Ken Block's memory set to carry on with family tributes during 101st Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

PLUS | Schools' lawsuits against social media giants may mark a tipping point, What are the best perennials for the Rocky Mountain region?, and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Saturday, June 24, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Ken Block's memory set to carry on with family tributes during 101st Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]( Tributes will be paid to Ken Block and other members associated with the race who have died in the past year. Among them, Block's wife, Lucy, will race up the mountain in the unlimited division, though she's already stated records aren't her concern; finishing the race is. [Read More]( [What are the best perennials for the Rocky Mountain region?]( Wondering what perennials hold up the best here in Colorado? A recently released trial conducted by researchers at Colorado State University might provide some insight. [Read More]( [Blue Planet Becky: Environmental activist, permaculture master]( Meet Blue Planet Becky, as she’s known in the Pike’s Peak gardening community. Elder works as a gardener passionate about environmental-friendly landscaping. [Read More]( [NFL Insider: Hall of Fame wait continues for ex-Broncos star Rod Smith, who considers himself 'deserving']( When Rod Smith was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 2012, an ESPN.com reporter wrote that he “certainly has a case” for the Pro Football Hall of Fame but that his “wait for enshrinement may be a long one.” More than a decade has passed and the wait to get into the Canton, Ohio, shrine continues for Smith, the all-time leading receiver in Broncos history with 849 catches, 11,389 yards and 68 touchdowns. [Read More]( [Schools' lawsuits against social media giants may mark a tipping point | Vince Bzdek]( The lawsuit, the first filed in U.S. District Court for Colorado, blames several social media companies, including YouTube, TikTok and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for creating addicting algorithms and platforms that are willfully causing harm to Aspen’s 3,000 students. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs mountain biking nonprofit founded on adrenaline]( A lifelong adrenaline junkie, Fort Carson Army medic David Bowcutt described his shift from his airborne duties to his mountain biking hobby this way. For many others, Rogue Veterans’ Mountain Bike Alliance, a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit is filling that same need for an adrenaline fix that used to come from military service. [Read More]( [Colorado Avalanche acquire Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen in trade for Alex Galchenyuk]( It appears the Colorado Avalanche have found their second-line center. The Avs traded for Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk, the team announced on Saturday. [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