by Mr. Leadville | May 24, 2021 | Leadville News
The Switchbacks are set to play their first game of the season at Weidner Field this coming week. Take a look inside the stadium that’s bringing more business and activity to downtown Colorado Springs. (Video by Skyler Ballard) Weidner Field, Colorado Springs’ new...
by Mr. Leadville | May 24, 2021 | Leadville News
Three Mead High School students posted a reenactment of George Floyd’s murder to social media, an act the school superintendent called “disturbing and disgusting” Thursday. The photo, which appeared to be originally posted to Snapchat, showed a student in blackface...
by Mr. Leadville | May 24, 2021 | Leadville News
When it was constructed, the Royal Palace Motel was a gleaming symbol of modernity at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. It was 1969, a high point for motorists, motels and neon along Colfax. The Royal Palace occupied one of the busiest corners...
by Mr. Leadville | May 23, 2021 | Leadville News
With the opening of the Switchbacks stadium, downtown Colorado Springs is also scoring a new music venue.And this stadium’s capacity for concerts is triple that of the former Weidner Field, setting the space up to fill a hole in the landscape of local music...
by Mr. Leadville | May 23, 2021 | Leadville News
A winter weather advisory has been put in place in the southwest San Juan Mountains through midnight on Friday thanks to wet and heavy snow falling “fast and furious” in the area, according to the National Weather Service.Around four to eight inches is...
