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Biz Buzz
1/7/10: OCCA office moves from 25th Street
1/21/10: Simpich to begin 'Firebird' run Jan. 27
2/4/10: Lacrosse star to appear at store
2/11/10: New exhibit; Bank's 30th; center fundraiser
2/18/10: OCC songwriter releases 6th CD
2/25/10: Restaurant construction taking shape
3/4/10: 'Eco' framing service
3/25/10: Simpich 'Portraits' starts March 31
4/1/10: Student support for parade benefit
4/15/10: Restaurant on Roundhouse radar
4/22/10: Rebuild starts off Villas project
5/13/10: Cancer Society benefits from Car Show
5/20/10: New jazz club in Old Colorado City
5/27/10: Next Old Town Art Walk June 4
6/10/10: Coffee lounge opens on Colbrunn
7/1/10: Manitou shop opens 2nd store in OCC
7/8/10: Artist demonstrations at 2 OCC galleries

Cobweb Corners
1/7/10: The incline that never happened
1/14/10: The contributions of Matt France
1/21/10: The private rail car
1/28/10: The railroad man called 'Finder'
2/4/10: A problem that turned into money
2/11/10: More about ice
2/18/10: Any word on Caboose Number 409?
2/25/10: Names connected with the Mountain
3/4/10: Old-style diners getting hard to find
3/11/10: How illuminating was light from peak?
3/18/10: Diner stories and the wrong-way ride
3/25/10: Three cheers for Coronado
4/1/10: General Grant comes to town
4/8/10: What General Grant didn't do
4/15/10: Tick Tock!
4/22/10: Palmer's first look at Colorado
4/29/10: Palmer leaves the Kansas Pacific
5/6/10: The General Palmer movies
5/13/10: So how tall IS it?
5/20/10: The second-most-asked-about mountain
5/27/10: Trails that became roads
6/3/10: Jones Park - the old summit route
6/10/10: Palmer's early railroad days
6/24/10: Welsh influences on Palmer's railroad
7/1/10: The caboose that inspired me
7/8/10: The mystery mine

Editor's Desk
1/7/10: AddAmemory
1/14/10: Off in a cloud of dust
1/21/10: Too late to decide if patience a virtue?
1/28/10: Just try and stop him
2/4/10: The campers: A business solution
2/11/10: News and Frankenstein's bride
2/18/10: No trash talking here
2/25/10: Good to see the ordinance pass
3/4/10: Coronado: Stepping up for the parade
3/11/10: Parks: the regional alternative
3/18/10: An 'emergency'... with forms in triplicate
3/25/10: The center's not-so-secret future
4/1/10: New paper for our newspaper
4/8/10: Which philosophy deserves a home?
4/15/10: A slug for each story
4/22/10: School closures in retrospect
4/29/10: Tooting our horn
5/6/10: No 'recovery' without a bouquet
5/13/10: A win-win and a lose-lose
5/20/10: Let's park in this space
5/27/10: Plenty of time to spare
6/3/10: Now that summer's here (we think)...
6/10/10: Time for a break... you think?
6/24/10: Preserving the Entryway - yay!
7/1/10: The back story on the backdrop
7/8/10: Streetcars: What price charisma?

Guest Columns
2/11/10: A good year, mate!
3/25/10: The Avenue Merchants
4/1/10: OWN backs Woodmen

Letters/Exchanges
1/28/10: Campers: Agencies help some move on from Geraldine Kirkmeyer
1/28/10: Campers: If they were on private land... from Dick Standaert
1/28/10: Popular crossing guard remembered from Scotty West
2/11/10: Homeless treated to trash pickup from Carla DeKalb
2/11/10: Pleased to see no-camping vote from Jerry Heimlicher
3/4/10: Appreciated help on West carnival from Angel Chavez
3/4/10: Donations sought for city pools from Deb Barry
4/8/10: Deb's closing; friends thanked from Deb Wallbaum
4/8/10: Fundraising for center was needed from Dave Hughes
4/8/10: Plea for Julie Penrose Fountain from Kristen Downs
4/15/10: What are we all doing, post-2C?
4/29/10: Appreciates Crystal Apple coverage from Barbara Harris
4/29/10: Concern about budget cuts on parks from Lily Knauf
5/13/10: Bijou School leader says farewell from Wayne Hutchison
6/24/10: A good eatery for the Roundhouse from Nancy Orner

