COS Town Tidings #25-150

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📰 Did This Vote Just Cost Us Millions?🏡

📰 Clean-Up Day Tomorrow at Midland Trail🚮

📰 Tick Talk: What to Know Now🐜

Recipe: 🍨 Strawberry-Chocolate Ice Cream

📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny, warm with isolated showers possible

Recreation: Worth the Hike: St. Mary’s Falls

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🏡 Did This Vote Just Cost Us Millions?

Colorado Springs City Council has voted to oppose Governor Polis’ executive order that ties affordable housing funds to compliance with several new state housing laws. The city argues the mandates conflict with local planning efforts and could strain infrastructure, while the state says these reforms are crucial to solving Colorado’s housing crisis.

This decision could lead to the city being labeled “non-compliant,” which may reduce its chances of receiving competitive state grants for housing and infrastructure projects. The final compliance list is expected by October 2025. Full Story

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🚮 Clean-Up Day Tomorrow at Midland Trail

Tomorrow, May 31, volunteers from across Colorado Springs will gather at Vermijo Park for a community clean-up of the historic Midland Trail, part of the “Keep It Clean COS” initiative. The event runs from 9am to noon and is open to anyone who wants to lend a hand. 

The trail, once home to the Colorado Midland Railroad, is now a beloved connector for walkers, cyclists, and neighbors alike. This clean-up, organized by TOSC, Earthwise Waste Solutions, and the City, offers a chance to care for the places that connect us—and to spend a few hours doing something good, together.

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🐜 Tick Talk: What to Know Now

Tick season has arrived in Colorado, with the Rocky Mountain wood tick and American dog tick being the most common local culprits. While ticks can carry illnesses like Colorado Tick Fever and Lyme disease, you can protect yourself with simple steps like wearing long sleeves and light-colored clothing, using repellents, checking your body after time outside, and drying clothes on high heat.

If you find a tick, remove it quickly with tweezers. Grasp the tick as close to your body as possible, then quickly pull it straight out. You want to be sure to pull out the tick’s full body, including the head. This can be tricky because ticks dig their heads into our bodies to feed. They also clamp their feet into their hosts. Avoid home remedies like burning or petroleum jelly. Click for detailed information.

And if you feel flu-like symptoms after a hike, don’t hesitate to see your doctor. With a little care, you can enjoy the outdoors safely.

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🍨 Strawberry-Chocolate Ice Cream

This strawberry-chocolate nice cream (plant-based ice cream made with frozen bananas) is as pretty as it is delicious. Dark chocolate chunks make the healthy dessert taste especially decadent.

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

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

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• May 30 & 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 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 4, 10am-2pm (Wed’s through Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• 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 3, 5:30-7:30pm (Tuesdays Jun 3 through Sept): Music in the Park: The 719 Band @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave 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

🥾 Worth the Hike: St. Mary’s Falls

Recommended hike by our friend Heath, of the Colorado Fan Club…St. Mary’s Falls is a moderately challenging 6.2-mile out-and-back hike in North Cheyenne Cañon that rewards hikers with a peaceful waterfall tucked in the forest.

Starting near Helen Hunt Falls on Lower Gold Camp Road, the trail climbs about 1,200 feet and takes around 3–4 hours, depending on your pace. Along the way, you’ll pass a scenic old tunnel and follow a creek to the falls. It’s dog-friendly, best enjoyed in late spring through fall, and a great pick for locals or visitors wanting a nature escape without leaving the city.

Location: 3440 N Cheyenne Canon Rd, COS 80906

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