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come on down and get a sniff

disco is dead but not disc golf

The Bro, The Dude and The Sweet – Free Recreation in Pueblo Bro, City Park is the Central Park of Pueblo, and while last I checked I didn’t see any movie stars walking their pug-a-poos, there are two things we have that many New Yorkers envy – Disc Golf and a Skate Park. Dude, the disc golf course is no joke. A world-renowned 18-hole track, the challenging course has hosted the Colorado Disc Golf Championships. Before its redesign in 1999 it was reputed to be the 3 rd oldest course in the United States, the course at City Park is free to play and most of the time not overcrowded, although there are times when you might have to wait to play and watch out for flying objects. But to capture the spirit of the game I went to the source and found some local Pueblonians who play disc golf. Anthony XXXX has been playing disc golf for 22 years and remembers well the changes of ’99. “It was shorter before the redesign. It’s still basically the same,” XXXX said. “The new design requires yo

some pulp shit to keep you busy

Don’t Bogart That Bike My Friend Pueblo gears up (barf) for a bike collective. Rafael Cletero spoke to a group of more than 30 like-minded citizens working towards Pueblo’s first ever bicycle collective. The event, Saturday May 18 th filled the newly founded Living Room venue. So what exactly is a bike collective? Well it is easier to explain what it isn’t. It is not a free bike repair and maintenance shop. Nor is it a free bike ride to wherever you want and then just ditch the bike or return it destroyed with missing parts (thank you very little Tyrone from the 10 th grade). It is more of an educational service provided to the biking public looking to improve their bicycle ownership skills or perhaps volunteer to service and catalogue donated bikes, parts, and service hours. Ideally bike collectives also provide a lending library, much like a traditional media library. As modeled in other cities, the conditions for “checking out” a bike require a valid id and credit card.