COS Town Tidings #24-107

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📰 New Bid for Mixed-Use Site at Garden of Gods 🏗️

📰 Downtown Gains Blind Advocacy Support Group 🕶️

📰 The Springs Selected NCAA 2025 🥅

🚨 Funeral Home Scam Unearths New Charges

📆 Local Events

📘 Trivia Challenge: Colorado's State Bird

🌤 COS Weather - Warm, AM showers, windy

What bird never sings the lyrics to a song?

👉 A hummingbird 🤣

🏗️ New Bid for Mixed-Use Site at Garden of Gods

The Colorado Springs Planning Commission will review a proposal for a mixed-use development at the intersection of W. Garden of the Gods and N. 30th St. The plan, named Arrowswest, seeks to rezone nearly seven acres for a development that would include 222 apartments and commercial spaces. This site was previously the subject of a rejected proposal in 2021 due to safety concerns related to its location near areas affected by the 2012 Waldo Canyon wildfire. The decision by the commission will influence a city council recommendation, with the council's current members different from those in 2021.

🕶️ Downtown Gains Blind Advocacy Support Group

Colorado Springs welcomes a new Downtown chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, joining the established Olympic City chapter in advocating for the rights and empowerment of people with visual impairments in any capacity. The new chapter, introduced at a recent meeting, is still finalizing its permanent location and will hold monthly gatherings to support its members. Kevan Worley, chairman of the chapter, highlighted the active and fulfilling lives that visually impaired individuals can still lead.

🥅 Colorado Springs Selected NCAA 2025

Colorado Springs has been selected as the venue for the 2025 NCAA Division II Soccer Championships, with games set to be held at Weidner Field. This decision is a testament to the city's strategic development under the City for Champions initiative, which aims to attract significant events and boost tourism. Weidner Field, primarily used by the Switchbacks soccer team, serves multiple purposes, including hosting concerts and conferences, demonstrating its versatility and importance in securing such a prestigious sports event.

🚨 Funeral Home Scam Unearths New Charges

Latest update on Jon and Carie Hallford, who owned Return to Nature Funeral Home, were back in court, indicted on federal charges for fraudulent use of approximately $900,000 in pandemic relief funds for personal expenses, including luxury goods and vacations.

The ongoing federal and state cases against the Hallfords reveal long-standing financial issues and allegations of deceitful behavior. Their business practices led to significant financial and emotional distress for numerous families, as evidenced by the discovery of 190 decaying bodies at their facility in 2023.

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📆 Local Events

• Apr 16: Date Night @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd $50/couple

• Apr 16, 17 (ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT) -21, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Apr 16th, 4-7 PM: TASTE OF D49 FOOD SHOW @Vista Ridge High School, 6888 Black Forest Rd FREE

• Apr 16, 5:30-7 PM: "Winged Wonders: Exploring Colorado's Migratory Marvels"-Fountain Creek Watershed April Liquid Lecture @OCC Brewing, 2304 W Colorado Ave

• Apr 16-18, 7:30 PM: Little Women @Pikes Peak Center $39-$99

• Apr 17, 8 AM: Senior Communication Strategies @Liberty Heights, 12105 Ambassador Dr FREE

• Apr 17, 10-11 AM (Every Wed): Gentle Yoga @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd $15

• Apr 17, 6-7 PM: Adventure on Tap: Finding the Art in Nature @Kinship Landing, 415 S Nevada FREE (Donation appreciated)

• Apr 18th, 6-8 PM: Fox Run Open House @Pikes Peak Brewing, 1756 Lake Woodmoor Dr, Monument FREE

• Apr 18, 6-8 PM: Singo Music Bingo: Hippie Essentials @Goat Patch Brewing, 2727 N Cascade FREE To Play

• Apr 18th, 7-8:30 PM: Satya Kirtan @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd FREE

• Apr 18, 7-9 PM (every Thurs): Trivia Night @Bell Brothers Brewing 114 N Tejon St #100 FREE

• Apr 18-21: Agatha Christie’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS @Pikes Peak State College, 22 N Sierra Madre $10

• Apr 19 (1-9 PM), 20 (10 AM-7 PM), 21 (10 AM-6 PM): Body Mind Spirit Celebration @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $10/3 Day Pass

• Apr 19, 5:30 PM: Bunco Night @Fountain Creek Nature Center $10 (ages 13+)

• Apr 20, 9 AM: Birding Events with Local Author Joe LaFleur @Wild Birds Unlimited, 2450 Montebello Square Dr FREE

• Apr 20, 10 AM-3 PM: Terrarium Make and Take @2780 Steel Dr $25 (Spots Still Open)

• Apr 20th, 10 AM-3 PM: Annual Pikes Peak Herb Fest @Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou St FREE

• Apr 20, 10 AM-Noon: Mapping Our Place; sensory hike @Fountain Creek Nature Center Registration required $5 or $4 member

• Apr 21, 10 AM-2 PM (every Sun): Backyard Market at Park Union @108 W Cimarron St FREE

📘 Trivia Challenge: Colorado's State Bird

The Lark Bunting 🐦 is Colorado's official state bird, formally designated on April 29, 1931. It was chosen primarily because it represented the eastern plains of Colorado, an important agricultural region 🌾 that had not been symbolized among the state's official emblems. 

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