Downtown Partnership February 2012 Newsletter

Beautifying Downtown with an eye on sustainability is the concept behind a design contest for the Cascade Ave. median between Pikes Peak and Colorado Avenues. With a $21,000 donation from Xerox, Inc., the City of Colorado Springs has launched the Cascade Smartscape Challenge, a regional design competition to transform a well-traveled corridor while adhering to environmental and financial sustainability.

The winning designer will be awarded $1,000. The retrofit will incorporate cutting-edge design and concepts such as permeable surfaces, native and xeric plants, recycled materials, local materials and low maintenance materials.

Entrants in the competition are not required to be licensed landscape architecture professionals but should have significant landscape planning, design, irrigation and maintenance background or partners who can provide this experience.

Submission Deadline: Friday, March 16,

2012, 3 pm

Evaluation Period: March 26 - April 6

Winner Notification: April 11-13

Community Announcements: In celebration of

Earth Day, April 20 and 21

A team of community professionals, City staff and elected officials will evaluate each entry. The winner will be chosen by the highest ranking based on the following criteria: imparting a sense of place, dramatic and cutting edge design, using sustainable and best management principles, infiltration of water and permeable elements, splash border, plant material, Xerox sign design and placement, use of reused/recycled/local materials, fine/accent grading, accent lighting, use of hardscape/boulders/mulches, treatment of public art, irrigation and water budget, maintenance plan/schedule and cost.

For complete information, visit http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=4244.

Growing Art

Peak Arts Fund Launching

Funding for local arts programs gets a huge boost this month with the launch of the Peak Arts Fund, an initiative developed by COPPeR in the last year. Christina McGrath, executive director of Copper, will oversee fund raising for the Peak Arts Fund.

Seed money has come from Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Inasmuch Foundation, Bee Vradenburg Foundation, Kirkpatrick Family Fund and the Ellyas Family Estate. Support from these founders ensures that all additional funds raised in the coming years will be distributed directly to the local community.

Fifteen nonprofits across the region have already been selected to receive funding in the inaugural year and include these Downtown organizations: Colorado Springs Conservatory, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and Cottonwood Center for the Arts.

For more information, email to info@coppercolo.org or call 634-2204.

Valentine's Day

Sweet Deals from our Members

Antlers Hilton Hotel- 4 S. Cascade

Romance package includes chocolate covered strawberries, champagne and breakfast for 2. Call 955-5600 for reservations.

Cook Veterinary Hospital- 21 West Cimarron Street

$200 dental cleaning special throughout the month of February! For information call 633-7769 or visit www.cookveterinary.com.

Colorado Springs Philharmonic- Pikes Peak Center 190 S Cascade Ave
A Broadway Romance on 2/11/12 at 8:00pm Patty Goble and Stephen Bogardus. Visit www.csphilharmonic.org for information.

Cottonwood Artists' School's Tejon Street Gallery- 8 S. Tejon St.

2/14/12, 5-8pm, featuring local and regional artists with a Valentine's Day theme. Call 520-1899 for info.

Crowne Plaza Hotel- 2886 S. Circle Drive

Fabulous Valentine's Dinner for 2 for $49

(visit http://www.downtown80903.com/events/vdayoffers for full menu)Overnight king bedroom, now through Valentines $89 a night. Call 540-8388 for info

Healthy Balance Massage- 711 S. Tejon St., Ste. 200

Sweetheart offer:1 1/2 hr massage for 1 hr- $50/hr (Save $25) or 2 for $70. Call 651-5848 or visit www.healthbalancemassage.vpweb.com.

Hunan Springs- 24 E. Kiowa St

Purchase a minimum $20 dinner for 2 and you and your sweetie will receive 2 free glasses of wine. Call 634-0800 for more info.

Jack Miller Jewelry Designers- 111 N. Tejon Suite A

SWEET deal thru Feb 14! 20% off (Excluding .50+ Diamonds) Call 232-8122 or visit www.jackmillerjd.com

Jack Quinn's Irish Ale House and Pub- 21 S. Tejon St.

Special prices and menu for "dinner for two." Call Martin or Yvette 385-0766 or visit www.jackquinnspub.com

Sonterra Grill- 28B S. Tejon St.

Scarlet Snapper/ Chocolate Chile Rubbed Filet. Visit www.sonterragrill.com for full menu.

Slaytons BBQ- 28A S Tejon St.

Whiskey Peppercorn Steak/ Mahi Mahi Dijonaise. Visit www.slaytonsbbq.com for full menu.

Sparrow Hawk Cookware- 120 N. Tejon St.

Surprise your love with a Nespresso Pixie and 2 FREE espresso cups. See photos on facebook. www.facebook.com/SparrowHawkCookware

The Bank at Broadmoor- 515 S Tejon St.

Hosting a customer appreciation in honor of their 32nd Anniversary, with complimentary roses and chocolates. www.bankatbroadmoor.com

Terra Verde- 208 N. Tejon St.

15% off any one piece of jewelry purchased on Valentine's Day. Open Tuesday 10-6pm. Call 444-8261 for more info.

The Great Southwest Jewelry & Art Store- 76 S. Sierra Madre

In time for Valentine's Day- Santa Fe Artist Richard Lindsay trunk show 2/12/12. We pay the sales tax! Call 471-7772 for info.

These offers are also located on our website at http://www.downtown80903.com/events/vdayoffers

Be their Valentine

Gallery 113

Downtown has a new art gallery - Gallery 113 at, you guessed it, 113 N. Tejon Street. Be a sweetheart and welcome them to the neighborhood during their grand opening on Tuesday, February 14, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The gallery is cooperatively owned and managed by 18 artists. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 634-5299 or contact President Karen Standridge directly at 201-8442.

Communicate

Colorado Springs Fire and Police need your Emergency Contact Info

If there's a concern at your business after hours, do emergency personnel know how to reach you?Are you sure they have current information?

Now you can easily update your information online. Simply go to http://www.springsgov.com/units/police/businessemergencynotification.asp

and complete the form.

The greenest day of the year

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Downtown

st pats parade

Get your Irish on - or at least your honorary Irish! Start with a 5K Pedaling for St. Pat's, rolling out from America the Beautiful Park at 8:30 a.m. Rather run? A 5K foot race registration begins in Acacia Park at 8:30, followed by a 10 a.m. start time. An 11 a.m. Leprechaun Fun Run precedes the 12:00 noon start of the annual Parade. The Parade route heads south on Tejon, from St. Vrain to Vermijo. You can find details on these events, as well as a two-day expo on the preceding Thursday and Friday, at http://www.csstpats.com.

Eat more CHIKIN

A Fast Food Favorite Visits Downtown

chic filet

If you're familiar with the cows besieging you to "Eat more Chikin," you're likely a big fan of Chik-fil-A. And now the fast food favorite is doing a lunch kiosk in the Alamo Annex, 102 S. Tejon, first floor, on Mondays and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - or until sold out.

Menu items include Original and Spicy sandwiches, char grilled and plain entrée salads, fruit cups, brownies, chips and side salads. Tea, lemonade and bottled water are also available.

Indulge in it

Look what's happening Downtown

This is a partial listing of events; for the full calendar, visit http://www.downtown80903.com/events/downtown-events

FEBRUARY

10 Liese Chavez works

COPPeR, 121 S. Tejon St.

634-2204

11 A Broadway Romance

Pikes Peak Philharmonic

Pikes Peak Center, 8 p.m.

520-SHOW

Young Chautauqua Experience