Allen, in hat, accused the Board of Education of harming âpoor Blacksâ in D11. Heidi Beedle
Colorado Springs School District 11âs April 14 Board of Education meeting featured such a plethora of public commenters â many refusing to wear masks in the increasingly crowded administration buildingâs hallway â that Deputy Superintendent Dave Engstrom had to arrange for overflow viewing of the meeting in an adjacent building due to capacity restrictions.
The majority of people who signed up to speak during the public comment period of the meeting raised concerns about D11âs current student mask policy, which requires all students and teachers to wear masks while in district buildings.
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Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs was quiet on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, during the mandatory lockdown for non-essential businesses to help control coronavirus.
Restaurants and bars in Colorado Springs saw a 35 percent drop in sales last year during the pandemic, but there now are small signs of an economy in recovery according to an annual report released Wednesday by the Downtown Partnership.
The report highlighted a pandemic-fueled downturn for restaurants, bars and art spaces, but pointed to increased traffic and visitors in the first quarter of 2021.
Rebecca Taraborelli, who owns Rasta Pasta and serves on the board of the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Colorado Restaurant Association, said she s looking forward to serving folks as indoor dining restrictions ease.
• Partners in Housing mdunlap@partnersinhousing.org.
• PEAK Parent Center peakparent.org, 531-9400.
• Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross 632-3563.
• Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation 475-9508.
• Pikes Peak Library District ppld.org/volunteer.
• The PLACE 630-3223, theplacecos.org.
• Safe Passage 636-2460.
• SET Family Medical Clinics tinyurl.com/y83y6ut2.
• Silver Key Senior Services silverkey.org.
• Sisters Thrift and Boutique 282-0316.
• Smokebrush Gallery and Foundation for the Arts 444-1012.
• Special Kids Special Families 447-8983, sksf@sksfcolorado.org.
• Springs Recovery Connection 465-2295, srchope.org.
• StableStrides 495-3908, stablestrides.org.
• Teen Court 475-7815.
• Meals on Wheels, Tri-Lakes area Sue Cliatt, 481-3175.
• Mountain Community Senior Services coloradoseniorhelp.com.
• Multiple Sclerosis Alliance 633-4603, msasoco.org.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness 473-8477.
• Need Project Inc. needproject.org.
• One Nation Walking Together 329-0251, onenationwt.org.
• Open Bible Medical Clinic 475-0972.
• Partners in Housing mdunlap@ partnersinhousing.org.
• PEAK Parent Center peakparent.org, 531-9400.
• Peterson Air and Space Museum 556-4915, P SGAR.MU@us.af.mil.
• Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments/Area Agency on Aging 471-2096, ext. 114.
• Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers 444-7866.
• Pikes Peak Blues Community pikespeakblues.org.
• Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross 632-3563.
The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs City Council, El Paso County and five other organizations have asked the state to let restaurants reopen for indoor dining at 25 percent capacity, with a maximum of two households per table â and to increase that to 50 percent in two weeks if COVID-19 numbers keep falling.
The two jurisdictions, plus the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, El Paso County Board of Health, Pikes Peak Chapter of the Colorado Restaurant Association and Visit COS, sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis on Dec. 18 requesting that the state consider a counterproposal to its Five Star certification program.