Archives » June 25th, 2008

Crude price falls as US consumption declines

Crude oil fell more than $4 a barrel after the United States Energy Department reported that inventories rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 803,000 barrels to 301.8 million last week.
Fuel demand averaged 20.2 million barrels a day in the past four weeks, down 2.3 percent from a year earlier, […]

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Anonymous firework disposal

If you happen to find yourself in possession of illegal fireworks, you can drop them off at any of the city’s fire stations – no questions asked.
Fireworks can be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. June 25 through July 6.
In past years, drop-off boxes have been heavily used by a […]

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Housing, employment overview for Pikes Peak region

Housing and employment in the Pikes Peak region continue to fare relatively well.
That’s according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting.
Boulder and Grand Junction continued to lead the state based on Burns’ “housing cycle barometer” which measures the overall health of a housing market.
Colorado Springs, however, is a more affordable place to […]

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City upgrades online traffic camera page with map

The city has changed the format it uses to display its online traffic cameras in attempt to make the process more user friendly.
The city’s 61 camera locations have been graphically laid out on an interactive map that uses Global Positioning Satellite technology to show cameras and intersection locations.
Visit http://www.springsgov.com/trafficeng/ to see the […]

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