Meet a Westside Pioneer
1/14/10: Guy Dobbin
3/11/10: Jeanne Downing
4/8/10: Tim Reid
4/29/10: Shirley Cherry
5/27/10: Joan Bakken
7/1/10: Margaret Louise Golden

Meet a Westsider
1/7/10: JaiShree Prakash
2/25/10: Rose Bennett
3/4/10: Irma Kristel
3/18/10: Phil Westfall
3/25/10: Judy Willey
4/1/10: April Fool
4/15/10: Doris Hendrix
4/22/10: Manuel Thayne
5/6/10: Pat Dinsmore
5/13/10: Sally Sue Coddington
6/10/10: Bonnie Powers

Westside Briefs
1/7/10: Westside Briefs: Posse to hear McFarland railroad talk
1/14/10: Rock Ledge up to $21,000
1/28/10: Small fires doused near water tower
2/4/10: Bighorns back; Copies of Guidelines in
2/11/10: Traffic study at Mesa Springs meeting
2/18/10: Pikes Peak Philarmonic performs
2/25/10: Square-dancing begins at center
3/4/10: 'Bicycles of Yesteryear' at History Center
4/22/10: Fundraising includes Bancroft blues shows
4/29/10: White Acres barbed-wire removal May 8
5/6/10: 'Roundup' at Westside Center May 15
5/13/10: Second City improvisers at Unity Church
5/20/10: El Pomar grant aids Greccio Housing
6/3/10: 3 jazz concerts in Bear Creek Park
6/10/10: Annual Horse Show at Norris-Penrose
6/24/10: Old Colorado City Art Walk July 2
7/1/10: Walking tour leaves from library July 10
7/8/10: Associations to meet with city about Fillmore

Westside Schools
1/14/10: Westside schools: Caremobile coming to Midland
1/21/10: Westside schools: Honor orchestras perform at CHS
1/28/10: Jackson draws crowd for addition open house
2/11/10: Holmes, West math students add to successes
2/18/10: 'Power Results' grant for the Wests
2/25/10: Memorial tree preserved at Jackson
3/11/10: CHS ensemble to NY; 'music garden' at BV
4/1/10: Buena Vista information night April 7
4/15/10: Waxing educational at Midland
4/22/10: Howbert musical changes 'Woods' song
5/6/10: CSAP 3rd-grade reading scores in
5/13/10: Coronado musicians strike winning tune
5/20/10: Buena Vista personalizes entrance
5/27/10: Early Colleges info; CHS publication teamwork
6/10/10: Coronado hosts first Aerospace Institute

What do you do?
1/21/10: Rob Rodine
1/28/10: Bernideen Canfield
2/4/10: Richard Walford
2/11/10: Deborah Bonifas
2/18/10: Terri Udy
5/20/10: Richard Jensen
6/3/10: Kristine Van Wert
6/24/10: Katherine Kennedy
7/8/10: Barb Rineer


Other Articles

Art/Poetry
5/27/10: Rouse likes having fun with his art

Bear Creek Nature Center
4/15/10: Photographer John Fielder at Nature Center April 23
5/6/10: Famous photog visits
6/10/10: Jazz in Bear Creek Park

Books
2/4/10: Gardner authors new 'Kid' book; release event Feb. 9 at GoG Club
3/25/10: Beating MS, cancer leads 'miracles' in Wesley book
6/10/10: Westsider's book proposes non-political 'energy crisis' solutions

Boy Scouts
2/11/10: Scouting centennial: Recalling talented, dedicated local leader recalled
5/13/10: 1st time collaboration: Glen to host 100-year Scout Camporee
5/20/10: Scouts, leaders shape up Glen Eyrie trails at property's 1st-time Camporee

Buildings, New Construction, and Real Estate
2/25/10: 2 Westside outlets for Design Guidelines
4/1/10: City gives reasons for Shoppes extension
5/6/10: Colorado Place upgrades nearly done
5/6/10: Trespassers take toll on vacant hilltop commercial site property owners put on notice: Code Enforcement gives property owners 15 days to board up building
6/10/10: Coca-Cola building coming back to life: Two new tenants in $700K Murphy renovation
6/10/10: Strycker to retire from Greccio in November
6/24/10: Building reconstruction at fire-stricken Stepping Stones

Centennial Extension
1/14/10: Bonds to fund Centennial in Indian Hills
2/25/10: New subdivision would link Centennial Blvd. to I-25 at southern end: MVS proposal to Planning Commission in April

