CSBJ Daily

The Wit’s End Comedy Club will not be coming to Colorado Avenue.
Mark Cunningham, owner of the renovated 15,300-square-foot complex that’s the former home of the Hide & Seek night club at 508 West Colorado Ave., said the deal for Wit’s End to move into the space has failed.
“They weren’t able to arrange appropriate financing”, he […]

The Associated Press
The next generation of new cars and trucks will need to meet a fleet average of 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015, the Bush administration proposed yesterday, seeking more fuel-efficient vehicles in the face of high gasoline prices and concerns over global warming.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters outlined the plan on Earth Day, setting […]

The Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp. presented its annual Economic Development Leadership Awards yesterday.
The awards are given in four categories, Community Enhancement, Economic Impact, Outstanding Community Service, and Volunteer of the Year.
A Community Enhancement Award was given to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ College of Business. The College of Business has launched several […]

State Rep. Kent Lambert filed a campaign finance complaint against Gov. Bill Ritter for making illegal use of his inaugural campaign in violation of state election laws.
Ritter announced last week that he borrowed $200,000 to replace money meant for his inauguration that was used for his campaign.
“This is a major concern,” Lambert said. “Almost $300,000 […]

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority is reaching out to those facing foreclosure who haven’t yet sought help, namely homeowners within the 80916 ZIP code.
The neighborhood, east of Academy Boulevard and adjacent to Peterson Air Force Base is home to more than 35,000 residents and 12,200 homes.
Eight other ZIP codes in […]

The most significant issue during two weeks of two-way Tejon Street traffic is not automobile and pedestrian accidents as many had expected, but rather taxi cab pick ups and drop offs.
City traffic engineer Dave Krauth said the stops are clogging traffic.
“We haven’t gotten any reports of auto or pedestrian accidents,” he said. “That doesn’t mean […]

Eleven nonprofit organizations in the Pikes Peak Region have received Youth Endowment Series program grants from Ent Federal Credit Union.
The recipient agencies are Alpine Autism Center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Children’s Literacy Center, Boys and Girls Club, Colorado Springs Teen Court, FutureSelf, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Performing Arts […]

Hey, it’s Earth Day, and regardless of whether you support or scoff at the idea of global warming, the day seems to be a pretty big deal to a lot of people.
The Earth Day Network estimates that: 500 million people from 4,500 organizations in 180 countries will participate in Earth Day […]

Allegiant Travel Company has announced its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, has agreed to purchase six MD-80 aircraft and three spare engines that are on lease to FlyNordic, a subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle.
CEO and Chairman Maurice Gallagher said the company’s financial strength is particularly notable in light of recent closures of […]

Colorado Springs is one of eight Colorado cities chosen for the Collaborative Community Planning Program, a project designed to help cities integrate arts and culture into community planning.
The Springs joins Aurora, Cortez, Englewood, Glenwood Springs, Lakewood, Monte Vista and Steamboat Springs in the program, which is sponsored by Colorado Citizens for […]