COS Town Tidings #25-322

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📰 Colorado Ave: Nov 18–20 Alert 🚧

📰 Forged in Memory, Rings in Love 🔔

📰 Public Restrooms: Top Priority! 🧻

🚪 Trivia Time: History at 24 West Huerfano

🛍 New: Bargain Box Weekly Sales, Nov 18-22! 

📆 Local Events + Concerts & 🤶 Holiday Fairs/Festivals

🌤 COS Weather - Partly cloudy and average temps

I tried donating two board games to a thrift store, but they said they’d only take one. I asked which, and they said…

👉Sorry. We don’t want any Trouble! 🤣

🚧 Colorado Ave: Nov 18–20 Alert

Heads-up if you travel along Colorado Ave—Springs Utilities will be making water main repairs starting today through this Thurs, Nov 20. Eastbound lanes between 10th and 11th Streets will be closed, with traffic shifted to the westbound side. One lane will stay open in each direction, but delays are likely. If you can, take another route during busy hours. Detours will be marked, and local businesses will stay open during the work.

🛍 Bargain Box: This Week's Hot Deals!

A new week means new treasures! We're giving you a first look at the incredible finds and amazing sales hitting the floor for Nov 18-22. Watch now to see what's waiting for you!

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🔔 Forged in Memory, Rings in Love

The Pikes Peak Region is now home to its very own Honor Bell—a thousand-pound bronze bell forged with artifacts from 12 Colorado service members. Meant to be tolled at veterans’ services and memorials, this bell brings closure and reflection to military families and the community alike.

The dream of the late Louis Olivera, who founded the Honor Bell Foundation, helped make this possible, and with the support of Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center and others, the bell is now ready to serve our region. A dedication ceremony will be held at Mt Carmel today at 2pm, and the bell will primarily reside at the Pikes Peak National Cemetery during the week. Full Story

🧻 Public Restrooms: Top Priority!

The future of downtown Colorado Springs is taking shape, and community voices are playing a big role. City Council recently got a preview of a new Master Plan that prioritizes small businesses, safe and walkable streets, arts and culture—and yes, even public bathrooms.

With housing top of mind, the plan also calls for more variety in housing options to meet the needs of young professionals, families, seniors, and those experiencing homelessness. As the city looks at how tall buildings can be and where, there’s still time for residents to share feedback before the plan is finalized early next year. Full Story

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🚪 Trivia Time: History at 24 West Huerfano

Did you know many of the beautiful iron fences, gates, and even old lamp posts in Colorado Springs are more than just vintage charm? They are handmade signatures of the Hassell Iron Works, a family-run business whose grit and creativity shaped our city’s streetscapes from the 1880s through the 1940s.

The story starts with William W. Hassell, who arrived in the Springs seeking a cure for tuberculosis and discovered a new lease on life. After homesteading near Florissant, he set up shop at 24 West Huerfano (today’s Colorado Ave)—right where you might now grab coffee or dinner downtown. His success let him expand a full foundry at 500 S 25th St in Colorado City (now part of the Westside) and, after disastrous fires, to 500 S Sierra Madre, with offices on Cimarron. These addresses, now bustling with different businesses, once rang with the clatter of ironwork destined for stately homes, bustling railroads, and a city on the rise.

Which vintage Colorado Springs landmark, still in use today, features original “double daisy” Hassell ironwork fencing along its property line?

When the grand Antlers Hotel burned in 1898, it wasn’t just a tragedy—it was a turning point. Hassell’s provided key ironwork when the hotel was rebuilt, marking the resilience of a community that refused to be beaten by disaster. The family’s “double daisy” fences and iron arches can still be found in Old North End, Manitou, and the Westside, connecting today’s neighborhoods to the ambitious, inventive spirit of their makers.

For Colorado Springs residents, these details are much more than relics. They are living pieces of our everyday landscape—a reminder that the city is built not just on stone and timber, but on the dreams, work, and persistent hope of those who dared to start over.​

Answer: The Hassell House at 1422–1424 Wood Ave still displays its original “double daisy” iron fence, a hallmark of the firm’s craftsmanship. *Source

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📆 Sample Local Events

*Weather permitted

• Nov 18-23, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Nov 18, 5:30-7pm: Vegan Community Potluck and Social @ Westside Community Ctr, 1628 W Bijou

• 🌮 Nov 19, 6-8:30pm: Sourdough Tortillas! Class @ Nature's Start Bread Co, 3312 Austin Bluffs $75 (4 Spots Left)