Charity/Donations
1/21/10: Westsider making 'Indiana Jones' rescue run to Haiti
1/28/10: CSIC, Wellbriety offices open at church
1/28/10: McGintys successful in Haiti aid journey
2/11/10: More meters on Westside for homeless programs
2/18/10: Food stamps not enough? Only local certainty: Hunger persistent
5/6/10: Happy meter
6/10/10: Rotary seeks applications for Osborne Fund

Churches
2/25/10: Orthodox Church completes dining hall
3/25/10: Listing of Westside Easter services Sunday, April 4

City Parks
1/14/10: City to 'go green' in new part of Fairview Cemetery
3/4/10: City Parks, 2010: Adopt a trash can
5/13/10: 4 pools (3 privately run) to be open to the public
7/1/10: Young plants getting care... and soon will be shared in charity aspect of new Vermijo Park Garden
7/8/10: Volunteers step up for Westside parks

County Parks
3/11/10: Garden Association offers classes next two Saturdays
3/11/10: Survey chance on regional parks idea
6/10/10: County facilitating 'nature club' to get families outdoors

Events
6/3/10: 1,500 target for Starlight Spectacular
6/24/10: Pac-Man rides: OCC bike shop quintet adds gaming look to Starlight Spectacular event

Farmer's Market
6/3/10: Farmers Market starts June 12
6/3/10: OCCHS' summer Saturday fairs at same time as Farmers' Market

Garden of the Gods
2/18/10: Deer help bighorns give wildlife flavor to annual event
2/18/10: Feeling sheepish
2/18/10: Quietly, Garden of the Gods works around city budget cuts
2/25/10: Under the weather
3/18/10: Tourist-friendlier signs to be installed at Garden of the Gods
3/25/10: Diary reveals the human side of General Palmer
4/8/10: Earth Day activities at Garden, Rock Ledge Ranch
5/13/10: GoG Visitor Center adds activities for summer
5/13/10: Scholarship offer
7/1/10: 9 properties down, 17 to go for Garden of the Gods 'backdrop'

Gold Hill Mesa
3/11/10: Recyclers meet St. Patrick at Gold Hill
3/18/10: 4th builder starts at Gold Hill Mesa; Filing 2 getting set for future homes
3/18/10: Gold Hill recycling success

Goodwill
3/25/10: Goodwill accepting scrap metal

Government
1/21/10: City's homeless price tag: $500K
1/28/10: Loss of streetlights, trash cans reveal local budget blues
2/4/10: City Council to revisit no-camping law; idea is to clear out tents but not strand the needful
2/11/10: No-camping ordinance passes: City Council supports police plan; implementation anticipated by March
2/25/10: Gallagher comments don't stop final passage of no-camping ordinance
3/11/10: Over half of creekside campers gone
4/8/10: No camping from downtown to Manitou: County resolution ensures consistent enforcement along Fountain Creek through Westside
4/8/10: 'Really nothing left' of Westside camps
6/10/10: City Council tells dispensaries how to become legitimate
6/10/10: County plans to buy former Intel facility

Groups and Clubs
4/1/10: After snowy 27th annual show, Whittlers plan 28th in May '11
4/1/10: Wood you like to know more?
5/13/10: Grant to Greccio
6/10/10: Model of the Old West

Highway 24
3/25/10: 2nd try for Hwy 24/21st project
5/20/10: Hwy 24 EA meeting may not be scheduled until fall

Historical
7/1/10: Local 'Lincoln' hangs up his top hat

Library
2/11/10: Sharing some history
3/25/10: Bilingual youth program at library welcomes native English or Spanish speakers
4/8/10: Library all but closed April 19-24 for technology upgrade
4/8/10: Writing honors for 9 Westside students
4/15/10: Silly hedgehog!
4/22/10: Library to reopen April 26... with RFID tags
6/3/10: Library may beep at you ... at least for a while
6/3/10: Library offers walking tours of Old Town

Local Businesses
1/21/10: Relocations for Barracuda Bazaar, other businesses
2/4/10: Hotel takes business approach in renting homes to homeless
3/25/10: Italian family restaurant opens in Old Town
4/8/10: Grand opening for martial arts facility April 17
4/8/10: Restaurant becomes monthly chow hall for veterans
5/27/10 New barbecue restaurant at 31st and Highway 24 to open June 2
6/3/10: Finding a home
6/10/10: Almost ready to fill 'em up
7/8/10: Popular Westside restaurant in 20th year

