COS Town Tidings #25-147

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📰 Dublin Closed for Summer—Here’s Why🚧 

📰 6,500 Homes? Your Vote Will Decide🗳️

📰 50s to 70s: Money Tips That Matter💸

🎩 Trivia Time: What’s The Story Behind This FREE Local Landmark?

📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

🌦 COS Weather - Slightly warmer with scattered PM storms

Someone said taking money out of your savings account is stealing from your future self

👉Luckily for me my future self won't be able to afford a lawyer to press charges against me 🤣

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🚧 Dublin Closed for Summer—Here’s Why

Full closure of Dublin between Fieler Dr and Mustang Rim Dr is set for May 27 through Aug 1 to fast-track road improvements. The timing aligns with summer break at Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy to reduce school traffic impacts.

The project includes widening the road, adding multi-use paths, improving drainage, and installing a traffic signal. Several detours will be in place, and parts of Peterson Rd and Mustang Rim Dr will also be affected. Stay informed by texting DUBLIN to 866-762-3640 or visiting the city’s website for updates.

🗳️ 6,500 Homes? Your Vote Will Decide

Colorado Springs voters are deciding the fate of the proposed 1,800-acre Karman Line Development near Schriever Space Force Base. If approved, the project would bring around 6,500 new homes to the area.

Concerns over water, emergency services, and growth have prompted debate. The City Council already approved the annexation, but after a successful petition, it’s now up for a citywide vote. Ballots were mailed out this past Friday and must be returned by 7pm on June 17. Full Story

💸 50s to 70s: Money Tips That Matter

The years between 50 and 75 are critical for retirement planning, with key milestones at nearly every age. From catch-up contributions in your 50s to managing Social Security decisions, Medicare premiums, and Required Minimum Distributions in your 60s and 70s, knowing what to do—and WHEN—can help you keep more of your money and reduce stress later. Strategies like Roth conversions, charitable IRA gifts, and careful income planning make all the difference. With a small Social Security boost coming in 2025, now’s the time to get your plan in shape. Full Story

🎩 TRIVIA: What’s The Story Behind This FREE Local Landmark?

Did you know the Penrose Heritage Museum located at 11 Lake Circle, has welcomed generations of Colorado Springs families as a place to celebrate local history and adventure? For decades, this museum—founded in 1941 to honor Spencer and Julie Penrose’s legacy—offers FREE admission to visitors eager to explore the region’s past.

Which famous Colorado Springs event, founded by Spencer Penrose in 1916 and featured in the museum’s race car collection, is known as “The Race to the Clouds”?

From elegant 19th-century carriages to rare vehicles tied to one of our region’s most famous international race, the museum connects you to stories that helped shape our city’s character. Whether revisiting childhood memories or discovering local legends for the first time, the Penrose Heritage Museum stands as a proud reminder of Colorado Springs’ enduring spirit.

Museum Fees:

• FREE

• Donations accepted

Museum Hours:

• Tues–Sat: 9:00am-12pm/1-4pm

• Closed Mon and Sun

Time Spent at Museum (average):

• 1-3 Hours (depends on pace)

Things to look out for:

• 100 years of race cars that have competed on Pikes Peak

• 30+ Carriages from the late 1800’s through early 1900’s

• Vehicle display from a 2012 mountainside crash

Answer: Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

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🎉 Events Calendar! (More events including FREE, click here)

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📆 Sample Local Events

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

• May 30-June 1, 10am-4pm: Vintage Market Days @Norris Penrose Event Center $10-$17

• June 4, 7-9pm: The Carole King & James Taylor Story @Phil Long Music Hall $34-$45 (age 14+)

• June 6-15: First Company theatre Presents: The Mousetrap @First United Methodist Church - 420 North Nevada $21

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

• June 14, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95

• June 14, 7-9pm: Jimmy's Buffet: A Celebration of Jimmy Buffett - Night 2 @Phil Long Music Hall $34-$57 (age 14+)

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets

• May 28, 10am-2pm (Wed’s through Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• May 31, 8am-2pm (Saturdays through-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• May 31, 9am-1pm (Saturdays through Oct 11): Opening Day Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

• June 1, 9am-2pm (Sundays through Aug 31): Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS

• June 8, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, Jun 8-Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

• June 8 (2x/mth, Jun-Oct), 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr

🎶 Summer Concert Series

• May 30, 7-8:30pm: Jazz in the Garden @Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601-631 N Tejon FREE

• June 5 (Every Thurs), 6-8pm: Wendy Woo @Banning Lewis Ranch, Vista Park FREE (public + community market)

  • —>🌟Spotlight: Stop by SherBeth’s stand and say hi to Beth!

• June 6, 5-7pm: SofaKillers @First & Main Town Center Park, 3305 Cinema Pt FREE

• June 6, 7-8:30pm: University Village Colorado Summer Concert Series - The Martini Shot @5246 N Nevada (North Plaza next to Hacienda) FREE

• June 13, 6-8:30pm: Fam Jam Concert @UCHealth Park, 4385 Tutt Blvd FREE family friendly

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