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2012
Yes! You read correctly! If your house is priced right and is staged well, your chances are high that you will get an offer quickly - even multiple offers are possible. What has happened? Between July 2011 and 2012 the Colorado Springs Real Estate market has lost many listings. Some sellers actua...
04/28/2012
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Yesterday, my husband and I climbed into the car and headed downtown Colorado Springs to the Phantom Canyon Brewing Company where I had made reservations for our Active Rain Meeting. If you haven't been to Phantom Canyon, let me tell you that it's definitely a place to stop when you are visiting...
04/21/2012
As every year, the Space Symposium takes place at the Broadmoor - a luxurious and famous hotel in the Springs.This is particularly of interest as Colorado Springs has become one of the major military space hubs in the country. To say it more eloquent: "The National Space Symposium, held at The Br...
04/18/2012
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Today is "Tax Day" (Usually it's April 15th, but that was a Sunday and yesterday was Emancipation Day ---WHAT??---so today is IT) if you have not filed your taxes yet, I sure hope you have filed for an extension. If you are expecting money back and you don't have filed your taxes yet, GET ON IT! ...
04/17/2012
By Tyler Haynie Right on the edge of gorgeous Manitou Springs lies an ascending beast known as the Incline. In essence, the incline is merely a really long stretch of railroad ties, but for a couple decades now, the locals have been walking up and down it like a staircase. Coupled with the altitu...
04/12/2012
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The Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau felt it needed to go with the times, and therefore over a year ago it was decided that Colorado Springs re-brand itself. With a mere $111,000 budget, the city of Colorado Springs decided on this new logo. This loge tells me if you want to exper...
04/10/2012
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Who's got time to be sick? I don't. Who's got the money for it? Nope, not me either. Medical bills can add up and if you've ever had to pay for meds yourself, you might have had to sit down when you saw the tall price tag. For all those folks that have to pay part or all of their own prescriptio...
04/08/2012
HURRY before it's gone. Google offers is trying to give Groupon and Living Social a run for their money. Today they have won: $5 for a $10 Starbucks gift ecard but wait ....there is more..... "Google Offers" will donate $3 with each purchase to Create Jobs for USA Go and take a look. If you are w...
04/04/2012