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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Union Avenue's new lights are on, and CSU Pueblo football is No. 3

Plus, CSU Pueblo football climbs to No. 3 in the national rankings after a 38-31 win.

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Union Avenue's 30 new light poles got their big celebration on Thursday

Light Up Union put up poles, lights and bulbs

30
custom-designed lighting poles
5,000 feet
of overhead lighting, and more
2,000
individual bulbs, and more

Sources: KRDO, FOX21 News Colorado

If you've been downtown lately, Union Avenue looks a little brighter. The Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce celebrated the completion of "" on Thu., Nov. 5, with live music from Christian Jaquez and local food and coffee vendors.

FOX21 News Colorado had previewed the party as the signature class project of Class of 2026. KRDO's Spanish-language report says the poles now light three blocks of the Historic Union Avenue Shopping District.

  • Where: Union between B Street and C Street
  • Time: more than 10 months to develop
  • Paid for by: financial contributions, in-kind services and local contractors

$200,000approximate cost of the Light Up Union project

Officials say the project cost around $200,000. Fox21 listed it as an estimated value.

Sources: KRDO, FOX21 News Colorado

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Football

CSU Pueblo football climbed to No. 3 in the national rankings after a 38-31 win over Black Hills State. Head Coach Philip Vigil pointed to an aggressive Black Hills State offense that converted on fourth down five or six times during its 21 straight points. KOAA News5

No. 3CSU Pueblo football's national ranking

The ranking comes after a 38-31 win over Black Hills State.

Source: KOAA News5

Veterans

The Southeast Asia Memorial Rededication is Tue., Nov. 10, at 11 a.m., with a lunch reception after the ceremony. At 3 p.m. that day, El Pueblo History Museum and the Pueblo Latino Veterans Association host a Vietnam veterans documentary viewing and community discussion at 302 N. Union Ave. CSU Pueblo calendarPueblo Latino Chamber of Commerce

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6Aspen Acres fire is 96% contained; Veterans Day parade is Saturday
  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Voters back the Colorado Connector rail line to Pueblo
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Front Range rail tax leads in vote, with Pueblo on the line
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Pueblo's mayor submits proposed 2027 budget with cost-cutting measures
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Good Day Puebloto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

Union Avenue's new lights are on, and CSU Pueblo football is No. 3

Plus, CSU Pueblo football climbs to No. 3 in the national rankings after a 38-31 win.

The TLDR

  1. Union Avenue's 30 new light poles got their celebration
  2. CSU Pueblo football rises to No. 3 nationally
  3. Veterans events set for Tue., Nov. 10
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