Skirted Heifer restaurant sets reopening date in downtown Colorado Springs

PLUS | Friday Faceoff: Is departure of 5-star cornerback Cormani McClain a sign of trouble for Deion Sanders' CU Buffs?, New open space in Colorado Springs to be envisioned, and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Friday, April 19, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Skirted Heifer restaurant sets reopening date in downtown Colorado Springs]( The Skirted Heifer is back. The popular hamburger restaurant, which was heavily damaged and forced to close in February after a car rammed its storefront at 204 N. Tejon St. in downtown Colorado Springs, will reopen to the public at 11 a.m. Friday, said owner Kevin Megyeri. [Read More]( [Friday Faceoff: Is departure of 5-star cornerback Cormani McClain a sign of trouble for Deion Sanders' CU Buffs?]( Here that clatter? There’s always an element of chaos in Primeville. [Read More]( [New open space in Colorado Springs to be envisioned at upcoming meeting]( A master plan for a new, highly anticipated open space in Colorado Springs is about to start taking shape. Any and all interested in the future development and management of Fishers Canyon Open Space are set to convene at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School. It will be the first such meeting regarding the scenic, widely untrammeled side of Cheyenne Mountain that city leadership agreed to purchase in 2021. [Read More]( [Chamonix Casino Hotel in Cripple Creek welcomes 980 Prime Steakhouse]( Visitors to Cripple Creek will have a new, high-end dining option with the opening Saturday of 980 Prime Steakhouse at Chamonix Casino Hotel. Chamonix, whose slogan is "European elegance meets Colorado comfort," opened in late December, though with some amenities to come — including 980 Prime. The steakhouse is led by chef Barry Dakake and restauranteur Yassine Lyoubi, who are known for owning and operating Barry's Downtown Prime restaurant in Las Vegas. [Read More]( [UCCS celebrates new engineering building]( The University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Engineering and Applied Science celebrated the completion of the Anschutz Engineering Center and the Design and Prototyping Center on Thursday, according to a news release from UCCS. [Read More]( [Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon breaks franchise points record in regular season finale]( Nathan MacKinnon is the new Avalanche franchise leader for points in a single season. He logged two assists Thursday in a 5-1 victory over the Oilers to reach 140, surpassing Peter Stastny’s legendary 1981-82 Nordiques season (139). It also served as the final push for MacKinnon’s MVP candidacy, with the Hart Trophy vote concluding before the playoffs. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs School teaches ancient art of iron pouring]( At the Colorado Springs School, a special event takes place every three years. Over in the yard of the campus’s Carriage House, a bright glow illuminates the night. There, molten hot iron pours out of a cupola, reaching temperatures as high as 3,000 degrees. Students, dressed head to toe in protective gear, work in teams to monitor the flow of the melted iron into casts they designed, practicing the ancient art of iron pouring. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903