COS Town Tidings #25-188

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📰 What’s the City Planning for Parking?🚗

📰 The Jury Duty Debate for Seniors🧓

📰 COS Life: Wins and Warnings🌄

Wellness: 👁️ Is It Really Just "Aging Eyes"?

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📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

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🚗 What’s the City Planning for Parking?

The City of Colorado Springs has finalized a long-term plan to improve parking and curb use in Downtown and Old Colorado City. Developed over 10 months with input from surveys and stakeholder meetings, the plan aims to make parking more efficient, accessible, and tech-friendly for businesses, visitors, and residents.

Some changes are already in place—like adjusted enforcement hours and free off-street parking on Sundays—while others, like new meters and improved customer tools, are on the horizon. Since the Parking Enterprise is funded without taxpayer dollars, any new projects will roll out gradually based on available revenue.

🧓 The Jury Duty Debate for Seniors

Did you know Colorado recently vetoed a bill that would have allowed residents age 72 and older to opt out of jury duty, despite strong bipartisan support. The governor argued that civic responsibilities shouldn’t be dismissed based solely on age.

While some seniors are fully capable of serving—and offer invaluable wisdom—others may face health, mobility, or caregiving challenges that make participation difficult or stressful. As Colorado’s senior population continues to grow, this issue is expected to come up again. For now, seniors still need to request an exemption if serving presents a hardship. Full Story

🌄 COS Life: Wins and Warnings

The latest Quality of Life report for the Pikes Peak region paints a nuanced picture: while 93% of residents report satisfaction with outdoor recreation and job growth has been strong—especially in healthcare, construction, and natural resources—there are areas of concern.

Adult obesity has increased from 21% to 28.5% since 2015, the region ranks poorly in terms of premature deaths, and it has the second highest property and violent crime rates among peer cities. The data helps guide local policy and investments aimed at improving overall well-being. Full Story

👁️ Is It Really Just "Aging Eyes"?

As I wrestle with my own declining vision, I wanted to share this video—not because it promises a miracle, but because it offers a perspective I hadn’t heard in a while. I’ve been slipping into the idea that “this is just what happens as we age.”

This video challenges that narrative. It explores how eye health is tied to the nervous system, stress, inflammation, posture, and nutrition. Around the 15-minute mark, it introduces vision exercises that stimulate the brain and strengthen the eyes—ideas that feel especially timely with how much screen time we all log. If you’re like me and don’t want to accept all vision issue are just part of “getting older”, this might just be worth your time.

*Information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult a health care professional, nothing above should be construed as medical advice.

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📆 Sample Local Events

Weather permitting

• July 8-13, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• July 8-12: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo @Norris Penrose Center $25-$50

• July 11-12, 6pm: Newsies Jr. @Sand Creek High School Theatre, 7005 N Carefree Cir $10

• July 12-13 (every Sat & Sun through Aug 1): Renaissance Festival @Perry Park Ave, Larkspur $30-$32

• July 12, 7-9pm: Tiffany @Phil Long Music Hall $57-$87 (age 14+)

• July 15, 5:30-7:30pm: Monthly Charity Cribbage Night for NAMI @Colonel Mustard, 1412 S 21st St COS $25

• July 19, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $63.71 (11 tickets left at discount price)

• July 19-20, 26-27, 7pm: Ice Cream Theatre THE RINGMASTER`S ATTIC @The MAT, 1626 S. Tejon $16.50

• Aug 24, 7-9pm: Crystal Gayle @Phil Long Music Hall $45-$87 (age 14+)

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

• July 7 & 9, 10am-5pm: Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd 

• July 9, 9am-2pm (Wed’s through Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• July 9, 3-7pm (Wed’s): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• July 10, 6-8pm (Thurs through Aug 28): Summer Market at the Lodge @Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd, COS 80904 (Manitou)

• July 11, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle

• July 12, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• July 12, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

• July 12, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd

• July 13, 10am-2pm (Sun’s thru Aug 31): Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS

• July 20, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

• July 20 (2x/mth, Jun-Oct), 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr

🎶 Summer Concert Series - Weather permitting

• July 8, 5:30-7:30pm (Tuesdays Jun 3 through Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

• July 11, 5-7pm: Soapdish @First & Main Town Center Park, 3305 Cinema Pt FREE

• July 11, 7-8:30pm: University Village Colorado Summer Concert Series - Chain Station @5246 N Nevada (North Plaza next to Hacienda) FREE

• July 11, 7-8:30pm: Jazz in the Garden @Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601-631 N Tejon FREE

• July 12, 4-7pm: Music on The Mesa - Soapdish @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE

• July 17 (Every Thurs), 6-8pm: The Sofa Killers @Banning Lewis Ranch, Vista Park FREE (public + community market)

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