Money Magazine has spoken!

According to Money Magazine, Colorado Springs has lost its spot in the Limelight – we’re no longer THE number one place to live. They (Money Magazine) have changed the rating criteria and it kicked us right out of that 1.Place position. Now, the question is – do we care?
According to the Gazette, our Mayor and the Tourism [...]

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Colorado Springs – from the “Outside In”

I’ve written about the things I love about Colorado, and specifically about Colorado Springs. But maybe, I’m biased.  After all, I live here. And I really love it. So I thought it’d be interesting to get an “Outsiders” point of view. Well – not really Outsider – but a Visitor’s point of view. Visitor’s from [...]

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Colorado Springs – Places to see, people to meet, things to do!

The following post probably falls under all three – it’s a place, you’ll meet great people and you can do a variety of things. This is one of Colorado Springs’ parks, fairly easy to find (not tucked away like some) and pretty big.
Cottonwood Creek Park, Colorado Springs – is located off Dublin Drive and [...]

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New Elementary School in Wagon Trails

 Wagon Trails, Colorado Springs – the new Freedom Elementary School is moving right along. Construction is continuing and you can see progress almost daily.
The new school is located on Colorado Springs’ North/East Side, in Wagon Trails (Bordered by Austin Bluffs, Dublin and Bridle Pass). The address is 5280 Butterfield Drive and it backs up to McCleary Park (The Wagon Trails [...]

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Colorado Springs – New On Base Shopping

Colorado Springs – Peterson Air Force Base is adding a new BX (Base Exchange) and Commissary on the East side of the Base. Active Duty Military, their Family Members and retired Military and Family Members (which make up a large portion of the on-base shoppers) have the privilege of shopping on post, through AAFES, which provides [...]

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