Cascade News

Optical Engines Inc. will occupy 5,000 square feet at 842 Sierra Madre St. Optical Engines Inc.

Admission is free. The Fest includes a free gas giveaway at the Diamond Shamrock on South Nevada Avenue.

Signs "The Doomsday Key," 7 p.m. Monday, Borders Southgate, 2120 Southgate Road.

The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum has won a $5,000 grant it will use toward its $1 million restoration project, museum director Matt Mayberry said Thursday.

The former Acacia Hotel on Platte Avenue now provides affordable housing for senior citizens.

ORIGIN OF NAME: John Evans was the governor of the Colorado Territory from 1862 to 1865, and the founder of the University of Denver.

Wines of Colorado, a cool little restaurant and tasting room at the base of the Pikes Peak Highway in Cascade, causes almost everyone driving by to do a double take.

When his first child was born, Rob Wrubel started a college savings plan. As an investment counselor, that was an easy part of parenthood.

April proved to be a time of culinary discoveries. I've found delicious new wines and made some tasty food finds.

Colorado has a claim to many impressive sights, from the beautiful aspen trees that shine with rich colors in the fall to the awe-inspiring summit of Pikes Peak.

Passengers on a city bus were delayed on their trips today when a car crashed into their bus.

A one-time youth pastor is accused of downloading child pornography. Now, Colorado Springs police say he may have been victimizing more children recently in our community.

You've seen the billboards. There's one on 8th Street just South of Cimarron, another on Southbound Circle, approaching Janitell Road.

Rob Lowrey has purchased this building at 1465 N. Union Blvd. for $647,441. Rumors that commercial real estate has dried up or has slowed to a crawl appear to be "highly exaggerated," to borrow another phrase ...

Editor's note: In recognition of CSBJ's 20th anniversary, every week during 2009 we'll publish stories that appeared in the paper during its inaugural year.

Springs Utilities crews restored power to 1,500 customers Thursday evening. Initial reports indicate that at 5 p.m. a power box on power pole blew up in the area of Cascade and Van Buren, near Corpus Christi ...

Paying for college is never easy, and it may seem even harder in this economy. One local business wants to help.

Please join these kids at e-town on from 5 to 10 p.m. today to support Wild West Days.

You can now own a piece of history in Colorado Springs. When Colorado Springs was first founded by General William Jackson Palmer, he kept 40 acres of land near Helen Hunt Falls.

It is a dangerous rescue that could take up to 8 hours to accomplish. That is why Colorado Springs Firefighters practice about 40 hours to get it right.