Lauren Ripko has coordinated some of the Front Range’s biggest festivals: Rocky Mountain Showdown, Denver’s Big Air, People’s Fair, and the Colorado Restaurant Association’s Taste of Pikes Peak.
Today
Scattered thunderstorms this morning, then mainly cloudy during the afternoon with thunderstorms likely. High 59F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%..
Tonight
Thunderstorms early, then variable clouds overnight with still a chance of showers. Low 46F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Updated: May 17, 2021 @ 6:26 am
Friday marks the beginning of a renaissance in downtown Colorado Springs, with the opening of Weidner Field. It comes about just as society moves closer to the herd immunity that
People walk past the 35-foot tall, 65-foot diameter “Epicenter” sculpture as they enter the new Weidner Field Friday night, April 23, 2021. The $4.5 million sculpture at the entrance to the soccer stadium was reveal to an invited crowd during a tour of the new facility. The Switchbacks play their first match at the stadium Saturday in a preseason game against Orange County. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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