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Nearly two decades ago the extinct Walter’s Brewery was revived bringing back a Pueblo tradition that started in 1889 which today will be celebrated with hometown signature foods and a toast with “The Original” beer. Walter’s Brewery and Taphouse, 126 Oneida St., kicks off its food truck food court season May 1 with the help of the Stoke Pizza and Steel City Café food trucks. The food trucks will be on site daily and a third food truck will join their ranks on Fridays and Saturdays, according to Gretchen Rode, a Walter’s co-owner. Now that the COVID restrictions are beginning to loosen, Walter’s is starting a new tradition. ....
Puebloans could soon zip around town on an electric scooter, at a safe speed and wearing a helmet, of course. The Pueblo City Council considered a first presentation on an ordinance to approve a license agreement between the city and Bird Rides, the shared electric scooter company that is proposing to bring a fleet of 200 scooters to town. The ordinance calls for Bird to pay the city an initial annual license fee of $500 and renewal license fees of $200 each year after. Additionally, Bird would pay the city 10 cents per ride completed during the preceding year when they apply for renewal. ....
Downtown Pueblo will turn into a high-speed bicycle race track April 25 when the Pueblo Classic bicycle event brings professional, amateur and collegiate racers to town. “Racers turning themselves inside out at 30 miles per hour in a tight group is really something to see,” said Steve Liebel, a Colorado State University political science professor and avid racer who will be master of ceremonies for the event. The Pueblo Chilly Criterium yes, it’s a play on chile “is 100 percent a spectator friendly event a lot of fun,” Liebel said. “A criterium is a lot like NASCAR racing, but on bicycles. A 0.7-mile loop is going to go down Union, cut across over onto Victoria and then it is going to go back up over the Riverwalk by the El Pueblo History Museum and then back down Union again,” Liebel explained. ....
City of Pueblo seeks public input on use of American Rescue Plan Act funding Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Alina Faith Lopez and last updated 2021-04-07 19:24:56-04 PUEBLO â The City of Pueblo is seeking the public s input on the best use of the funding the city will receive through the American Rescue Plan Act. The City expects to receive $36.7 million. The seven pillars of focus identified by the Mayor under federal guidelines are individuals and households, tourism and hospitality, youth, non-profits, small business, infrastructure, and community resilience. ....