Air Force's 2024 football schedule includes two well-placed open weeks before road tests

PLUS | Fort Carson armored brigade leaving for Poland; Longtime musician Taj Mahal comes to Colorado Springs and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Air Force's 2024 football schedule includes two well-placed open weeks before road tests]( Conference play for Air Force will start in Week 2 against a new but familiar coach. Two in-season open dates will precede tough road matchups, and the Falcons' final two games will be played away from home. Those were among the highlights of Air Force’s 2024 football schedule that was released Thursday along with the rest of the Mountain West’s slate. [Read More]( [Victim of single-vehicle fatal crash in Colorado Springs identifed]( The El Paso County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of the single-vehicle crash in late February, according to a Wednesday afternoon news release. The crash was reported just after midnight on Feb. 23 near the 2500 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue. [Read More]( ['Homemade explosive' detonates at dog park, kills 1 Strasburg man in Aurora]( The Aurora Police Department was on scene at the Grandview Dog Park in southeast Aurora investigating an accidental death after an explosion killed one Thursday morning. [Read More]( [Fort Carson armored brigade leaving for Poland — with focus on Russia, Ukraine]( Fort Carson soldiers with the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team are leaving in the coming weeks for Europe, where they will train with NATO soldiers as part of ongoing deterrence against Russia. [Read More]( [Social media post inaccurately portrays proposed homeless encampment near Calhan, InTents of Hope founder says]( The founder of a Colorado Springs nonprofit that seeks to place 100 military-grade tents near Calhan to provide temporary shelter for chronically homeless people and services to prepare them to assimilate back into society says her plans have been unfairly tarnished by an inaccurate social media post from an Eastern-plains police department. [Read More]( [Go for the experience, not the food, at Casa Bonita | Dining Review]( It’s probably easier to get a reservation at a Michelin star-rated restaurant than to Casa Bonita; there are also fewer, if any, security barriers to go through just to get in the door. It took six months to receive the link to pick a date and time to dine at Denver’s restored, iconic Mexican-theme restaurant. Was it worth the wait? No! [Read More]( [Longtime musician Taj Mahal bringing unique performance to Colorado Springs]( Taj Mahal has anecdotes that can go on for days. Given the extraordinary musical life he’s lived, it’s no surprise. Mahal got his start in 1964 as a 22-year-old joining forces with a then-17-year-old Ry Cooder to form the cult group The Rising Sons, got his quartet to be the only American act invited to be part of the 1968 concert film “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus,” and also landed a role acting and composing the score for the 1972 drama “Sounder.” [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