Lemon Lodge Ski Bar shutters less than a year after its downtown Colorado Springs opening

PLUS l Avalanche hopeful Jonathan Drouin will return for second round of NHL playoffs, Pro-Palestinian protesters lead Colorado College class walkout; and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 02, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Lemon Lodge Ski Bar shutters less than a year after its downtown Colorado Springs opening]( - [Avalanche hopeful Jonathan Drouin will return for second round of NHL playoffs]( - [Pro-Palestinian protesters lead Colorado College class walkout]( [Lemon Lodge Ski Bar shutters less than a year after its downtown Colorado Springs opening]( Lemon Lodge Ski Bar, an entertainment venue that brought an indoor ski and snowboard simulator to downtown Colorado Springs, closed Wednesday less than a year after it opened last summer. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [UCCS consolidating two major divisions to save money, improve student services]( [Sheena Kadi resigns from state treasurer's office]( [Colorado Springs education nonprofit loses grant money after debate with county commissioner]( More top stories: [Avalanche hopeful Jonathan Drouin will return for second round of NHL playoffs]( Jonathan Drouin recently told a French Canadian media outlet that he suffered a skate blade cut on his leg in Colorado's regular-season finale. Drouin missed the first-round series against Winnipeg but is making positive health progress. [Read More]( [Pro-Palestinian protesters lead Colorado College class walkout]( A pro-Palestinian demonstration attracted around 250 students, faculty and alumni at Colorado College's Tava Quad after a class walkout Wednesday morning. The student-led event featured multiple speakers expressing concerns against perceived economic support of the college to Israel amid the war with Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups since October. [Read More]( [Sunset Amphitheater adds For King & Country to fall lineup]( Sunset Amphitheater adds award-winning contemporary Christian duo to the concert queue. For King & Country are set to perform on Sunday, Sept. 29 at the new Colorado Springs outdoor venue for the band's Unsung Hero tour. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Operating as a one-man air-traffic control tower, Gary Cyr, guided dozens helicopters carrying South Korean troops and cargo to a tight landing zone in the dark with limited information during the Vietnam War. More than 50 years after that tense night in February 1971, [Cyr was honored with a Bronze Star]( for his actions as a pathfinder air traffic controller and cargo loadmaster with the 10th Combat Aviation Battalion during a ceremony at Fort Carson Wednesday. University of Colorado Boulder pro-Palestinian activists [walked out of class on Wednesday to protest the war in Gaza](, prompting pro-Israel counterprotesters to join as well, according to university officials. A man arrested Sunday for allegedly starting three separate fires that evening [did so because he was "angry,"]( according to a recently released arrest affidavit obtained by Gazette media partner KOAA. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 63F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. [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.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903