COS Town Tidings #25-101

📖 READ ONLINE

🤣 Today’s Chuckle

📰 Outdoorsy? Summer Gig’s for You!🌄

📰 Why S Academy Traffic Is a Mess🚧

📰 What Homeowners Are Doing After Being Dropped🔥

Recipe: 🥜 Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

📆 Local Events

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny and very warm with high fire danger

Recreation: 🥾 Views, Birds, & Wildflowers—No Crowds at Aiken Canyon

 Why did the flower crash his bicycle?

👉She lost control of the petals 🤣

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🍞 Fresh Baked Sourdough breads, pastries 
📍3312 Austin Bluffs (Inside The Cupcake Doctor): M-Sat, 9am-6pm

🌄 Outdoorsy? Summer Gig’s for You!

If you enjoy spending time outside, sharing local history, or mentoring kids, Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services is now hiring seasonal staff for a variety of fun and meaningful roles. Whether you're interested in being a camp leader, helping care for our golf courses, guiding visitors at Rock Ledge Ranch, or working as a park ranger in Garden of the Gods or up on Pikes Peak, this could be a unique way to spend your summer.

These positions offer not only flexible hours but also a chance to build connections, gain experience, and possibly turn it into a longer-term opportunity. It might just be the summer job that sets you on a new path.

🌡️ Why Your Neighbors Are Raving About This Local Company
Have questions about your furnace or air conditioner? Call Brandy!

🚧 Why South Academy Traffic Is a Mess

If your daily drive takes you near South Academy, here’s a heads-up: a deep and hard-to-reach water main break has forced the closure of all southbound lanes between Hancock and Jetwing, with northbound traffic squeezed down to one lane. They are hoping lanes will be back open on Sunday.

The repair is more complex than usual because the pipe sits under a storm drain, but Colorado Springs Utilities crews are on it day and night. If you want to avoid these traffic headaches or know someone who uses this route, it’s worth planning an alternate way until at least Sunday.

🎯 The Secret to Financial Confidence You Deserve In a Time of Economic Turmoil!

🔥 What Homeowners Are Doing After Being Dropped

For those who love living close to nature but struggle to get home insurance because of wildfire or hail risks, Colorado’s new FAIR Plan might be worth a closer look. It officially launched yesterday, as a safety net for homeowners who’ve been denied coverage by three different insurers (which is happening) and need last-resort protection.

While this option isn't meant to be affordable or replace traditional coverage, 😟 it offers a lifeline for those left out of the insurance market entirely. And while it currently serves residential properties, a commercial version is expected soon. If you've been shut out of coverage, this may be your first real step toward peace of mind. Full Story

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🥜 Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

Enjoy a healthier Easter treat with these easy chocolate peanut butter eggs! They taste just like the Reese’s version, but are naturally sweetened, vegan and gluten-free.

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

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Happening TOMORROW! Want to see Jenn's dynamic energy in action? Experience her largest community gathering at the "Bee-Yond" Family Fun Event on April 12. In just seven months, she's orchestrated an impressive celebration featuring 140 vendors, bounce houses, characters, food trucks, and family resources – all FREE to the public. Join the fun from 11am to 4pm at the Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd.

• —>🐝Teen Mom to Community Hero: Jenn's Journey

• I (Sandy Zuniga, founder of Colorado Springs Town Tidings) will also be walking around this event. If you are there too and see me, stop me and say hi! 🤗 

📆 Sample Local Events

For more weekend Event, click calendar above

• Apr 11-13, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Apr 11 (6:30pm), 12 (2 & 6:30 pm): Mary Poppins Jr @UCCS, 5225 N Nevada $22-$35

• Apr 12, 9am-7pm: Record Store Day @What's Left Records, 2217 E Platte

• April 19, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (11 Tickets Available)

• May 2, 7-9pm: Double Wide | 90's Country Comedy Show @Phil Long Music Hall $20-$45 (age 14+)

• May 17, 7-9pm: Still They Ride | Tribute to Journey @Phil Long Music Hall $29-$59 (age 14+)

• Jun 6-28: Four Old Broads On The High Seas @Meanwhile Block, 124 W Cimarron $22-$28

🥾 Views, Birds, & Wildflowers—No Crowds at Aiken Canyon

Heath’s Pick!
(Founder of Colorado Fan Club and author)

Aiken Canyon Preserve, located just south of Colorado Springs, is a 1,621-acre natural retreat offering five miles of beginner-friendly trails through shrublands, tallgrass meadows, and quiet canyon systems. It’s home to over 100 bird species and a historic homestead site, all carefully managed by The Nature Conservancy.

The preserve is open from dawn to dusk year-round and provides a wonderful way to explore one of the last intact foothills ecosystems in the region—perfect for a quiet hike, nature photography, or birdwatching. Dogs aren’t allowed to protect the delicate habitat, but the serenity is well worth the visit.

Location: 3350 Turkey Canon Ranch Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80926

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