COS Town Tidings #25-212

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📰 COS at 154: Mayor Yemi Opens Up in New Letter🏞️

📰 No TABOR Refunds Next Year? Find Out Why💰

📰 Rocky Ford Melon Season: Don’t Wait!🍉 

Recipe: 🥣 Grilled Vegetable Orzo Pasta Salad

💡 AI vs Reality: Debunking 5 Common Myths About Artificial Intelligence - #5

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📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

🌦 COS Weather - Warm with PM T-storms and flash flooding in areas

Why don’t melons get married?

👉Because they cantaloupe! 🤣

🏞️ COS at 154: Mayor Yemi Opens Up in New Letter

In a deeply personal birthday message to Colorado Springs, Mayor Yemi expressed gratitude for the community that supported him through a recent health challenge. As the city marks its 154th year, he reflected on its resilient spirit—from General Palmer’s original vision to today’s everyday acts of kindness and courage. He highlighted examples of local strength and generosity, urging us all to continue investing in the city’s future by nurturing our neighborhoods, uplifting one another, and believing in the seeds we plant today—even if we won’t see them fully grow. It's a reminder that our shared legacy is built moment by moment, together.

💰 No TABOR Refunds Next Year? Find Out Why

Colorado is facing a $1.2 billion budget deficit, with leaders split on how to address it. While the causes are up for debate, the outcome will likely affect all Coloradans—possibly eliminating TABOR refunds, jeopardizing programs like the Senior Homestead Exemption, and forcing tough decisions on public services. Options on the table include using emergency reserves, cutting pandemic-era programs, or closing tax loopholes. No matter the path forward, the effects will be felt all over Colorado. Full Story

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🍉 Rocky Ford Melon Season: Don’t Wait!

Rocky Ford melon season is here, and farmers say this year’s crop is one of the best in recent memory. The hot, dry summer has created ideal growing conditions for sweet, flavorful cantaloupes and watermelons. Local growers are carefully managing moisture and watching for storms, since too much rain can water down the taste.

With harvesting in full swing now through Labor Day, you can find these Colorado-grown favorites in stores and farmer’s markets across our region—just in time for your next picnic, cookout, or juicy snack. Full Story

💡 AI vs Reality: Debunking 5 Common Myths About Artificial Intelligence

Let's talk about AI. There's a lot of buzz, hype, and sometimes, downright misinformation floating around. As your trusted guide, I want to set the record straight and bust some common AI myths.

Myth #5: AI is a Futuristic Fantasy

❌ Reality: False! AI is already here and transforming industries across the board. From marketing and sales to customer service and operations, AI is being used to improve efficiency, boost productivity, and drive innovation.

✅ The bottom line: AI is not a distant dream – it's a present-day reality with the potential to revolutionize the way we live and work.

What other AI myths have you heard? 💬 Let's discuss in my FREE AI For Everyone Community.

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🥣 Grilled Vegetable Orzo Pasta Salad

This bright orzo pasta salad with creamy goat cheese and grilled veggies is a 30-minute summer side. Tossed with tangy balsamic-mustard dressing and herby basil, it hits the spot every time.

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

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📆 Sample Local Events

Weather permitting

• July 31- Aug 3, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Aug 1, 5-8pm: First Friday Art Walk Downtown @Gallery113, 125 N Tejon

  • —> 🖼️ Where Art Speaks to Your Soul

• Aug 1-3: Colorado Springs Conservatory Presents - The Prom @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $22.75 (Limited seats left)

• Aug 2-3: Renaissance Festival @Perry Park Ave, Larkspur $30-$32 (Last Weekend)

• Aug 2-3, 7pm: Ice Cream Theatre BIG BUBBLE @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $16.50

• Aug 9, 2:30-8pm: Rocky Mountain Flower Fest @Gather Mountain Blooms, 5210 S Hwy 85 $41-$49

• Aug 9, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $59.46 (14 tickets left)

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

• 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 & Rocky Ford melons are now available at various markets!

• July 31, 5-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28), Manitou Made Market @Manitou Art Center

• July 31, 6-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28): Summer Market at the Lodge @Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd, COS 80904 (Manitou)

• Aug 2, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

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

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

• Aug 2, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

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

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

• Aug 3, 10am-2pm (Sun’s thru Aug 31): Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS

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

• Aug 4 & 6, 10am-5pm (Mon & Wed): Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Aug 6, 9am-2pm (Wed’s through Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• Aug 6, 3-7pm (Wed’s): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Aug 8, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle

🎶 Summer Concert Series - Weather permitting

• Aug 1, 7-8:30pm: University Village Colorado Summer Concert Series - Buckstein @5246 N Nevada (North Plaza next to Hacienda) FREE

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

• Aug 2, 4-6pm: Zenith Handbell - The Dreams We Never Lost @First Lutheran Church, 1515 North Cascade Ave FREE

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

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

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