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The Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District in Falcon, northeast of Colorado Springs, is one of those planned communities where residents get all sorts of amenities. The 2,400 homeowners get to enjoy 63...
View Article‘GUARD LLAMAS’ AT HEART OF COVENANT DISPUTE?
Prairie Vista Meadows is one of dozens of subdivisions scattered around the outskirts of Colorado Springs in eastern El Paso County. It’s just 63 lots, carved out of former ranchland, where folks...
View ArticleNATIONAL NIGHT OUT: Make a friend, protect yourself
Pop quiz: Name the first line of defense against neighborhood crime. Answer: Residents, of course. Police constantly urge folks to keep an eye on their neighborhoods. Look for suspicious people and...
View ArticleAPPARENTLY, COLORADO SPRINGS IS NO OAKLAND!
I was having a tough time with this one . . . New York City and even Oakland rank higher than Colorado Springs in walkability. Oakland? Really? A recent ranking placed Colorado Springs just 34th among...
View ArticleWILL WOODMEN HILLS COVENANTS EVER BE ENFORCED?
Woodmen Hills is a subdivision of about 2,200 homes in Falcon, an unincorporated community northeast of Colorado Springs along U.S. Highway 24. . NO, is the answer to the headline if a determined...
View ArticleHOA’S $50 PARKING FINE BALLOONS INTO THOUSANDS
UPDATE — UPDATE —- UPDATE In 2009, I introduced Side Streets readers to Ron Pace under a headline: “Pace is loose!” In the...
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