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🌺 Reawaken Your Spirit with Songbird Orchids

🌺 Reawaken Your Spirit with Songbird Orchids

Issue #24-108 4/17/24

17 Apr • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes

COS Town Tidings #24-108

🌟 Featured Business: 🌺 Reawaken Your Spirit with Songbird Orchids

📰 Fort Carson Fire Update 🚒

📰 Road Closures Alert: Pikes Peak & Airport Rd 🚧

📰 Skills Academy Boost: $840K Grant 💰

📆 Local Events

🌤 COS Weather - Partly cloudy and warm

What do you call a grandpa flower?

👉 Poppy 🤣

🌺 Reawaken Your Spirit with Songbird Orchids

🎵 Harmonizing Nature and Nurture - Discover Julie’s Inspiration and a Surprise Gift for Our Subscribers!

As the first blooms of spring emerge in Colorado Springs, does your spirit feel renewed and invigorated? If not, a visit to Songbird Orchids may be just what you need to reignite that joyful spark.

For owners Julie and Adam Frost, Songbird Orchids blossomed from Julie's lifelong passion for music and nature. As a musician, she found herself drawn to the living melodies of orchids - vibrant, unique blooms that mirrored the harmonies filling her soul.

When the opportunity arose to transform the former Island Orchids into their own vision, the Frosts leapt at the chance. They renamed it Songbird Orchids, a name bearing Julie's artistic essence while symbolizing their commitment to nurturing both orchids and wildlife.

Today, the shop overflows with the most extensive selection of healthy, vibrantly blooming orchids in Southern Colorado. From classic to exotic varieties, each one is lovingly sourced from small family growers.

But the real stars this season are their spring gift baskets, exquisitely curated with locally made treats and treasures. Julie says, “We enjoy putting together locally curated baskets to highlight the delicious items our artisan neighbors produce, making unique baskets to meet each customer’s vision.”

As if that wasn't enough, the Frosts hand-blend their own signature birdseed mixes, passing recent supplier savings directly to you. Transform your backyard into a lively outdoor concert hall with these irresistible seed creations!

More than just a botanical wonderland, Songbird Orchids harmonizes genuine customer service with community generosity.

This spring, let Songbird Orchids reawaken your spirit with beauty, color, and compassionate hospitality. Browse their vibrant offerings at 2204 W Colorado Ave or online at SongbirdOrchid.com. For updates, follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

As Julie puts it: “This space is often referred to as customer’s ‘Happy Place,’ and we couldn’t agree more. We want everyone to feel like they belong, can learn, and grow here.”

🎁 Julie is generously gifting COS Town Tidings subscribers a FREE, 1 qt bag of her Rocky Mountain High birdseed! This exclusive blend lures an array of birds - from nuthatches and woodpeckers to various finch species. Simply show this newsletter issue in the store to redeem (limit one per household)

“Such a lovely shop and employees! …Can't say enough good things about this place and there attention to detail! If your looking for orchids, houseplants, bird seed or gift baskets this is your place!”

Matt Campbell - Google

🚒 Fort Carson Fire Update

Efforts continue to combat a fire near Fort Carson's training vicinity, spanning approximately 150 acres by Tuesday afternoon. Heavy smoke was observed as crews endeavored to contain the blaze, which originated on Monday afternoon. Various units, including those from Fort Carson, Hanover, Security, Shriever Air Force Base, and Colorado Springs Utilities, are collaborating to secure the perimeter. Despite ongoing operations, the fire remained uncontained as of the latest update, with no reported risks to nearby residences or structures.

🚧 Road Closures Alert: Pikes Peak & Airport Rd

Courtesy: City of Colorado Springs

Pikes Peak Ave will undergo closure west of S Academy from April 18 to 26 for intersection improvements and paving, leading to detours through Chelton Rd.

Simultaneously, Airport Rd east of S Academy will be closed until April 25 for water line replacement. Eastbound traffic will be rerouted via S Academy to Fountain Blvd, while westbound traffic will detour through Murray Blvd to Pikes Peak Ave.

💰 Skills Academy Boost: $840K Grant

Skills Academy Vocational Center in Colorado Springs receives an $840,000 grant from the Daniels Fund to enhance services for individuals with disabilities, including the construction of commercial kitchens and a food truck. The center aims to empower students towards independence and has facilitated job placements for 50 individuals over the past year.