Medical
1/28/10: Unsure about medical marijuana store? Call Code Enforcement

Mesa Springs
1/7/10: Proposal for 47-acre project submitted to city; Mesa Springs association meeting set
1/14/10: Mesa Springs residents grapple with MVS proposal
2/11/10: Neighbors get input on 47-acre development
4/8/10: City wraps up final CDBG project in Mesa Springs NSA

Military
2/11/10: Home-grown soldier fighting back from Iraq mortar wounds
7/8/10: Micci continues recovery from Iraq mortar wounds

Miscellaneous News
3/25/10: Don't you and Fido leave home without it
5/6/10: Volunteer tutors 14 and older sought for Literacy Center
6/10/10: Pioneer to publish again June 24

Norris-Penrose Events Center
6/24/10: Ride for the Brand part of 'Heritage Days'
7/8/10: 70th Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo July 14-17

Obituaries
2/11/10: In memoriam: Ronald R. Smith
2/18/10: Remembering Jay Flater, the soil man
6/3/10: Obituary: C. Harry Blunt Jr.

Old Colorado City
   Events
1/7/10: Ice on the Avenue back in OCC for 2nd year
1/21/10: Ice is nice
1/21/10: OCCA estimates crowd of 19,000 for 2-day ice event
3/18/10: Egg Hunt, Charity Fair at Bancroft Mar. 27
3/25/10: 1st OCC Art Walk of the season April 2
4/1/10: Not just another egg run
6/3/10: Donations aid Paint the Town Blue
6/24/10: Bancroft blues series to start July 1
6/24/10: Volunteers adopt Prospector 'entryway'
7/8/10: Blues at Bancroft starts 5th year
   General
3/18/10: Ore-cart news box proposed for Old Town

Old Colorado City Historical Society
1/7/10: 'Westside Celebrates' - new gathering for locals Jan. 10
1/7/10: Celebrating the 'best side'
1/14/10: Hughes tells Old Town's story: Former Colorado City downtown hit hard times before late '70s 'rebirth'
1/14/10: Westside celebrates itself in History Center event
2/4/10: McFarland to discuss railroad dining Feb. 12
2/18/10: McFarland talks about dining on the Midland
3/25/10: History Center to host Design Guidelines presentation
3/25/10: Pedaling down memory lane: History Center hosts Crandall-Gravestock talk on bicycles of yesteryear
4/1/10: Bock-era Red Rock resident to speak at History Center
4/15/10: New Red Rock Canyon book full of history, geology
4/22/10: Teasing palates with historic teas May 8-9
5/6/10: Modern technology plugs OCCHS into past
6/3/10: Follow-up: Luck part of Schmidt connection
6/3/10: McDonald named OCCHS president
7/1/10: $ better than 'fair' for new OCCHS event
7/1/10: OCCHS Tuesday series kicks off with ice cream July 6
7/8/10: History Center lecture series starts July 13

OWN (The Organization of Westside Neighbors)
1/7/10: Westside's CDBG funds in good shape
1/14/10: Homeless info, board election Jan. 28 at OWN meeting
1/21/10: 3 meetings to unveil 'Design Guidelines'
1/21/10: 'Historical Context' in Guidelines
1/28/10: Book to guide historic exterior upgrades
2/4/10: After annual election, OWN has 9 members on board again
2/18/10: Clark to serve 5th year as OWN president
6/24/10: OWN wants gap between dispensaries, residences

People
1/7/10: 50 years later, Ellis joins AdAmAn a second time for hike up Pikes Peak
4/29/10: 2 years later: Lily still getting her life back

Police/Fire
1/28/10: Case solved by bottle that broke on employee's head
2/11/10: Life-long dream for new top cop
3/11/10: Firefighters again called to hills above Bristol
3/11/10: Flames above Bristol
4/29/10: Fire Department scrambles as number of positions shrinks
5/20/10: Meeting to mull service cuts
5/27/10: Budget-battered Police, Fire keep eyes on sales tax returns

Political
1/14/10: Cullen, small-business owner, announces as Republican challenger for House District 18
3/11/10: Political caucuses March 16
5/13/10: Republican Cullen vs. Democrat Lee: Race is on in Statehouse District 18
5/13/10: Westside 1 of 4 McInnis stops in Springs visit
6/24/10: Hill challenges Morse in State Senate District 11

