Avelo Airlines has begun service from the Colorado Springs Airport (COS) with exclusive nonstop service to Los Angeles. The new flights to L.A.’s best airport — Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) — will offer Colorado Springs the only nonstop flights to Los Angeles. This new route operates twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays. Very low, one-way fares between Colorado Springs and BUR start at $49* at AveloAir.com.

In the month of March, the Colorado Springs Airport (COS) saw a total of 163,695 passengers travel through the terminal, with 82,742 of those passengers enplaning at COS.

The North Slope Recreation Area along the Pikes Peak Highway is now open. This includes the North and South Catamount reservoirs along with Crystal Creek Reservoir, which had previously been closed for more than three seasons due to a Colorado Springs Utilities maintenance and repair project.

The City of Colorado Springs invites the public to attend the second Greater Westside Community Plan (GWCP) community meeting on Wednesday, April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Westside Community Center. This public meeting provides an opportunity for City Staff to collaborate with community members in anticipation of a draft Community Plan, to be presented at a later date for review.