If you see a line of folks queuing along Academy Boulevard on Wednesday morning, it’s likely because Snooze an A.M. Eatery officially opens at 6:30 a.m.The Denver-based chain with 36 locations in Colorado, California, Arizona and Texas has a big following. And judging by the crowds at the pre-opening community days last weekend, that train has left the station for brunch fans in southern Colorado. Follow the line to the packed parking lot at 7587 N. Academy Blvd. It’s open from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. +11 10 best breakfast restaurants in the Colorado Springs areaThe breakfast, brunch and lunch eatery’s popularity might have something to do with the abundance of creative items on a menu that changes four times a year with the seasons. Its spring menu includes staples such as the Breakfast Pot Pie — a savory breakfast lover’s dream with homemade sausage gravy smothering a flaky puff pastry, topped with a cage-free egg done sunny side up and served … [Read more...] about Snooze an AM Eatery set to launch restaurant in Colorado Springs
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AAA gives top rating to Broadmoor’s Penrose Room restaurant in Colorado Springs
AAA on Thursday named The Broadmoor hotel's Penrose Room in Colorado Springs as a five-diamond winner, an award it's received each year since 2007. The Penrose Room also remains the only Colorado restaurant to receive five diamonds, the travel organization's top rating.The Cliff House Dining Room in Manitou Springs was named a four-diamond winner by AAA, a rating it's held each year since 2001. The Broadmoor's Summit restaurant also maintained its four-diamond streak that dates to 2006. … [Read more...] about AAA gives top rating to Broadmoor’s Penrose Room restaurant in Colorado Springs
Plans taking shape for new music venues in former Blue Star restaurant in Colorado Springs
The start of two music venues under one roof is quietly blossoming in Colorado Springs' former Blue Star restaurant.Ivywild School talent buyer Marc Benning and Blue Star Group owner Joseph Coleman are redeveloping the 8,000-square-foot building at 1645 S. Tejon St., where the upscale eatery was located until it closed in October 2017.The smaller venue, the Side Door, opened in the Ivywild neighborhood last September and has drawn 80 to 100 people to several concerts. The larger Orion could open by August, along with a revamped Side Door. The Orion, touted as "the future of live music in Colorado Springs," will be a standing-room-only space for up to 850 people.Benning said he's been dreaming of a concert space for a bigger crowd and bigger bands, and Coleman suggested redoing the cavernous Blue Star. Business Insurance giant Progressive plans to hire 1,100 in Colorado Springs Wayne Heilman The concept was tried in the early 2000s, but the demand and demographics … [Read more...] about Plans taking shape for new music venues in former Blue Star restaurant in Colorado Springs
Flying Horse developer plans to double size of its boutique hotel in Colorado Springs
Flying Horse is still flying high on Colorado Springs' far north side. Classic Cos. plans to more than double the size of the Lodge at Flying Horse — an expansion that signals continued growth at its Flying Horse development that's become one of the city's more popular high-end projects since its annexation 15 years ago. Flying Horse covers nearly 1,600 acres, mostly southwest of Colorado 83 and North Gate Boulevard.The Lodge at Flying Horse would increase to about 100 rooms from 48 and help Classic attract more business from employers who want to use the hotel's nearly 3,750 square feet of meeting space for conferences and corporate gatherings, said Classic CEO Doug Stimple. Classic, the longtime Springs homebuilder and developer, added the Lodge at Flying Horse because the city's far north side lacked an upscale boutique hotel — a smaller and more intimate facility with nicely appointed rooms and meeting space, Stimple said. FedEx, Progressive Insurance, … [Read more...] about Flying Horse developer plans to double size of its boutique hotel in Colorado Springs
In-N-Out aims for late 2020 opening in Colorado Springs as it firms up expansion plans
In-N-Out Burger remains all in on Colorado Springs.The wildly popular California-based burger chain, which announced a year ago it would expand to Colorado and make Colorado Springs its regional headquarters, plans to build a nearly 100,000-square-foot distribution center and a 150,000-square-foot office building on the city’s north side, according to recently submitted documents to city planners. Business Catching up on Colorado Springs business stories - and yes, In-N-Out is still coming Bill Radford, Wayne Heilman, Rich Laden The distribution center and offices — to be built on nearly 22 acres in the 153-acre Victory Ridge mixed-use project southeast of InterQuest and Voyager parkways — were part of last year’s expansion announcement by In-N-Out and Victory Ridge’s suburban Denver developer.But the new documents submitted to the city, along with recent comments via email from an In-N-Out official, provide new details about the size of the … [Read more...] about In-N-Out aims for late 2020 opening in Colorado Springs as it firms up expansion plans