Apartment rents skyrocket; Movie night at Falcon Stadium; Hick's last stand?

All the news you can use in a bite-sized format Hi {NAME}, Happy Wednesday and to the last day of July! The month and our summer has flown by like crazy. We're looking back and ahead between nights 1 and 2 of the Democratic presidential debates in Detroit. Will former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper stay in the race after Tuesday night's showing? [Joey Bunch from Colorado Politics]( offers his analysis of Hickenlooper and Sen. Michael Bennet, who takes the stage tonight. A second story I found interesting is from Gazette business reporter Rich Laden, who looks at the [skyrocketing apartment rates]( that set another record high in Colorado Springs. In unrelated news, today is National Avocado Day, National Raspberry Cake Day and National Mutt Day. [Click here]( to see how you can get free guacamole - and how Qdoba has had some fun with rival Chipotle. Without further ado, here are 5 things worth sharing today. 1. City leaders are seeking donations to cover a $7 million shortfall in building the new Pikes Peak Summit House. Mayor John Suthers said Tuesday that he is starting the "My Mountain" campaign to cover the balance due on the visitors center, envisioned as a magnet that will draw more tourism to the region. "Together we can reach the peak ... of raising the additional $7 million," Suthers said. [Read more...]( 2. "Captain Marvel" is coming to the giant screen for the first Flick at Falcon Stadium free movie night. The movie will play on Falcon Stadium's 2,500-square-foot stadium board on Aug. 8 at the Air Force Academy. Gates will open at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. movie. [Read more...]( 3. Keith Wells, owner of Three Quarter Circles Cattle Co., is much more comfortable riding his horse on the open plains than talking about himself. And preparing outdoor dinners over an open wood fire is more than just a passion. It’s his business. Wells will load his refurbished, historical chuckwagon — mounted on a truck, rather than hitched to horses — and bring all the ingredients for a gourmet cowboy dinner “from fire to table” right to your home or business. [Read more...]( 4. Gazette columnist Paul Klee will be watching Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock - to see how he fails - on Thursday night when the Broncos open their preseason in the Hall of Fame Game. Klee wants to see Lock's response when he gets intercepted, when it's not fun and games, when it's not tossing the pigskin around with the boys on the grass at training camp. How will Lock respond? [Read more...]( 5. The vice commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy has been relieved from his post after a traffic stop led to a drunken-driving charge. Col. Scott Campbell was pulled over earlier this month by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and cited for drunken driving, the academy says. [Read more...]( Photo of the day - Math tudor Selinea Moore-Allen watches her rocket shoot into the sky Tuesday, July 30, 2019, on the soccer field at Pikes Peak Community College. The summer Math Attack students and teachers launched the rockets they built and used math to calculate the altitude by using theodolite measurements and trigonometric calculations. The program is open to PPCC students who haven’t taken a college math class and helps them create a positive attitude and feel confident in math. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) Thank you for reading! If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward this email to a friend. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, [you can subscribe here]( free. No spam. Unsubscribe whenever you want.  Jerry Herman Jerry Herman is The Gazette's digital director. He's a graduate of Minnesota State-Moorhead, and remains a big fan of the Minnesota Twins. Twitter - [@]( Email - [jerry.herman@gazette.com](mailto:terry.terrones@gazette.com) [Subscribe to this Newsletter!]( The Colorado Springs Gazette, L.L.C. | 100 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [About Constant Contact]( Sent by noreply@gazette.com