Colorado Springs is Confident in Home Ownership

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Are Colorado Springs residents more confident in home ownership? The realtor industry suggests yes! Recent statistics by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) report that “the average median sales price gain of the 150 largest communities in the U.S. was up 11.3% over the same time period last year.” According to NAR, that was the largest year-over-year gain since the end of 2005. And specifically in Colorado Springs the number looks even better than the average. Colorado Springs … Continue Reading...

5 Pinterest Boards for Planning Your Custom Home

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Thinking of planning your custom home? The home you see when you close your eyes and dream? Love Pinterest? Maybe you’ve used Pinterest to share a recipe, a favorite space, or travel destination, plan a wedding or look for interesting links but have you thought about using Pinterest to plan your custom dream home? Pinterest, a social media driven website that calls itself “a tool for collecting and organizing things you love” has grown in popularity since it’s beta site launch in … Continue Reading...

Things to do in Colorado Springs this week

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Although the Colorado Springs area didn’t get much snow this week we did get another taste of winter and many places in the state received more than a foot of snow. Good news for our drought conditions but I think most people are ready for a true spring. We are ready to get outdoors, spend time in our beautiful parks and hiking trails, attend outdoor music festivals and leave winter behind. What are you ready to do once we leave winter behind? Things to do in Colorado Springs Fine Arts … Continue Reading...

Our hearts, prayers and support go out to the city of Boston

Boston Skyline at Sunrise

This week our country suffered another national tragedy as two bombs blew up close to the finish line at the Boston Marathon, four hours into the race. With three deaths and more than one hundred forty people injured, the country watched in disbelief as this event unfolded on Monday, Patriot's Day in Boston, Massachusetts. What should have been a day of celebration and pride turned into a search for bombing suspects. Social media and every news station revealed the shock, sadness, and horror … Continue Reading...

Outdoor spaces: considering xeriscaping in Colorado Springs?

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Now that spring is officially here… we can look forward to spending more time in our outdoor spaces. For many Coloradans this means getting our lawns back to verdant conditions. But this year due to below average snowfall and a modest amount of precipitation, water restrictions started this week on April 1, 2013. If you’ve lived in the Colorado Springs area for a while you may remember the last time water restrictions were enforced. If you're new to this you may want to read the complete … Continue Reading...

The Geography of Happiness: Living in Colorado Springs

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Last week on Wednesday March 20 2013, marked the first day of spring… how do you welcome in the season in Colorado Springs? Welcome Spring Break, rainy days, spring snow, spring skiing, busy home improvement stores, allergy season, gardening, daffodils, golden crocuses... Maybe you felt happier but most likely it wasn’t related to the season. The just released Gallup poll states that Colorado has seen improvement in well being in the annual index that measures happiness. While it might … Continue Reading...

Signs of Spring & Spring Cleaning

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Spring in Colorado…60 and 70 degree days followed by a quick moving snowstorm the next. Living here you become used to the winter lingering on and yet the first golden crocus I saw on a walk last week surprised me. Spring is actually just around the corner. Spring officially begins March 20th this year but that never means winter is over. Our average last frost date in the Colorado Springs area is May 25th! Another sign of spring…Daylight Savings Time, the changing of our clocks, either … Continue Reading...

More Art on the Streets (AOTS) coming to Downtown Colorado Springs

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Did you know that in 2012 Colorado Springs had 55 pieces of original public art in the downtown area from artists all over the country?  If you’ve admired the beautiful and unique sculptures in downtown Colorado Springs and wondered where they came from and the artists behind them make sure to read this brochure (PDF) that is put out every year by various downtown businesses and organizations. The sculptures range from the very popular and much photographed light bulb that is sculpted … Continue Reading...