  • Victoria can’t wait to teach you —>🍞 A Slice of Home: Nature's Start Bread Company Rises

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

• Nov 20-22 (7:30pm) & 23 (2pm): A Doll`s House @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $26.50

• Nov 20-23, 28-30 - Dec 28: Mary Poppins @ Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale St $18-$70

• Nov 21, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo

• Nov 21, 6-8pm: Art Carving: Craft Your Own Leather Art Piece @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $65

• Nov 22, 9am-1pm: Fall break/Thanksgiving Food Drive @ Solid Rock Food Center, 3217 S Academy (Drop off food items)

• Nov 22, 3pm: Hillside Community Potluck @ 925 S. Institute St (Must Register)

• Nov 23, 10am-Noon: Beginner Dot Mandala Painting Workshop @ Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N Academy $50 (5 Seats Left)

• Nov 29, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95 (8 Tickets Left)

🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting

• Nov 21, 6:30-9pm: Shivers Concert Fundraiser @ The Antlers Hotel 4 S Cascade $80

• Nov 21-23: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Concerts @ Denver Performing Arts Complex FREE for federal employees

• Nov 23, 3pm: 'Tis the Month Before Christmas Concert @ Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Ave FREE

• Nov 23, 3pm: Chamber Orchestra of Springs: The Knock (A Military Opera) @ Lewis Palmer HS, Monument $27-$37

• Nov 28-30, (2 & 7pm): COS Philharmonic: The Nutcracker @Pikes Peak Center $57-$100

• Nov 29, 7pm: On a Winter's Night - A Christmas Handbell Concert @ St Michael's Episcopal Church, 7400 Tudor Rd FREE

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

🤶 Holiday Festivals, Fairs & Activities

• ⛸ Through - Jan 18: Skate In The Park @Acacia Park $15

• 🎄 Nov 28 - Dec 27: Christmas at Forest Bend @ Black Forest, 9525 Burgess Rd $15 (Tickets Sell Out Fast)
   

• Nov 21-23, 10am-4pm: Vintage Market Days @Norris Penrose Event Ctr $12-$17

• Nov 21 & 22, 10am-4pm: Joys of the Season Holiday Home Tour @ 1691 Woodmoor Dr, Monument $30

• Nov 21 & 22, 10am-6pm: Festival of Trees & Hearth & Holly Holiday Market (22nd only) @ Meridian Ranch Rec Ctr, 10301 Angeles Rd, Falcon FREE admission

• Nov 22, 9am-3pm: Craft Fair @ Affinity at Colorado Springs-3755 Tutt Blvd FREE entry

• Nov 22, 9am-4pm: Rampart High School Craft Bazaar @ 8250 Lexington Dr

• Nov 22, 9am-4pm: Holiday Maker's Market @ Surface Gallery, 2752 W Colorado Ave

  • Visit Ivy’s booth: 🎨To design her future, she had to rediscover her past

• Nov 22, 10am-3pm: Holiday Craft & Artisan Fair @ Fountain Creek Nature Ctr FREE admission

• Nov 22, 10am-6pm: Hearth & Holly Holiday Market @ Meridian Ranch Rec Center, Peyton

• Nov 22, 11am-3pm: EADO Christkindl Market @ Mash Mechanix Brewing, 429 Pikes Peak Ave + Toy Drive FREE admission

• Nov 28, 10-11am: Evergreen Wreath Workshop @ Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $35 (2 Tickets Left)

• Dec 4, 10-13, 17-20, 26-27, 5:30-8pm: 🎄 2.5-Hour Holiday Lights & Bites Progressive Dinner @ Downtown COS $99

• Dec 4, 5:30-8:30pm: Electric Moonlight @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $70-$80

• Dec 5-6 (10am-4pm), 7 (10am-4pm): Holiday Food & Gift Festival @Norris Penrose Event Center 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $8 (get $1 <coupn code HFGF25> or bring a can food item)

• Dec 6, 3:30-6pm: Christkindl Fest @ Ascension Lutheran Church, 2505 N Circle FREE admission (Must RSVP)

• Dec 7, 11am-Noon: Evergreen Wreath Workshop @ Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $35 (7 Ticket Left)

• Dec 7, 2:30-4pm: Grinch Mosaic Class @ The Glass Collective, 828 East Fillmore $45 (Going Fast)

• Dec 13, 4-8pm: Holiday Evening @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Dec 13 (2 Tickets Left) & 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit - Holiday Show @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95

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