In case you missed it | Big plans for Colorado Springs park might be hampered by a CSU plan

PLUS | Bureau of Land Management proposal sparks questions from both sides of issue; Protesters disrupt Douglas County PrideFest and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Big plans for Colorado Springs park might be hampered by a CSU plan]( Concrete Coyote, home to the nonprofit organization Concrete Couch, is facing pending plans by Colorado Springs Utilities to install a series of high-voltage power lines and towers through its public park. [Read More]( [Report of shots fired in Colorado Springs neighborhood investigated]( A report of shots fired in a southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood Monday morning is under investigation, according to police. [Read More]( [VIDEO: Mother bear and two cubs hunt for food in Colorado Springs neighborhood]( It's that time of the year again when bears will start to enter hyperphagia – a season of feasting on up to 20,000 calories over up to 20 hours per day as they prepare for hibernation. As a result, bears will be more active and sightings are likely to increase. [Read More]( [Bureau of Land Management proposal sparks questions from both sides of issue]( Across the 8.3 million acres of Bureau of Land Management property in Colorado, land is leased for recreation, grazing, oil and gas drilling, logging and soon perhaps conservation. [Read More]( [Startup brewery abandons plans to open in Colorado Springs]( For as long as he could, Robert Beaird remained undaunted. After negotiations to open his startup brewery in a vacant Bijou Street storefront broke down, and big visions of remaking an old used car dealership on South Nevada Avenue into a destination taproom went kaput, Dauntless Brewing soldiered on. [Read More]( [Colorado Snowsports Museum celebrates newest Hall of Fame members]( Highlighted by an inspiring speech from Renie Gorsuch, the 2023 Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame ceremony took place Sunday in Vail. "If you want to fuel your dreams, start your business in an abandoned gas station," said Gorsuch, who moved part of the crowd to tears. [Read More]( [Protesters disrupt Douglas County PrideFest]( Protesters interrupted a pride fest in Douglas County Saturday. Organizers of the event said dozens of men showed up wearing matching t-shirts and tried to block a drag show. [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