COS Town Tidings #25-303
🤣 Today’s Chuckle
📰 SNAP Delayed? Kids Eat Free Here 🧒
📰 Warm Car, Cold Reality 😬
📰 Rideshare Turns Fatal in Springs 🚗
Recipe: 🥣 Healing Curry Butternut Squash Lentil Soup
📅 SAVE THE DATE! New Sneak Peek
📆 Local Events + Concerts, Farmers Markets & Fall Fairs/Festivals
🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny, cooler temps and breezy
🙋♀️ We want to Feature Your Business

I used to be in a band called the radiators...
👉We were a warm up act. Then I joined the duvets. We did mainly covers. 🤣

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🧒 SNAP Delayed? Kids Eat Free Here

Several local restaurants are offering free kids’ meals during the government shutdown while SNAP benefits are paused. No purchase or paperwork is required—just show up with your child for a dine-in meal at any of the locations below. Full Story
Here’s where you can find free kids’ meals right now:
🍗 Chicken Salad Chick (Colorado Springs & Monument)
5660 Barnes Rd, Colorado Springs
9291 Highland Ridge Heights, Colorado Springs
810 Sky Vista Point, Monument
🌿 Heart of Jerusalem Café
122 Tracker Dr, Colorado Springs
3242 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs
4587 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs
🍕 Roosters Grille and Pizzaria
1000 5th St, Calhan
All restaurants are offering:
1 free kids’ meal per child
Dine-in only
Child must be present
No forms or purchase required
Let’s continue supporting one another—and especially our most vulnerable neighbors—during this difficult time.
🤝 Local Kindness in Action: Free Meals for Fed Workers at Poor Richard’s Restaurant 🍕

💞*GoFundMe set up if you want to contribute to help feed our local furloughed workers. Just one $60 donation will feed a family of 4, all inclusive! Anything leftover will go to Care And Share in COS
😬 Warm Car, Cold Reality

Warming up your car on a cold morning might feel like a must, but it could leave your vehicle open to theft—even if your key fob is in your pocket! In a recent incident on the city’s northeast side, a car was stolen after the owner stepped inside while it was running. Thieves took advantage of a fob left in the vehicle or nearby, a common issue depending on the car's make and model. Authorities warn that "puffing" is illegal in Colorado, and experts suggest checking your car’s behavior by trying to start it without any keys to see if there are hidden vulnerabilities. Thankfully, the car was recovered, but not before the suspects used the owner’s debit card left behind inside. Full Story
🍞 Fresh Baked Sourdough breads, pastries
📍3312 Austin Bluffs (Inside The Cupcake Doctor):
M-Sat, 9am-6pm & Sun, 10am-2pm
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🥣 Healing Curry Butternut Squash Lentil Soup

Recipe by Ambitious Kitchen
Healing soup that’s vegan, protein-packed, and incredibly nourishing. You’re going to love this creamy, flavorful soup that’s packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients! Make it on the stovetop or in your slow cooker for ease.

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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 30-Nov 2, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87
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
Nov 8, 7pm: Oxymorons Comedy: Hunger Games Charity Event @Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N Carefree $15 (family friendly)
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 (2 Seats Left - Pls register)
Oct 31, 9:30am-2:30pm: 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, 9am-2pm: 31st Annual Art & Craft Sale @ Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 N Hancock Ave FREE admission
Visit Ivy’s booth: 🎨To design her future, she had to rediscover her past
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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