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The essence of a speakeasy can be stepping into a different world, the taste of a different time or just a sense of ambiance that is both cool and inviting without being overwhelming.

When Colorado was first settled in the 1800s, the main source of transportation was by horseback. Then when mining came in the later part of the 19th century railroads started coming in mainly to bring supplies into the mining areas.

Anyone who drove down Highway 94 this winter likely noticed a semi-trailer parked near Enoch Road and Highway 94, with a banner announcing Flying Horse East.

COVID has caused innumerable issues across the global economy. But the real question is whether it is all bad or if it has presented an opportunity for growth.

“How’s it going, Chaney?” local homeless man Kevin Seitz says with a nod, addressing a police officer in a copse of trees in south Colorado Springs. Seitz walks through refuse surrounding his current home: an old camping tent pitched near a highway overpass.

Technology can be tricky; it brings about challenges not present in the past. It might be marketing challenges, fake or spam accounts, or building an online presence – the list of potential tests is long.

After having more than a dozen meetings, the Colorado Springs Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Commission (LETAC) has yet to get to the point where they make official recommendations to the city council. However, the group has addressed a few key issues and they have held three town hall or “listening sessions,” where the community provided input.

On Feb. 16, the City of Woodland Park mourned the death of Mayor Val Carr after he died from complications after contracting COVID-19. Carr spent the two months before his death in a hospital in Colorado Springs fighting for his life after contracting the disease.

Many people in Colorado Springs drive by the large Myron Stratton Home property located on the south side of the city off Highway 115 but have no clue of its history or how it functions today. The fact is that the mysterious property still serves the same function its founder Winfield Scott Stratton dreamed up over 100 years ago.

After the controversy surrounding the Devon Bailey officer-involved shooting in 2019 and the nationwide racial justice movement last year, citizens of Colorado Springs pushed the city council to form a committee that focuses on transparency and accountability in law enforcement.