Red Rock Canyon
1/7/10: Continuous Red Rock trucks bringing landfill cap material
2/25/10: Money-strapped city needs Friends (of Red Rock)
6/24/10: Red Rock book-signing June 26

Roadwork
1/14/10: 31st & Colorado last stop in Route 3 upgrade project
3/11/10: Thank you, one less alignment
4/22/10: Colorado Avenue bridge maintenance to affect traffic
6/24/10: Traffic feels pinch as 21st/24 project begins

Rock Ledge Ranch
2/4/10: Preliminary calendar lists Rock Ledge events for 2010
2/4/10: Rock Ledge Ranch staying open in 2010
2/11/10: After initial confusion with $, city OK with Rock Ledge opening plan
3/11/10: Rock Ledge especially needs docents this year
4/1/10: Controversy as Parks Department closes long-time preschool at Rock Ledge Ranch
4/29/10: Rock Ledge retains some free space at center
5/20/10: Auction, Pyle concert to help Rock Ledge
5/27/10: Fundraising concert, auction propel Rock Ledge into summer season
6/24/10: New city donation website includes Rock Ledge option
7/1/10: Family Fourth at Rock Ledge Ranch
7/8/10: Ranch's 'Family 4th' fetes patriotism, bolsters LHA membership

Rural Transportation Authority
1/7/10: 3-month suspension for city's RTA projects

Schools
   General
1/7/10: Additions solve space problems
1/21/10: Open houses for Howbert, Jackson additions
2/4/10: Things looking up for educational league
3/4/10: Pike building picked to house 'twice exceptional' charter school
5/13/10: Schools get set to move kids forward
   Academy for Advanced & Creative Learning
6/10/10: New D-11 school for gifted students getting unjumbled inside Pike building
   Bijou School
4/29/10: Bijou School founder/principal to step down after this year
5/27/10: Two from Bijou: Pearson, Mathis had own reasons for choosing to graduate from Westside alternative high school
   Buena Vista Elementary
5/6/10: At last a garden grows for BV students
   CSEC (Colorado Springs Early Colleges)
6/10/10: Early Colleges high school gets proactive about making students computer-savvy
   Coronado High School
1/7/10: Coronado orientation Jan. 14
1/14/10: Trumpets lead way for Coronado All-Staters Band
1/21/10: 7 from Coronado named to All-State Choir
2/4/10: 5 from CHS orchestra selected All-State
2/4/10: Food fight? CHS in Care & Share event
2/18/10: Humphrey to step down at Coronado; naming of new principal set for April
2/25/10: CHS robot going to Kansas City
3/4/10: Coronado parade tab less than feared: $1,200 in donations so far also help out, but $1,800 still needed as students plan fundraisers
3/4/10: 'Snow Angel' March 10-11 at Coronado
3/11/10: Sandoval to step down as Coronado AP
3/18/10: Return of wood shop at Coronado
4/1/10: Coronado principal chosen from within: David Engstrom 'happy, honored and humbled'; he'd served on Humphrey's staff for past 5 years
4/8/10: Coronado Robotics gains 3 awards
4/15/10: Coronado wrestlers nearly triumphant at state
4/22/10: Crystal Apple: Urban shares love of Latin American culture
4/22/10: New foundation named for CHS baseball benefactor
5/6/10: Coronado students interview Holocaust survivor
5/13/10: $900 to go in parade fund drive
5/20/10: Same perfect marks, different goals for top Coronado scholars
5/27/10: Coronado High's Travvis Scott tops own school record for 2nd state high jump title
5/27/10: 'Time' is finally right for CHS Class of '08
6/10/10: Coronado's 2010 seniors' scholarships, honors listed
6/10/10: Coronado teacher/alumnus Darin Smith becomes assistant principal
6/24/10: Coronado's 2010 seniors' scholarships, honors listed
   Holmes Middle School
4/29/10: Mystery shrouds illness at Holmes
5/6/10: New Trailblazer 6th grade seen as plus for Holmes
   Howbert Elementary School
2/4/10: Howbert celebrates new addition with open house
4/29/10: About to get knocked off their pins
   Midland Elementary
3/4/10: The Mulberry Street beat
4/29/10: It took a while, but... Crystal Apple teacher finally enjoys school
   West Middle School & West Elementary
1/28/10: Filling the gym with music... and people
2/11/10: 'I'm from West' - carnival reveals developing identity
2/25/10: The lighter side of gravity
3/11/10: West eighth-grader earns national volunteering honor
4/15/10: 'Apple' for teacher at West Middle
4/22/10: Bullies no-shows in schools' 1st paired year: Martinez, Gomez plan for increased K-8 coordination next year at Wests
6/24/10: 'Westies' (West Junior High Class of '54) invited to join picnic at Thorndale July 31
   Whittier Elementary
5/6/10: Whittier gathering part of 60-year CSHS reunion

