COS Town Tidings #25-262

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🤣 Today’s Chuckle

📰 Our Community Remembers the Brave👨‍🚒

📰 Pikes Peak Race Weekend Returns🎽

📰 🤢 Moldy Food vs 🍽 Sparkling Kitchen - Inspections Are In

Recipe: 🍎 Apple Samoas

📆 Local Events + Free Concerts, Farmers Markets & Fall Fairs/Festivals

🌤 COS Weather - Partly cloudy and warmer temps

Recreation: 🥾 1.4-Mile Local Loop You’ll Love - High Arches Trail

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👨‍🚒 Our Community Remembers the Brave

This weekend, Colorado Springs will once again become the heart of remembrance and unity as thousands gather for the 39th annual IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial. More names will be added to the wall at Memorial Park — each one representing a life lost in service.

Tomorrow at 11am, families, firefighters, and supporters from across the country and Canada will join together to honor the 311 fallen who died this past year. The wall will then list a total of 9,846 firefighters lost since 1918.

The downtown area around Jack Quinn’s will come alive with emotion both tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm, as bagpipes and drums echo through the streets in a powerful procession of grief, pride, and solidarity.

While this event will be filled with heavy hearts, it’s also a beautiful reminder of how our city rallies to support those who’ve given everything. Firefighters from Local 5 aren’t just hosting — they’re going all in, welcoming and caring for out-of-town families with the kind of compassion that defines the profession.

If you see the crowds or hear the music, take a moment to pause. You're witnessing a sacred tradition, right here in our community. Full Story

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🎽 Pikes Peak Race Weekend Returns

This weekend, Manitou Springs will host the 2025 Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, attracting thousands of runners and supporters from around the world to our area. Saturday features the Ascent — a 13.1-mile climb up 7,800 feet to the summit — while Sunday’s marathon adds a full descent for the full 26.2 miles. Both races begin at 7am in front of City Hall, with pre-race activities starting at 5:30am. An expo with vendors, music, and a beer garden will be open Fri and Sat at Memorial Park in Manitou. Expect more traffic and visitors around town — and plenty of inspiration in the air!

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🤢 Moldy Food vs 🍽 Sparkling Kitchen - Inspections Are In

Another round of restaurant inspection results is in, and unfortunately, a familiar food court name is back on the naughty list. If you’re in the mall and want to stop for a bite, you might want to think again… Milano Pizza & Italian Kitchen at Chapel Hills Mall has failed its third health inspection this year — and this time, inspectors found mold growing on ham, improperly stored meatballs, and Stromboli’s sitting below safe temperatures. The shop is now awaiting another re-inspection.

Several other restaurants also failed inspections, while many earned top marks. Here’s the quick rundown (one chain at different locations was even on both lists!) ⬇️

❌ Failing Scores (re-inspection required):

• Western Omelette (S. Walnut St) – 6 violations

• Saigon Tapioca (Galley Rd) – 12 violations (Passed re-inspection this past Wed with 6 remaining violations)

🥇 Top Scores! Meanwhile, one local Indian restaurant is proving that cleanliness and flavor can go hand-in-hand. Turmeric Indian Cuisine (Powers & Research), scored a perfect inspection — and their kitchen cleaning game is as strong as their tikka masala. Full Story

✅ High Scores:

• Angry Chicken (S Nevada Ave) – 2 violations

• Wok In Wok Out (N Carefree Cir) – 2 violations

• Sahara Mediterranean Café (Manitou Springs) – 2 violations

Health inspection results across El Paso County are available online for those wanting to check their favorite spots.

*Note: Most local restaurants take food safety incredibly seriously. In fact, many owners respond to violations swiftly and thoroughly, often making fixes the same day while they wait for reinspection. 

🍎 Apple Samoas

Crunchy apple slices are topped with a coconut almond butter mixture and drizzled with melted chocolate. The combo is SO delicious, you’re going to be obsessed as soon as you take your first bite!

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

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*Weather Permitting

• Sept 19-21, 10am-6pm: Parade of Homes in Colorado Springs $18

• Sept 19, 10-11am: Fall Craft Project @Silver Key Activity Center South, 1655 S Murray Blvd

• Sept 19 & 21, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Sept 19, 6-9pm: Mabon Light Bottle Workshop @Blessings Bee Bzzaar, 1287 Lake Plaza Dr, Ste 30 $9

• Sept 20, 9am-Noon: Shred Day @Duryea Service Center, 7339 Duryea Dr FREE (Limit 2 bankers boxes per person)

• Sept 20, 10am-5pm: Annual Powwow @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Sept 20, 11am-2pm: 4th Annual Westfest Potluck @Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou FREE

