PM Update | The Citadel mall releases list of safety improvements

PLUS | 'No credible threat' to Colorado Springs-area schools + Coloradans already booking holiday travel. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [The Citadel mall releases list of safety improvements]( The ownership of The Citadel mall released a list of safety improvements this week ahead of community conversation planned about the shopping center on Friday. The Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board banned all service members from going to the mall in July and then lifted the ban in September following a presentation by city leadership and mall ownership. The board has placed the mall on a three-month probation, a city statement said. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs golf club gets new restaurant food management | Table Talk]( Nina Lee and her husband, Rollie Ortiz, have purchased the Valley Hi Grill and Pub at Valley Hi Golf Club, 610 S. Chelton Road. They are not new to the restaurant industry as they also own the award-winning 503 W restaurant and bar at 503 W. Colorado Ave. [Read More]( [Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut]( The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers. [Read More]( ['No credible threat' to Colorado Springs-area schools: Police]( Colorado Springs police looked into the "nonspecific" threats to area schools and confirmed through social media on Wednesday that there is no credible threat. [Read More]( [Drink in Colorado's latest boozy craze at these 8 cideries]( Along with hopes and dreams, some of Colorado’s pioneers carried apple seeds. There was Arthur Gypsum of Greeley, credited with an apple orchard in the early 1870s that helped the northern Front Range become known as “the fruit basket of the West.” The state was said to be one of America’s top apple producers, thanks also to William Pabor. He’s thought to be one of the first to plant apple trees in the Grand Valley, going on to establish the town of Fruita. [Read More]( [Second judge denies bail to Sean 'Diddy' Combs]( A second judge has refused to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter said Wednesday that the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence that there is no condition or set of conditions” that will ensure the safety of the community and that the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses. [Read More]( [Coloradans already booking holiday travel, AAA says]( The first day of fall is Sunday and after a record-breaking summer travel season, Coloradans are already beginning to make travel plans for the year-end and cold-weather holidays. [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