Colorado Springs nonprofit advocate Bernard Byers makes bid for County Commission

PLUS | Mark Kiszla: The Avalanche needs to knock a little human decency into cold heart of dastardly Jamie Benn, 'A playful and sincere celebration': Stargazers to host Joni Mitchell Tribute and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Friday, May 10, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Colorado Springs nonprofit advocate Bernard Byers makes bid for County Commission]( The sole Democrat running in the County Commissioner District 2 race for incumbent Carrie Geitner's seat, Bernard Byers, 42, says he wants to center his candidacy on listening to the people in his district. [Read More]( [Mark Kiszla: The Avalanche needs to knock a little human decency into cold heart of dastardly Jamie Benn]( If there’s any hockey justice, somebody wearing a Colorado Avalanche sweater will raise a fist and pound a little human decency into the head of Dallas cheap-shot artist Jamie Benn until he sees stars. That's how the hockey code works, doesn't it? Eye for an eye and one dirty cheap shot deserves another, eh? [Read More]( ['A playful and sincere celebration': Stargazers to host Joni Mitchell Tribute Show]( Barnez will join Rebecca Folsom and Celeste Krenz on Friday to perform their Joni Mitchell Tribute Show at Stargazers Theatre. The show will feature a range of Mitchell’s music, with the vocalists accompanied by locally renowned musicians Eric Moon on keys, Steve Ivey on drums, Eric Thorin on bass and Eric Straumanis on guitar. [Read More]( [Colorado star Travis Hunter on cover of NCAA football 25 video game]( CU Buffs star Travis Hunter is set to be on the cover of one of the most popular video games. The wide receiver/cornerback will join Michigan's running back Donovan Edwards and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers as the three main athletes on the cover of EA Sports' "NCAA Football 25." The deluxe edition of the cover appeared in the PlayStation Store Friday morning. [Read More]( [Creekside in the mountains, an unlikely restaurant dream comes true | Craving Colorado]( For years while working at restaurants, Amanda and Ryan Cooper kept a notebook detailing dreams to open their own. “We walked around with it,” Amanda says. “We’d jot something down if we ever had a concept.” [Read More]( [Avalanche unable to overcome self-inflicted errors in Game 2 loss to Stars]( The Avalanche have only themselves to blame. A 5-3 loss to the Stars in Game 2 on Thursday night at American Airlines Center evened their second-round playoff series at 1-1. The Avs comeback effort — with three goals in the third period — ultimately fell short. The overriding narrative? Avalanche discipline and special teams were strong in a Game 1 victory. [Read More]( [The Latest | Witness testimony resumes as Trump's hush money trial enters 15th day]( NEW YORK (AP) — When witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money case resumes on Friday, it will cap a feverish week that saw porn actor Stormy Daniels take the stand, two failed attempts by the defense to have a mistrial declared, gag order sanctions and more. [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