COS Town Tidings #25-205

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🤣 Today’s Chuckle

🏡 Home and Living: 😳 Wait... ICE in Summer?!

📰 94,000 Potholes Repaired?🚗

📰 Late-Night Drama on N Carefree Cir🚔

📰 Students & Seniors: Better Together🧓

Recipe: 🥗 Farro and Kale Salad with Goat Cheese

📅 SAVE THE DATES! Personal Invitation

📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

🌦 COS Weather - Warm with possibly strong PM T-storms

Potholes are like life’s obstacles...

👉fill ’em up and move on 🤣

😳 Wait... ICE in Summer?!

🏠 Brandy's Urgent Warning (updated monthly)

🚗 94,000 Potholes Repaired?

The City of Colorado Springs has published its 2024 Popular Annual Financial Report, giving residents a clear, easy-to-understand view of how city funds were spent last year. Major wins include fixing over 94,000 potholes (I know, you might feel this can’t be true as you currently swerve around them 😏), responding to 250,000+ police calls, new drones for fire and police departments, and strong airport usage with 2 million passengers.

The report outlines revenue sources—like sales tax—and explains how those dollars fuel community safety, infrastructure, and future planning. A more technical breakdown is also available in the city’s full audited financial report.

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🚔 Late-Night Drama on N Carefree Cir

Updated 3:30am Today. A domestic disturbance call late last night turned into a large-scale search and officer-involved shooting in eastern COS. Around 10:35pm, officers responded to the 3800 block of Radiant Dr and identified a suspect who had already fled the scene. Using real-time crime center technology, the suspect’s vehicle was located near N Carefree Cir and Academy. Officers found the vehicle, but he ran off on foot and evaded them at first.

The search continued into the early morning. Eventually, police made contact in the 3400 block of Floris Pt, just north of N Carefree when an officer fired at least one shot. Thankfully, no one was injured, and the adult male suspect was taken into custody.

As required by law, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is now leading the investigation,. The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave while the incident is reviewed. Within the next 21 days, CSPD is expected to release a video briefing with body-worn camera footage and other available details.

🎯 The Secret to Financial Confidence You Deserve

🧓 Students & Seniors: Better Together

The COAST-IT program at CU Anschutz is helping reduce loneliness by pairing students studying health care with older adults for regular, friendly conversations. These intergenerational connections foster friendship, improve mental and physical well-being, and provide valuable learning for students entering health professions.

Although the program is based in Aurora, we think it would be a fantastic addition here in Colorado Springs. Interested in seeing it come our way? Sign up or let them know you’re interested—it could help bring COAST-IT to our area.

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• July 31, 2025 11am-noon (Thurs) @Sand Creek Library, 1821 S Academy

• Aug 5, 2025 1:30-2:30 pm (Tues) @Cheyenne Mountain Library, 1785 S 8th St, Ste 100

• Sat morning date possible - let me know if you would attend

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🥗 Farro and Kale Salad with Goat Cheese

This salad recipe is delicious and nutritious! Toasted almonds, crumbled goat cheese, dried cherries and tangy vinaigrette make it amazing.

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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📆 Sample Local Events

Weather permitting

• July 24, 26-27, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• July 24-27: Hadestown Teen Edition by Youth Repertory Ensemble @Fine Arts Center, 30 W Dale St $21 (Limited Seats Available)

• July 26-27 (every Sat & Sun through Aug 1): Renaissance Festival @Perry Park Ave, Larkspur $30-$32

• July 26, 10:30am-5pm: Cat Fest CO Springs @Norris Penrose Event Center $20-$40

• July 26, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $63.71 (20 tickets left)

• 🎭 Aug 16, 7pm: Shermy's Backyard Bash (Benefit Springs Rescue Mission) @Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N Carefree $10 donation

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

• Aug 16, 5pm: Velvet Hills Chorus Presents: A Million Dreams @ENT Center $20

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

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

🍑 Palisade Peaches are now available at various markets!

• July 24, 5-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28), Manitou Made Market @Manitou Art Center

  • —>Nature’s Start Bread Company Special at this market only! Friends & Family - BOGO Free on all breads and pastries (Limit one free per customer)

• July 24, 6-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28): Summer Market at the Lodge @Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd, COS 80904 (Manitou)

• July 25, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle

• July 26, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

• July 26, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• July 26, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

• July 26, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd

• July 27, 10am-2pm (Sun’s thru Aug 31): Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS

• July 30, 9am-2pm (Wed’s through Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• July 28 & 30, 10am-5pm (Mon & Wed): Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• July 30, 3-7pm (Wed’s): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Aug 2, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Sept 27): Homestead Yard Farmers Market @The Yard at The Homestead Collective, 9633 Prominent Point COS

• Aug 3, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

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

🎶 Summer Concert Series - Weather permitting

• July 24 (Every Thurs), 6-8pm: Dotsera @Banning Lewis Ranch, Vista Park FREE (public + community market)

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

• July 25, 5-7pm: Martini Shot @First & Main Town Center Park, 3305 Cinema Pt FREE

• July 25, 7-8:30pm: University Village Colorado Summer Concert Series - The Burroughs @5246 N Nevada (North Plaza next to Hacienda) FREE

• July 25, 7-8:30pm: Jazz in the Garden @Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601-631 N Tejon FREE

• July 29, 5:30-7:30pm (Tues’s thru Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Aug 2, 4-7pm: Music on The Mesa - RAFIEL & THE ROOMSHAKERS @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE

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