COS Town Tidings #24-159
🤣 Today’s Chuckle
📰 Mayor Yemi Marks First Year Milestone 🏙️
📰 Residents’ Input Needed on City’s Future 📋
📰 Intern Program Boosts Local Talent Retention 🌄
🚨 Funeral Home Scandal: Separate Trials Ordered
Recipe: 🍋 No Bake Lemon Lavender Cheesecake
📆 Local Events
🌦 COS Weather - Hot, isolated PM T-storms
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👉 Hold it high and let go 🤣
🏙️ Mayor Yemi Marks First Year Milestone
Yemi Mobolade marks his first year as Mayor of Colorado Springs with significant achievements across public safety, infrastructure, housing, and economic development. Key initiatives include nearly reaching full staffing for the police, extensive road and sidewalk repairs, constructing affordable housing units, and attracting new jobs and investments. His focus on community engagement and proactive governance has set the stage for continued progress. Full Story
📋 Residents’ Input Needed on City’s Future
Colorado Springs is seeking resident feedback on its 2024-2028 Strategic Plan, which details long-term goals in public safety, economic vitality, infrastructure, housing, and community engagement.
Residents can provide input via an online survey and at public meetings on June 11, either in person or virtually. The plan, informed by past community input, aims to reflect the collective vision of the city’s future and will guide the city’s annual strategic actions.
🌄 Intern Program Boosts Local Talent Retention
Economists in Colorado Springs are concerned about the city's young professionals leaving for opportunities elsewhere. To counter this, the "Hello Colorado Springs" program seeks to attract and retain talent by offering a comprehensive internship experience to individuals aged 18 to 34. The program, now in its second year, has welcomed 40 interns from across the globe. Organizers are optimistic, given that all participants from the first year expressed interest in continuing their careers in the city. The program runs until August 23.
🚨 Funeral Home Scandal: Separate Trials Ordered
The owners of Return to Nature funeral home, Jon and Carie Hallford, are set to face separate trials for their involvement in improperly storing nearly 200 bodies, a case that has attracted widespread attention since it began in late 2023. The Hallfords face numerous charges at the state and federal levels, including abuse of a corpse and financial crimes.
Separate trials were ordered due to potential conflicts between their defense teams. Carie Hallford, under house arrest, will be arraigned on July 11, while Jon remains in custody awaiting an October federal trial. The public can contact authorities for further information via [email protected].
🍋 No Bake Lemon Lavender Cheesecake
This no bake cheesecake, by local COS chef Christine Miller, has a light and creamy consistency with just hints of lavender and fresh lemon! It's the easiest cheesecake you will ever make, and tastes just as delicious as a more traditional cheesecake without heating up the kitchen.
📆 Local Events
Jun 7-9, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87
Jun 7 (10am-6pm), 8 (10am-5pm), 9 (10am-4pm): Pikes Peak Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show @Norris Penrose Event Center $5-$8 (Tickets at the door)
Jun 7, 10:30-11:30am: Children’s Concert, Carnival of the Animals @PPLD, 5550 N Union Blvd FREE (Kids)
Jun 7-8, 3:30 PM: 2.5-Hour Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour @1 N Tejon $79 per person Must be 21+
Jun 7, 5-8pm: First Friday Artwalk @ Salad or Bust Deli, 8 E Bijou St FREE to attend
Jun 7, 5-7pm: SofaKillers @First & Main Town Center, 3305 Cinema Point FREE
Jun 7, 7-8:30pm: UVC FREE Summer Concert Series @University Village, 5246 N Nevada FREE
Jun 8, 8-9am: Yoga on the Lawn @First & Main Town Center, 3305 Cinema Point FREE (3 Spots left - Must Register)
Jun 8 (every Sat), 8am-2pm: Monument Farmers Market @ 55 Jefferson St, Monument
Jun 8, 8am-1pm: OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave
Jun 8, 8:30-11am: 7th Annual Rosie Run Fundraiser @America The Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino Dr $35-$60 (runner entry fee)
Jun 8, 9am-1pm: Black Forest Farmers Market @ 6845 Shoup Road
Jun 8-9, 10am-7pm: Pikes Peak Pride Fest @Alamo Square Park, 215 S Tejon St (Pioneers Museum) FREE
Jun 9, 11:00am: Parade from Acacia Park to Pioneer Museum via Tejon St
Jun 8, 1-5pm: Father’s Day Handmade Gift Market @The Painters Pot, 3720 Constitution Ave FREE to attend (family friendly)
Jun 9, 10 AM-2 PM (every Sun): Backyard Market at Park Union @108 W Cimarron St FREE
Jun 9 (every Sun), 10am-2pm: Cordera Farmers Market @ 11894 Grandlawn Circle
Jun 9, 11am-1pm: Retro Summer Lemons | Cutting Boards @Painting With A Twist, Powers Blvd $37 (8 Seats Left)
Jun 9, 1-5pm: Summer Living History Program @Rock Ledge Ranch, 3105 Gateway Rd $5-$8
Jun 10, 11:30am-12:30pm (Every Mon): Beginning & Intermediate Yoga @Rockrimmon Library, 832 Village Center Dr FREE
Jun 10, 6:45-8pm: 80’s Trivia Night @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend
Jun 11 (every Tues), 11am-1:30pm: Food Truck Tuesday @Pioneers Museum, 215 S. Tejon
Jun 11, 2-3:30pm: Cards for Dad Watercolor Workshop & Cream Tea@ Festivitea LLC, 5910 Tuckerman Ln $35 (3 Spots Left)
Jun 11, 6:30-9pm: Monthly Collaborative Dinner @Salad or Bust, 8 East Bijou $72-$82 (Registration closes Sun evening, Jun 9)
Jun 14, 6-9pm: Dapper Paint Your Pet | BOGO Wine Slushies @Painting With a Twist, Downtown $59 (4 Spots Left)
Jun 15, 5-8 PM: 🃏 Monthly Charity Cribbage Night @ Colonel Mustard's Sandwich Emporium, 1412 South 21st St $25
Jun 7 (2 Tickets left), 8, 13-15, 21-22: Four Old Broads @Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou $24
Jun 16 (every Sunday in June), 10am-Noon: Brunch & Blooms @Gather Mountain Blooms, 5210 S Hwy 85 $65 (4 Tickets Left)
Jun 27, 6-10pm: Moonlight on the Mountain @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $79.75
July 9-13: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo @Norris Penrose Event Center $10-$55
July 11th, 8 PM: Rick Springfield and Richard Marx @Pikes Peak Center $49-$286
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