COS Town Tidings #25-122

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📰 Why This Baby Penguin Matters So Much🐧

📰 Why Your Drive Through S Nevada Still Feels Bumpy🚧

📰 What If You Didn't Mow the Lawn?🐝

Recipe: 🍦 Coffee Ice Cream

📆 Local Events

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny and warming up

Recreation: 🥾 Hike Where History Meets Nature, Homestead Ranch Regional Park

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🐧 Why This Baby Penguin Matters So Much

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a new African penguin chick, hatched in early April and already growing quickly under expert care. This tiny newcomer is more than just cute — it symbolizes a major conservation effort for a species now considered critically endangered, with fewer than 10,000 wild breeding pairs remaining.

The zoo plays a vital role in global programs aimed at protecting African penguins, and every guest visit helps support those efforts. Keep your ears open at the penguin habitat — you might just hear the chick before you see it.

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🚧 Why Your Drive Through S Nevada Still Feels Bumpy

The long-awaited repaving of S Nevada and north Hwy 115 hasn’t kicked off yet because CDOT crews are still focused on necessary prep work, including repairing curbs, sidewalks, and medians — especially near Brookside St and the Cheyenne Rd/Hwy 115 area. This phase is vital to ensure the new pavement lasts. Once it’s done, milling and paving will begin outside Fort Carson and head north before switching directions.

CDOT is aiming for a late September finish for this $10.5 million project, the first major overhaul in nearly three decades. Full Story

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🐝 What If You Didn't Mow the Lawn?

Communities nationwide, even Colorado Springs, are joining the “No Mow May” movement, encouraging homeowners to skip or reduce mowing during May to support pollinators like bees and butterflies, which rely on early-season blooms for food and habitat. Even a small patch of unmowed lawn or a less frequent mowing routine can help.

The movement also benefits birds, soil health, and water conservation. Bee City USA offers signs and tips to make participating easy and neighbor-friendly. It’s a simple, impactful way to turn your yard into a haven for local wildlife — and take a break from mowing, too. Full Story

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🍦 Coffee Ice Cream

A luxuriously creamy, deeply rich coffee-flavored vegan ice cream. An easy, no churn, refined sugar-free recipe. Sprinkled with some cacao nibs and smoked salt flakes for the ultimate finish.

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

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• May 2-4, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• May 2, 5-8pm: First Friday Artist Showcase @ Everyday Girl Adventures, 2506 W Colorado Ave FREE

• May 2, 5-9pm: First Friday Downtown @Downtown COS FREE

• May 2-25: Silent Sky - Theatreworks @Osborne Studio Theatre, 5225 N Nevada $21-$45

• Mondays, 10-11am: FREE music lessons with Troy @Silver Key Senior Activity Center, 1655 S Murray Blvd

• May 10, 2pm: Mother's Day Tea and Tour @McAllister House Museum $49.87

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

• May 18, 11am-3:30pm: Beginner Stained Glass Class – Tulip @Meraki Springs Studio, 2708 W Colorado Ave $250 (4 Spots Available)

• May 24, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (13 Tickets Available)

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

🥾 Hike Where History Meets Nature, Homestead Ranch Regional Park

Homestead Ranch Regional Park offers a quiet retreat just east of Colorado Springs with rolling meadows, shady bluffs, and a serene pond teeming with wildlife. Originally a homestead site from 1874, the park now includes two loop trails totaling 3.35 miles, a playground, fishing spots (license required), and picnic areas.

Highlights include views from Rattlesnake Butte and a scenic rest area with a windmill and hitch rack for horses. It’s an easy day trip full of beauty and calm, especially for families or anyone looking to slow down and reconnect with nature.

Location: 16444 Gollihar Rd, Peyton, CO 80831

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