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Festival set to bring 1,000s of floating lanterns to Colorado riverwalk
A lantern festival is set to bring thousands of floating lights to Pueblo, Colorado later this month. "Join us at the Pueblo Water Lantern Festival for a magical night of floating lanterns, music, and good vibes by the water," reads the event description, with the event to take place in the Riverwalk area of the city at 125 East Riverwalk Pueblo. During the event, the water will be lit up with "thousands of beautiful lanterns" launched by attendees. ...
1-in-30 million orange lobster found in Pueblo settling in at Downtown Aquarium in Denver
An incredibly rare orange lobster found at a Pueblo seafood restaurant last week is making himself comfortable in his new permanent home. "Crush," the cantaloupe-colored crustacean that was found in a live lobster shipment sent to the Pueblo Red Lobster on July 12, was transferred to the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on July 17.
Who has the best ice cream in Pueblo? Vote for your favorite in this Chieftain poll
With National Ice Cream Day coming up on July 21, we at the Pueblo Chieftain felt it was the perfect time to poll our readers on which local ice cream shop does it better than all the rest. From longstanding community staples to new additions and national chains, there are several places in...
CrowdStrike outage closes Pueblo County, some state offices due to IT issues
Update: Pueblo County reported Friday afternoon that IT staff will work during the weekend to fix the issues and Pueblo County government is expected to reopen Monday. Pueblo County and many state offices were closed July 19 due to a major technology outage that put most services in cyber limbo. Pueblo County government was...
Pueblo library district raising funds for big expansions of two libraries
The Pueblo City-County Library District has launched a capital campaign to raise $2 million for major expansions of the Barkman Library and Patrick A. Lucero Library branches. Expanding the two library branches is expected to cost nearly $9 million. Construction has been underway at the Barkman Library, 1300 Jerry Murphy Road, since August 2023 to add a pedestrian bridge connecting to the nearby Belmont Park and over 2,600 square feet of space accommodating library-goers of all ages....
Nationwide computer outage has local impacts
DMV Impacts: Services affected (COLORADO) — The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles said due to the CrowdStrike incident the department was experiencing outages that are impacting most services. The DMV said impacted services include but are not limited to: The DMV said there is no timeline for when services will be restored but the DMV […]
Let's Talk Business in Pueblo: Library upgrades, real estate sales, new podiatrist and more
Pueblo library district launches $2 million capital campaign A $2 million capital campaign launched Wednesday by the Pueblo City-County Library District aims to raise funds to assist with $8.9 million in renovations to two branch libraries. “This is the beginning of a transformative chapter for our community as we launch the Building Community Together...
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