COS Town Tidings #25-301

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📰 Vote for Spookiest House 👻

📰 Colorado Springs Gets a Rare IMAX Upgrade 🎬

📰 False Alarm: Bomb Threat Ends in Student Arrest 🚨

🏛️ Trivia Time: The Tax Revolt That Started in Our City

📆 Local Events + Concerts & Fall Fairs/Festivals

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I once stayed in a haunted house that played 70's music

👉At first I was afraid, I was petrified 🤣

👻 Vote for Spookiest House

Indigo Ranch (between Dublin & Stetson Hills) is celebrating its 4th annual Halloween Decorating Contest, transforming the entire neighborhood into a festive destination for locals and visitors alike. With fun categories, walk-through haunted experiences, and firepit hangouts complete with cider and cocoa, it’s a joyful community tradition that’s equal parts spooky and heartwarming.

Click for the digital map of houses participating. Anyone is encouraged to vote for their favorite displays, and the contest helps keep Halloween magic alive with a safe, welcoming atmosphere. Full Story

🤝 Local Kindness in Action: Free Meals for Fed Workers at Poor Richard’s Restaurant 🍕

Click for Details in COS Town Tidings #25-296 10/23/25 Issue 

🎬 Colorado Springs Gets a Rare IMAX Upgrade

Cinemark Carefree Circle is about to make cinematic history, becoming the only theater in Colorado — and one of just 30 globally — to install an IMAX 70mm film projector. The upgrade is part of a nationwide expansion of premium large-format movie experiences and will be ready in time for Christopher Nolan’s next epic, The Odyssey, in July 2026. The technology is prized for its rich detail and immersive scale, giving local moviegoers a rare opportunity to experience film the way it was meant to be seen. Full Story

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🚨 False Alarm: Bomb Threat Ends in Student Arrest

Explorer Elementary (near Austin Bluffs & Briargate) faced a scare yesterday afternoon when staff received a bomb threat via phone. Police quickly arrived, deploying officers and a drone unit to ensure the safety of the school. After a thorough search, no explosives were discovered. During the investigation, a minor suspect was identified and taken into custody for making the threat, which authorities believe was a prank. Though no one was harmed, the incident caused unnecessary stress for the school community and underscored the serious implications of such reckless actions. Full Story

🏛️ Trivia: The Tax Revolt That Started in Our City

Did you know Colorado Springs sparked a tax revolution that changed the way Colorado residents interact with their government? Douglas Bruce first proposed Amendment 6 to the Colorado Constitution in 1988. Then a few years later, frustrated voters approved TABOR—the Taxpayer Bill of Rights—making it law that you, not just elected officials, must sign off directly on any new taxes or fee increases. This radical shift started right here with a city vote, and quickly spread statewide, fundamentally changing how local and state governments manage growth, budgets, and public services.

Which year did Colorado Springs voters FIRST successfully pass local TABOR amendments to their City Charter, sparking statewide tax reform?

TABOR also means every year the government collects more revenue than allowed by law, that extra is refunded to residents in a direct check or credit. Supporters celebrate this as accountability and transparency, while critics worry about the strain on public services like schools and transportation, especially during tough economic times. (Current state of TABOR)

TABOR has gone through several tweaks and reforms over three decades, but its roots in Colorado Springs remain a defining part of our city’s story—a reminder that fiscal policy here doesn’t just happen in the statehouse, it starts with community voices.

Answer: 1991 (1992, on the third attempt, Colorado voters approved a statewide TABOR measure) *Source

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

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📆 Sample Local Events

Weather permitting

• Oct thru 31: Old Colorado City October Strolls

• Oct 28-Nov 2, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 29, 6pm: Secret of Black Forest Bistro Murder Mystery Dinner @6750 Shoup Rd $80 (Limited Seats Left)

• Nov 1, 7:30pm: The RiP Improv: Artificial Intelligence @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $17.50

• Nov 2, 1-4pm: Lighted Block Mosaic Class @ The Glass Collective, 828 East Fillmore $80 (4 Seats Left)

• Nov 7, 6-8pm: Soap Making Class @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $65

• Nov 8, 8am-noon: Bear Creek Bear Run @Bear Creek Nature Center $20-$65 (Registration open for this fun, family friendly annual event!)

• Nov 8, 9am-2pm: Pink, Pearls & Poodles FunD Fair (Fundraiser for B-COS We Care) @ Shriners Club, 6 S 33rd St FREE admission

  • —> 🤲 They Have 5,000 Reasons to Work for Free

• Nov 8, 7pm: Oxymorons Comedy: Hunger Games Charity Event @Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N Carefree $15 (family friendly)

  • —> 🎬 What If Your Second Act Is The Main Event?

• Nov 15, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95 (1 Ticket Left)

• Nov 20-23, 2:30pm: A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $8

🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting

• Oct 30, 5-8pm: Jazz: Tansy Wine @Mining Exchange Hotel, 8 S Nevada FREE

• Nov 7 & 8, 7:30pm: COS Philharmonic: Top Gun: Maverick @Pikes Peak Center $58

• Nov 29, 3:30-7pm: Handel's Messiah: A Christmas Concert @ Glen Eyrie Castle $55-$65 (Add $40 dinner optional) Limited Tickets Available

• Dec 21, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: Jazz @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20

🍂 Fall Festivals, Fairs & Activities - Weather permitting

• Oct thru 31, Director's Cut: Haunted Lantern Tour @Cave of the Winds $45 (Ages: 13+)

• Oct 30, 5-8pm: BooHouse Bash @ ViewHouse, 7114 Campus Dr FREE (Pls register)

• Oct 31 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm), (Sun 9:30-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @Gaither Mountain Blooms, 5210 S Hwy 85 $11.17

• Oct 31, 6:30-8:30pm: Boo at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $24

• Nov 1, 9am-3pm: PPBC Holiday Craft Fair @ 1505 E Monument St

• Nov 1, 10am-2pm: Everything but the Oink @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Nov 1, 1:30-5:30pm: Artist & Makers Market @ Yoga Studio Satya, 1581 York Rd

• Nov 1 (4-8pm), Nov 2 (12:30-4:30pm): Día de Muertoss, a celebration of life @ Fine Arts Center, 30 W Dale St FREE admission

• Nov 8, 9am-4pm: Liberty High School's Annual Craft Fair @ 8720 Scarborough Dr

• Nov 8, 9am-4pm: Handmade HollyDay @ Festivitea LLC, 4th Avenue Crepes

• Nov 14 (10am-5pm), 15 (10am-6pm), 16 (10am-5pm): Colorado Springs Christmas Gift Show @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $12 (Save $2 through Nov 13)

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