COS Town Tidings #24-298

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🤣 Today’s Chuckle

📰 The Power of Neighborly Love: Colorado Springs🏘️

📰 What’s Next for Southeast Springs?🌳

📰 Medicare Help for Coloradans: Know Your Options🩺

Recipe: Ultimate Veggie Pizza🍕

🏡 Home and Living: 🌡60 Seconds to a Worry-Free Winter With Brandy

📆 Local Events 

🌞 COS Weather - Mostly sunny, warm and breezy

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🏘️ The Power of Neighborly Love: Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs’ 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings initiative, designed to address social isolation, concluded on September 28. Started in May, the 133-day campaign encouraged residents to host or attend gatherings to connect with neighbors and combat loneliness. With 880 registered events, the initiative helped over 55,000 people engage in their communities, creating 10,000 new connections.

Sponsored by local organizations and supported by city officials, the initiative was a key part of the Pikes Peak Rising mental health campaign. Recognizing its success, Neighbor.com named Colorado Springs the Most Neighborly City in America. The city’s effort has inspired similar campaigns in other cities.

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🌳 What’s Next for Southeast Colorado Springs?

City leaders, including Mayor Yemi, gathered with residents to introduce the Southeast Strong Community Plan, which focuses on future development in six key neighborhoods. The 62-page plan covers topics like transportation, economic growth, public safety, and environmental sustainability. Feedback from the community emphasized the need for improvements in transportation, housing, and access to healthy food. The plan is open for public review and comment until November 3. This initiative is part of the city's broader goal to develop customized plans for every neighborhood within Colorado Springs. Full Story

🩺 Medicare Help for Coloradans: Know Your Options

As Medicare’s annual election period is here (Oct. 15 - Dec. 7), individuals 65 and older, along with certain disabled individuals, have the opportunity to select the best plan for their needs.

Medicare is divided into four parts: Part A (Hospital), Part B (Medical), Part C (Medicare Advantage), and Part D (Prescription Drugs). While Original Medicare (Parts A and B) covers basic services, many people supplement it with drug plans or Medicare Advantage plans to fill in the gaps. UCHealth offers resources like SHIP counselors and comparison tools to guide beneficiaries in making informed decisions about their coverage. Free resources, including Medicare’s “What’s Covered” app, also provide quick insights into plan coverage and eligibility.

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🍞 Nature’s Start Bread Company

Fresh Baked Sourdough breads, pastries!

👩‍🍳Tues Oct 29 @5:30pm - Sourdough Bread Bowls & Chowder Baking Class (Sign up NOW!)

🍕 Ultimate Veggie Pizza

Make the BEST veggie pizza at home! This mouthwatering vegetarian pizza recipe features fresh cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, artichoke, spinach and more. Recipe yields two 11-inch pizzas or 1 large.

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

🏡 Home and Living

🌡 60 Seconds to a Worry-Free Winter With Brandy's Advice. 
Play Video above for her tips.

📆 Local Events

• Oct 24-27, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 24, 5-7pm: Vegan Drinks for a Cause- silent auction to support Saving Dobermankind @The Burrowing Owl, 1791 S 8th St

• Oct 24-27, 30-Nov 2, 6-9: Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours @Corner of El Paso and Manitou Ave $25

• Oct 24, 7-9pm: BINGO @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Oct 24-26 (7:30pm), 27 (2pm), 31-Nov 2 (7:30pm), 3 (2pm): Election Day-The Comedies @Millibo Art Theater $25-$28 (Limited Tickets Left)

• Oct 25-27 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @ Venetucci Farm $9.11 (Final Weekend)

• Oct 25-27 (Fri-Sun) 10am-5pm: Longneck Pumpkin Farm @7595 California Dr $18 (Registration required - Final Weekend)

• Oct 25-27, 10am-3pm: Fall Vintage Boutique Indoor Sale @The Rustic Roost, 2727 Palmer Park Blvd

• Oct 25, 11am-3pm: SOCO Non-Profit & Small Business Fair @PPLD 21C, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr FREE to attend

• Oct 25 (noon-6pm), 26 (10am-5pm), 27 (11am-4pm): Fall Home Show @Colorado Springs Event Center FREE admission

• Oct 25, 6pm: Paint n' Sip (tea) class @Honey Tea and Me, 12490 Black Forest Rd $30 (3 Tickets Left!)

• Oct 26, Nov 28, Dec 14: YMCA 5K Races $30-$40

• Oct 26, 4:30-7:30pm: Night at the Museum @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon $5 (registration required)

• Oct 27, 9:30am-4pm: Pup-kin Fest @ Venetucci Farm $9.11

• Oct 28, 3:30-5:30pm: Beginners Crochet Class @Who Gives A SCRAP, 810 Arcturus Dr $25 (4 Spots Left)

• Oct 31, 4-7pm: Dave & Boo-ster's @Dave and Buster's, 9277 Highland Ridge Hts $10

• Nov 8 (7pm), 10 (2:30pm): An Evening of Roman-ticism @Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $13-$41 (Limited Tickets)

• Nov 9, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $72.95 (13 Tickets Left)

• Nov 21-22 (7pm), 23 (2:30 & 7pm), 24 (2:30pm): It's a Wonderful Life A Live Radio Play @ First United Methodist Church - 420 North Nevada Only $5

• Nov 22-24: Vintage Market Days of Colorado Springs @Norris Penrose Ctr, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $13.30-$18.42

• Nov 29-Dec 22 (Thurs-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2 & 7:30pm, Sun 4pm): Sense & Sensibility-Theatreworks @Ent Center for the Arts $21-$45 (Smaller Theater, Already Selling Out)

• Dec 7 (10am-5pm), 8 (10am-4pm): Candy Cane Craft & Gift Show @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $8 (Order Tickets Before Nov 15 Save $2)

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