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Best Seat in Woodland Park Art Project Unveiled

Best Seat in Woodland Park by Rick Langenberg             Move over Salida, Taos and even Santa Fe—at least when it comes to public art displays or ideal places to hang out. A group of Woodland Park business leaders want visitors and tourists to take a seat on unique, specially-crafted art benches…

Almanac for week of feb 29

Wednesday, Feb. 29 The Ute Pass/Woodland Park Kiwanis Club meets at 6:45 a.m. at the Mangia Mangia restaurant in Woodland Park. Call 687-5534 for more information.   The Timberline Artists meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday of each month, upstairs at the Aspen Mine Senior Center in Cripple Creek. Everyone with an interest in art is…

Woodland Park Planners Approve First-ever Affordable Housing Law

Woodland Park Planners Approve by Rick Langenberg     After six months of discussion and often heated debate, Woodland Park planners have finally signaled the green light for the city’s first-ever affordable housing law. In fact, the proposal represents the first time in nearly two decades that city leaders have brought a formal ordinance addressing the…

CRIPPLE CREEK CITY COUNCIL

CRIPPLE CREEK CITY COUNCIL  Editor’s  Note:  The following information, submitted by the Mayor and Cripple Creek City Council, is the first of a series of monthly columns that the elected leaders will run in the Mountain Jackpot newspaper regarding activities and city updates they want to highlight.  January News: –          The Council has denied a resolution to allow sexually oriented businesses…