ICYMI | Aurora officials admit knowing about Venezuelan gang's activities months ago

PLUS | Colorado's top concerns in 2024 + Nothern Colorado Open Space Opens + Recreational Marijuana preemptively limited [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Aurora officials admit knowing about Venezuelan gang's activities months ago]( Aurora officials on Wednesday admitted they had been arresting people suspected — though not yet confirmed at the time of their apprehensions — of being members of a Venezuelan gang operating in the metro Denver long before the media spotlight on the city. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs City Council votes to preemptively limit recreational marijuana sales locations]( If recreational marijuana sales are permitted in Colorado Springs this fall or in the future, a new ordinance probably will prevent them from operating throughout much of the city. [Read More]( [The Broadmoor’s culinary success is thanks to chefs from afar]( Inside The Broadmoor, atop a case of shiny chocolates and ornate pastries, there often is perched a tray of cylindrical sweets unfamiliar to the American eye. This is canelé. However small, the delicacy sends a big message about the fine dining scene at the historic resort in Colorado Springs: It is a scene shaped by immigrants. [Read More]( [Colorado residents express concerns over cost of living, housing affordability in 2024 Health Foundation survey]( Cost of living, housing, and government top the list of concerns for Coloradans in 2024, according to the Colorado Health Foundation's annual pulse survey. Of the 2,404 individuals surveyed, 19% identified cost of living and inflation as the most important issue facing the state, while 17% named housing affordability and 11% cited government and politics. Other top concerns included homelessness, immigration, and public safety. [Read More]( [Tours set for new 'crown jewel' open space in northern Colorado]( People will soon get a first look at an open space described as a "crown jewel" in northern Colorado. That's how Larimer County's Department of Natural Resources has described Canyon Edge Open Space, so named for the 1,547 acres at the edge of the Big Thompson Canyon. The historically private ranch was called Heaven's Door upon the county's $9 million purchase in 2022, with funding also from Great Outdoors Colorado and the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Celebrate architecture and interior design!]( Thirty homes in some of El Paso County’s most desirable neighborhoods will be on display at the 70th Annual Colorado Springs Parade of Homes, presented by The Housing & Building Association of Colorado Springs from September 6-22. [Read More]( [Suspect arrested for arson in Alexander Mountain fire]( Larimer County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a man suspected of sparking the Alexander Mountain fire that charred 9,668 acres after burning for almost 20 days. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs churches venture into affordable housing market; first development hosts ribbon cutting Thursday]( Building an affordable housing complex for low-income residents in southeast Colorado Springs hasn’t been easy for Solid Rock Christian Center, a nondenominational, multicultural church of about 75 members. [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]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903