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Manitou Springs might get another liquor store.
Sharon Palmer has applied for an off-premise liquor sales license to sell liquor at 717 Manitou Ave., a space that was formerly occupied by half of Antique Emporium, which will still occupy a storefront next door at 719 Manitou Ave.
Palmer said the […]

Increased prices for gas, airfares, hotels and rental cars won’t dissuade travelers from hitting the roads this holiday season.
AAA Colorado projects that 65.2 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles away from home, a 0.7 percent increase from last year’s 64.7 million.
Travelers, it seems, have become resilient to the challenges, said Sandra Barnes, the […]

Hotel occupancies and room rates in Colorado Springs have risen slightly during the last year.
The average occupancy rate for Colorado Springs-area hotels was 69.3 percent during September, compared with 62.1 percent during September last year, according to the latest Rocky Mountain Lodging Report that was released this week.
The average room rate for area hotels also […]

Today’s New York Times features a travel story about Manitou Springs – and what distinguishes it from neighboring Colorado Springs.
Manitou is described as a jewel box of a village. Colorado Springs is described as a sprawling, chain-stored center of conservative evangelical Christianity.
Manitou is a place where ill people find healing from its mineral springs. Colorado […]