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Panorama Park nominated for People's Choice Award, vote by July 15

Panorama Park to reopen
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COLORADO SPRINGS — A park that has seen new life on the southeast side of Colorado Springs has now been nominated for a People's Choice Award.

Panorama Park, which previously was a 13.5-acre space that was previously unfinished until 2023. The project was also a recipient of a $350,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), through the Colorado Lottery's Starburst Award. In total, Panorama Park was an effort of multiple agencies with a $8.5 million price tag.

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The park now has been nominated for a People's Choice Award through the Starburst Award program. It's up against 12 other Starburst Award projects.

You can vote daily and will be entered for a chance to win lottery goodies and potentially $200 in scratch tickets, voting ends on July 15. To vote and learn more click here.

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'It was chaotic': Former UCCS leader files federal complaint against school after deadly campus shooting

In the wake of a deadly shooting at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) in February, a former school leader has filed a federal complaint against the university, claiming the college was not prepared for the crisis.

'It was chaotic': Former UCCS leader files federal complaint against school after deadly shooting

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