• Sept 20, 7:30-9pm: Movies Under the Stars - The Hangover @Bristol Brewing FREE

• Sept 20, 2-4pm: Doyennes, Disputes, and Woman's Political Domain in Early Colorado Springs @McAllister House Museum, 423 N Cascade Ave $17.85

• Sept 22, 7-9pm: Fall Equinox Hike @Garden of The Gods $5

• Sept 26 (5pm), 27 & 28 (9am): Chasing Colors – Fall Hiking Weekend @Locations in COS, Woodland Park & Victor (choose 1, 2 or all 3) $45-$99

• Sept 25, 6-9:30pm: Tails, Tunes & Tastes @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $64.75-$74.75 (Last one for the season, limited tix left)

• Sept 27, 9am-11am: Beginning Bridge Workshop @Bridge Center, 901 N 17th St $10

• Sept 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Game Over @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (12 ticket left)

• Oct 4, 7pm: Fashion With A Purpose @Phil Long Music Hall $78-$153

• Oct 5, 11am: The Local Motive - Leaf Peepin' Party @Kinship Landing $54.50

• Oct 8, 2-3:30pm: South/Southeast Colorado 50+ Workforce Listening Session (Virtual)

• Oct 10-12, 17-19, 24-26: First Company Theater Presents, Brigadoon @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $20

• Oct 10, 7:30pm: The MAT!ch Game @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $17.50

• Nov 8, 3-6pm: Senior Holiday Dinner Dance @COS City Hub, 4304 Austin Bluffs 65+ FREE (must register, limited spots available)

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

• Sept 19, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle 

• Sept 20, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

• Sept 20, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• Sept 20, 8am-2pm (Sat thru Sept 27): Metcalf Park Market @618 E Ohio Ave Fountain

• Sept 20, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd (Local produce advertised)

  • 🌟Stop by this booth…🧄 You HAVE to Taste What They're Growing at The Green Witch Homestead!

• Sept 20, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd (Local produce advertised)

• Sept 20, 2-5pm: Annual Farm & Art Market @Green Box, 6990 Lake St, Cascade, CO 80809

• Sept 21, 9am-2pm (Wed): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd (Last one for the season)

• Sept 21, 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr (Last one for the season)

• Sept 22 & 24, 10am-5pm (Mon & Wed’s thru Oct 15): Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Sept 24, 3-7pm (Wed’s thru Oct 15): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Sept 28, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

🎶 Fall Concert Series - Weather permitting

• Sept 20, 11am-2pm: Music on The Mesa - FALL FESTIVAL, COUNTYWYDE @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE (Last one for the season)

• Sept 21, 2-4pm: Pikes Peak Music Assn presents - Echoes of the Heart Land @Bancroft Park, OCC FREE

• Sept 23, 5:30-7:30pm (Tues’s thru Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

🍂 Fall Festivals & Fairs - Weather permitting

• Sept 19-21: Chile and Frijoles Festival @downtown Pueblo along Union Ave $6-$65

• Sept 20, 8am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Craft Fair @Old Colorado City History Center, 1 S 24th St

• 🍺 Sept 20, 10am-6pm: Oktoberfest @Cerberus Brewing, 702 W Colorado Ave

• Sept 20, 10am-6pm: Korean Festival @Acacia Park

• Sept 26 (5-11pm) & 27 (11am-11pm): Oktoberfest @WMMI, 225 North Gate 

• Sept 27, 9am-3pm: Village Moms Craft Fair @4050 Nonchalant Circle South, 80917

• Sept 27, 10am-2pm: McAllister House Museum Harvest Festival @ 423 N Cascade Ave FREE

• Sept 30, 5-9pm: Pikes Peak Oktoberfest @Hillside Gardens & Events, 1006 S Institute St $12.51

• Oct 4, Miner's Pumpkin Patch @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 North Gate $13

• Oct 4 (10am-6pm) & 5 (10am-4pm): Market Days @Norris Penrose Event Center $7.23 (Early Bird, sale ends Oct 3)

🥾 1.4-Mile Local Loop You’ll Love - High Arches Trail

Looking to avoid the crowds of this weekend’s events and get outdoors while the weather is still nice? Then you want to head to the High Arches Trail and Ute Valley Regional Park Trail Loop. This trail is a 1.4-mile, easy-rated loop trail located off Vindicator Drive in northwest Colorado Springs.

With just 137 feet of elevation gain, it’s a gentle walk that takes about 30–45 min to complete. The path is mostly flat and wide, though there is one slightly steeper section around the midpoint. Amenities include restrooms at the trailhead and multiple connecting trail options for those who want to explore further. Visitors love the views and well-marked paths but suggest arriving early due to limited parking, and bringing sun protection as shade is minimal.

Location: 1705 Vindicator Dr

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