Seasonal
3/25/10: Better the trees than the roads
5/13/10: Blossom memories

Sports
4/1/10: ArtSports' Chiacchia tumbles to 1st in Pan American 13-14

Territory Days
1/7/10: Pro Promotions to run 2010 Territory Days
3/11/10: T-Days: No public meeting this year; question about special motorcycle parking
5/20/10: In quest of fewer cars: 'Plan B' shuttle lot among strategies for 2010 Territory Days
5/20/10: New 'Junction' adds history to T-Days
5/27/10: 35th annual Territory Days
5/27/10: Territory Days in OCC May 29-31
6/3/10: Junction 'OK' in first year
6/3/10: Problems minimal at 'massive' T-Days rritory Days: 3-day crowd estimated at more than 150,000
6/3/10: Similarities seen in festival, County Fair

Traffic Calming
1/21/10: Calming not coming: Financially strapped city ends program, leaving 2 Westside streets without long-promised traffic-slowing upgrades
1/21/10: Holland Park Blvd. now thin in places
1/21/10: Some calming projects completed since '05

Trails and Open Space
1/7/10: Lieber on Midland Trail: 'I believe this will be the year'
5/20/10: Departing director of TOPS will still volunteer
7/1/10: Midland Trail work seen after summer

Transportation
1/7/10: Trimmed transit seeks volunteers, new ideas
3/4/10: Traffic signal goes in at 29th and Colorado
3/11/10: Neighbors' inputs sought in Fillmore study
3/25/10: Route 14 slated for upgrades at or near bus stops
5/13/10: Political overtones to transportation $ affecting Westside
7/8/10: Streetcars back in Westside's future: Downtown lines to go in first, with 2031-2035 time frame seen for Colorado Avenue corridor

Utilities
2/4/10: Utilities replacing sewer main lines in project off Ridge Road & Hwy 24
2/11/10: Service cut off, Uintah closed in line break Feb. 9
4/22/10: Aging utility lines being replaced around Westside
5/20/10: Uitilies works to improve fire flow in 2 cul-de-sacs

Waterways
1/28/10: Creek work: Water begins flowing in new channel
4/15/10: Restoration complete on Fountain Creek north of former mill
5/20/10: Follow-up: Fountain Creek better than it looks

Westside Center
1/7/10: Push begins for Westside Center
1/7/10: Westside Center brochure won't be mailed
1/14/10: Other than garden, Westside Center's future still unclear: Ideas sought as Mar. 31 deadline looms
1/28/10: Hughes starts fund for Westside Center
2/4/10: Just $138,500 left to go in Westside Center fundraising
2/11/10: Butcher: $140K still target for Westside Center
2/18/10: New task force aids fundraising for Westside and other community centers, but still long way to go
3/4/10: Church submits plan for Westside Center
3/4/10: Prep work almost done at 2 gardens
3/11/10: Dunk a councilman for a good cause: Gallagher, Paige taking turns in tank to raise money for centers at first-time Sunflower Festival
3/18/10: 'Meeting of all meetings' to seal centers' fates
3/25/10: LLC on verge of running center
3/25/10: Rumor mill active as city keeps lid on Westside RFP
4/8/10: Westside Center stays open; RFP negotiations continue with church
4/15/10: New home for CARES pantry: Move April 17 also begins collaboration at LLC's Westside Center
4/15/10: Westside Center garden put on hold until 2011
4/22/10: Help in moving pantry, spiffing center: Smooth transition reported for emergency-food facility
4/29/10: Council finally gets the news: Briefing presented on Westside Center plans
5/13/10: Announced West Center 'roundup' postponed to June 26
5/27/10: Donor boosts Westside Center reading program
6/3/10: New full-time summer teen program at West Center
6/10/10: Center 'Roundup' June 26
6/24/10: Makes a boy feel tall
7/1/10: Honor for Hughes
7/1/10: New twice-weekly program offered at West Center for middle-schoolers
7/1/10: 'Roundup' attracts 130-plus: West Center gym named for civic leader Hughes