During the pandemic, they moved to Colorado Springs, where they opened the city's first gay cocktail bar, ICONS. Josh: I was born and raised in Colorado Springs, but I moved to New York at the age of 22. We could feel the energy growing in Colorado Springs, so we figured it was a smart move. If you told teenage me that a gay bar would be voted best bar in Colorado Springs, I would have said you were crazy. We love, love, love it.

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