COS Town Tidings #24-257

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📰 Food Pantry in Crisis—Here’s How You Can Help🥫

📰 Why Cottonwood Creek Restoration?🚧

📰 Church Builds Affordable Housing Complex🏘️

Recipe: 🎃 "It's Fall Y'all!" Whipped Feta Dip

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🥫 Food Pantry in Crisis—Here’s How You Can Help

The Salvation Army’s food pantry in Colorado Springs is facing a critical shortage, with shelves running low on essential supplies. To meet the growing demand for the month of September, the organization has partnered with King Soopers through the Fight Hunger bag program, which donates $1 for every bag sold at the Austin Bluffs location throughout September. 

The Salvation Army is urgently calling for donations of food or money to keep the pantry running, as the organization fears it will soon be unable to meet the community’s needs. Contributions can be dropped off at its Yuma Street facility or made online, where just $5 can provide a meal. The organization is also encouraging local groups to host food drives.

🚧 Why Is the City Focused on Cottonwood Creek Restoration?

The City of Colorado Springs has applied for FEMA funding to support a vital restoration and stabilization project along Cottonwood Creek, west of Powers. The project aims to secure critical infrastructure, such as electric lines and water mains, by stabilizing the creek’s banks with bioengineering techniques. These efforts would not only reduce flood risks but also restore approximately 3,000 feet of streambank using natural methods like willow plantings. The project will comply with federal and local environmental regulations, with an anticipated long-term positive impact on the area’s floodplain and wetlands. Minor disruptions are expected during construction. Public feedback on the proposal is open for 15 days following this announcement.

🏘️ Church Builds Affordable Housing Complex

Solid Rock Christian Center has opened The Villages at Solid Rock, a 77-unit affordable housing complex in southeast Colorado Springs. The complex, built with state tax credits, offers rent based on income, providing relief to residents facing rising housing costs. A three-bedroom unit is priced around $1,000, considerably lower than the city’s average rent of over $1,800.

The development comes at a critical time as Colorado Springs grapples with a housing shortage, with 27,000 units still needed to meet demand. Mayor Yemi has emphasized affordable housing as a priority, with $1.6 million allocated this year to local projects. The Villages at Solid Rock has units are full, and prospective tenants can join the waitlist.

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🎃 "It's Fall Y'all!" Whipped Feta Dip

This recipe comes to you from our LOCAL, monthly culinary guide, Chef Abigail of CoS Eats LLC!

This fabulously cozy and savory, but not overwhelmingly sweet appetizer is sure to draw a conversation! Delicately spiced for Fall, easy whipped feta dip topped with pan-toasted walnuts and candied bacon crumbles.

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

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📆Local Events

• Sept 13-15, 9am-5pm: Military Appreciation Week @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 50% OFF for military

• Sept 13-22, 10am-6pm (closed Mon & Tues): 2024 Parade of Homes @All over Colorado Springs $17

• Sept 13-15, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Sept 13-Oct 25 (Fridays), 9-10am: Seniors Beginner Line Dance-Southeast @ S.E. YMCA, 2190 Jet Wing Dr

• Sept 13-14, 3:30 PM: 2.5-Hour Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour @1 N Tejon $79 must be 21+

• Sept 13, 6pm: Mustard’s Mystery Dinner @1412 South 21st $40-$75 (Limited Tickets Available)

• Sept 13, 7pm: The John Denver Experience @Boot Barn Hall, 13071 Bass Pro Dr $39-$59 (13 Tickets Available)

• Sept 14, 8am-noon: You-Pick Flowers @Venetucci Farm $5 general admission

• Sept 14, 1-6pm: Best of the West Wing Fest @Western Museum of Mining and Industry $84.75

• Sept 15, 8:30am: 16th Annual Be Ovary Aware 5k Run 3K Walk @America The Beautiful Park (Must Register)

• Sept 15, 5-7:30pm: ACOTAR Workshop | Wood Dresser & Candlemaking @Painting With A Twist, N Powers Blvd $55 (9 Seats Left)

• Sept 15, 6pm: Charity Cribbage Night for LAKYN'S LEGACY @1412 South 21st $25

• Sept 19, 7:15-8:45pm: Monthly Satya Kirtan @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd FREE

• Sept 20, 7pm: Crystal Gayle @Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Dr $49-$99 (8 Tickets left)

• Sept 20 (7-10pm), 21 (4-11pm): UpaDowna’s Folk’n’Flannel Festival @ The Meanwhile Block, 425 S Sierra Madre $30-$65

• Sept 28-Oct 6: Fountain Creek Watershed District’s 11th Annual Creek Week Cleanup (Sign up early)

• Sept 28, 11am-6:30pm: Blues On The Mesa @Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr $50

  • 🌟Spotlight: 🎸Uniting Colorado Springs Through Blues with Amy Whitesell

• Sept 28, 6-10pm: SKSF Night of Comedy 25 yr fundraiser @Boot Barn Hall, 13071 Bass Pro Dr $85-$600

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