🚨 Fatal Shooting 🥬 Lettuce Wraps 💻 FAFSA Help 🐾 Coyote Alert

3 Min Read | Issue #24-228 8/15/24

15 Aug • Reading Time: 13 minutes

COS Town Tidings #24-228

🤣Today’s Chuckle

📰 FAFSA Confusion? United Way Can Help 💻

📰 Could This Tax Revitalize Old Colorado City? 💡

📰 What You Should Know About Coyotes Near UCCS 🐾

Recipe: 🥬 Crispy Sesame Tofu and Mushroom Lettuce Wraps

📆 Local Events

🚨 CSPD Investigates Fatal Shooting—What We Know

🏡 Homes for Sale in Colorado Springs

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny and warm

 

A girl said she knew me from the vegetarian restaurant...


👉But I've never met herbivore!🤣

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💻 FAFSA Confusion? United Way Can Help

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form can be a daunting task, especially for first-generation college students and their families. Pikes Peak United Way is stepping in to offer free, personalized support through the end of August. The application, updated in 2024, requires various income details and verified credentials to access crucial federal financial aid like grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. With so many families struggling to navigate this process, the United Way’s career readiness team is available by appointment to help simplify the experience. Need a hand or know someone who does with FAFSA? They’ve got you covered!

💡 Could This Tax Revitalize Old Colorado City?

Old Colorado City

What would you pay to see your neighborhood thrive? In Old Colorado City, business owners and residents are backing a plan that would raise property taxes to tackle long-standing issues like dilapidated buildings, poor street lighting, and rising homelessness. The 5-mill levy would generate $280,000 annually and support a new Downtown Development Authority, following in the footsteps of a similar program in downtown Colorado Springs.

While no one enjoys paying more in taxes, those in favor say the benefits—ranging from improved security to beautified streets—are well worth the cost. The City Council has already moved the proposal forward for a second vote, and if approved, voters will make the final decision in November. After all, who doesn’t want their neighborhood to shine? Full Story

🐾 What You Should Know About Coyotes Near UCCS

coyote

University Park, near UCCS, has been experiencing an unsettling rise in coyote activity, with residents waking up to howls and worrying about their pets after several attacks. While locals are used to the presence of wildlife, this uptick in aggressive behavior has become a cause for concern. 

Hoping for intervention, homeowners have reached out to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), only to learn that the agency won’t step in unless a person is harmed. Though property owners can defend their animals, many back onto state land, limiting their reach. CPW’s suggestion? Keep noisemakers or rocks handy. But can a few rocks really solve the problem? Full Story

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🍞 Nature’s Start Bread Company

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🥬 Crispy Sesame Tofu and Mushroom Lettuce Wraps

Crispy Sesame Tofu and Mushroom Lettuce Wraps are a light yet flavorful Asian-inspired dinner perfect anytime. Tofu and oyster mushrooms are baked on a sheet pan, then doused in a spicy almond-sesame sauce and served in lettuce wraps.

 

👩‍🍳Chef Abigail, CoS Eats LLC

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📆Local Events

 

🚨 CSPD Investigates Fatal Shooting—What We Know

Shooting

Tragedy struck last night as a shooting near Airport Road claimed one life and left three others injured. Police responded to a call around 5:30pm in the 300 block of Ellers Grove, discovering multiple gunshot victims at the scene. A fourth individual with gunshot wounds was later found at a nearby business, adding to the severity of the situation. While one person died on the scene, the other victims were quickly transported to a local hospital for treatment. With all individuals involved now accounted for, the Colorado Springs Police Department’s homicide unit has taken over the investigation. What led to this violent incident is still unknown, but authorities are working diligently to uncover the details. Watch Press Release video.

 

Julie Rush, SRES, GRI, CDPE, Re/Max Properties, Inc: 719-360-8455 cell | [email protected]

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