern Colorado in 2025

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (450+ words) Win a trip for two to New York City! With 2026 just around the corner, you may feel ready to leave 2025 behind and head into January with new goals and fresh perspectives. But before we ring in the new year, let's…...

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cpr.org > 12/12/2025 > colorado-springs-coca-cola-manufacturing-plant

Colorado Springs nabs new Coca-Cola manufacturing plant from Denver

3+ mon, 33+ min ago  (313+ words) Utah-based Swire Coca-Cola plans to open a new manufacturing plant in Colorado Springs, and with it, create an estimated 170 new jobs. The company and the city's chamber of commerce said in this week's announcement that Swire Coca-Cola plans to break…...

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cpr.org > 12/11/2025 > colorado-springs-cost-of-living-housing-shortage-report

Why is the cost of living in Colorado Springs so high? New report says massive housing shortage is partly to blame

3+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (801+ words) Colorado Springs is behind on housing by roughly 30,000 dwelling units'meaning apartments, condos, homes and more " according to a new assessment. That shortage, the assessment reported, is contributing to the high cost of housing in Colorado Springs, homelessness, and housing instability....