by Mr. Leadville | Jul 19, 2021 | Leadville News
Wildflowers bloom in front of a mountaintop backdrop behind Piney Lake near Vail this month. Views like this are common at Piney River Ranch, located close to 20 miles north of Vail, Colo., and Interstate 70. A sign marks the trailhead for the Upper Piney River Falls...
by Mr. Leadville | Jul 19, 2021 | Leadville News
The Colorado Springs City Council critiqued how the city staff proposed spending $76 million in federal coronavirus relief aid on Monday, calling for more funding for affordable housing, but largely supported many ideas to fund infrastructure and economic...
by Mr. Leadville | Jul 19, 2021 | Leadville News
BOULDER, Colo. — For the last week, a bear has been wandering around near Boulder, Colorado, with a chicken feeder stuck on its head, but with the help of two men who spotted the yearling, the bear has been rescued. For the last couple of years, Drew McConaughy...
by Mr. Leadville | Jul 19, 2021 | Leadville News
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws.Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced in...
by Mr. Leadville | Jul 19, 2021 | Leadville News
Your go-to image of Billie Holiday might be a graceful Black woman with a striking gardenia tucked behind her ear.The jazz singer, whom a friend nicknamed “Lady Day,” likely appears calm, confident and at the pinnacle of her career.You wouldn’t be wrong. That’s the...
by Mr. Leadville | Jul 19, 2021 | Leadville News
Restaurants and museums are part of the fabric of downtown Colorado Springs.Now, the area has nine more food choices and a new museum — all under one roof.The Tejon Eatery food hall opens July 22 in a remodeled office building at 19 N. Tejon St. in the heart of...