COS Town Tidings #24-089

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📰 Open House: Black Forest Intersection Plans 🚦
📰 State Grants Aid 12 Local COS Businesses 💰
📰 Penrose Funeral Home Demolition Date Set 🏗️ 

📆 Local & Easter Events 🛍 DEALS

Recipe: 👩‍🍳 No Bake Bird’s Nest Cookies

🌤 COS Weather - Partly cloudy and warmer

Why did the Easter Bunny get in trouble on Good Friday?

🤣 It was caught poaching eggs 🐇

🚦 Open House: Black Forest Intersection Plans

CDOT and Stanley Consultants present 4 intersection alternatives for CO 83 and Stagecoach Road in Black Forest. Open house on April 2 at Monument Academy, East Campus from 5 to 7 p.m.

Unlike a formal presentation, attendees are encouraged to drop in anytime during the open house to learn about the project, explore the proposed alternatives, engage with the team, provide feedback, and ask questions.

🎈 Combatting Isolation: City's Call

Colorado Springs introduces the "1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings" initiative aimed at addressing isolation and loneliness within communities. With mental health concerns prevalent among adults and youth in Colorado, the initiative seeks to create stronger neighborhood bonds through planned gatherings and block parties.

Scheduled to start during Mental Health Awareness Month in May and extend until National Good Neighbor Day in September, residents are encouraged to host events and register them on the city's website to contribute to the goal of 1,000 gatherings. Mayor Mobolade urges all residents to participate, emphasizing the profound impact of fostering connections and support systems on individual and collective well-being.

🏗️ Penrose Funeral Home Demolition Date Set

April 16 is the scheduled demolition date for the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, where 190 improperly stored bodies were discovered last October. Following an assessment by the EPA, the delay was deemed necessary to safely remove hazardous materials.

Initially set for January 17, weather and logistical challenges contributed to the postponement. Now, officials have confirmed demolition will start on April 16, with minor preparations on April 8. All debris will be disposed of at the Otero County landfill, as agreements with other disposal sites fell through. The EPA, in collaboration with local authorities, utilities, and hazardous materials contractors, will oversee the the project and cleanup process, aiming for completion within 10 days, weather permitting.

👩‍🍳 No Bake Bird’s Nest Cookies

These Gluten-free No Bake Bird Nest Cookies are the perfect healthier fun Easter treat. They’re a creative twist on traditional no bake cookies, are super easy to make, and are made with healthier minimal easy to find ingredients.

These adorable treats taste great and fun to make with your kids or grandkids. Better yet, it’s such a flexible recipe. With easy substitutions, they can work for almost any special diet.

Access the complete recipe with tailored modifications to suit your dietary requirements, along with convenient print options.

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📆 Local Events

• Mar 29th-30th (5 Tickets Left), 2-5 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Mar 29th (12-8 PM), 30th (9 AM-8 PM), 31st (8 AM-7 PM): Jurassic Quest @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $19-$36

• Mar 29th (6 Tickets Left)-30th, 3:30 PM: 2.5-Hour Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour @1 N Tejon St. $79 per person Must be 21+

• Mar 29th, 8-10 PM: 21+ Art After Dark | Forest Night Skies @Painting With A Twist, Powers Blvd $35-$55

• Mar 30th, 10:30 AM-1 PM: Easter Baking Workshop @4621 Austin Bluffs Pkwy $65

• Mar 30th, 10 AM-3 PM: Spring Into Victory @U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum $16-$20

• Mar 30th, 3-4 PM: Unlock Your Landscape's Potential through Permaculture Design @Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $25

• Mar 30th, 5-7 PM: Shimmer Lake at The Peak | +BOGO Wine Tonight @Painting With a Twist, Downtown $35-$49 (3 Spots Left)

• Mar 31st, 10 AM-2 PM (every Sun): Backyard Market at Park Union @108 W Cimarron St FREE

• Apr 1st, 3:30-4:30 PM (Every Mon): Beginning & Intermediate Yoga @Rockrimmon Library, 832 Village Center Dr FREE

• Apr 1st, 3:30-8:30 PM: Trivia Night Friends Themed @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd 

• Apr 7th, 3 PM: Pikes Peak Philharmonic @ENT Center for the Arts at UCCS $20

• Apr 7th, 1-3:30 PM: Rekindling Our Light - Caring for the Family Caregiver @Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care FREE (2 Spots Left)

• Apr 13th, 11 AM-5 PM: Pikes Peak Chocolate & Cheese Festival @Norris Penrose Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $10

• Mar 30th, 10 AM-Noon: 2024 Black Forest Community Easter Egg Hunt!

• Mar 30th: Photos with Easter Bunny @I Heart Mac & Cheese, 12229 Voyager Pkwy Suite 120, 719-358-9054

• Mar 30th, 11 AM-3PM: 🐰 Easter EGGstravaganza: An Indoor Celebration with Hunts, Playtime, Shopping, and More! @ SoccerHaus COS, 4845 List Dr FREE

• Mar 31st, 10-11:30 AM: Easter Service | Renovation Church @Boot Barn Hall: CO13071 Bass Pro Dr FREE

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(LAST CHANCE) The Laundry Lady Promotion: Anyone placing orders totaling min 70lbs through March 31st will be entered to win FREE laundry service for 6 months! Winner announced April 1st. (Free service bi-weekly up to 50lbs for each order.) Schedule a pickup & receive $10 off your first order! 719-412-4767

• Spotlight & contact info: 🧺 Meet The Laundry Lady: Refreshing Routines, One Load at a Time

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