COS Town Tidings #26-057
🤣 Today’s Chuckle
📰 Marksheffel Traffic Alert 🚧
📰 60° Days Shatter Records 🌡️
📰 Wait… WHAT?! 😲
Recipe: 🧀 High-Protein Tortilla Quiche
🛍 New: Bargain Box Weekly Sales!
📆 Local Events + Concerts & Activities
🌤 COS Weather - Partly cloudy, above average temps and windy again with Red Flag Warnings
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Glass urns coming to the market now. How well they will sell?
👉Remains to be seen 🤣
🚧 Marksheffel Traffic Alert
Marksheffel will close in two sections starting tonight and again Friday night into Saturday. Crews are finishing drainage upgrades and setting up a new traffic pattern.
Here’s what to know:
Thurs 7pm – Fri 5:30am
Marksheffel closes from north of Tarren Heights to south of Dublin.
When it reopens, Ryker Peak opens to traffic.
Fri 7pm – Sat 5pm
Marksheffel closes from north of Stetson Hills to south of Ryker Peak (22 hours).
Detour: Use Peterson Rd, Dublin Blvd, and Stetson Hills Blvd. Tarren Heights and Ryker Peak are for neighborhood access only.
A new traffic pattern will be in place when it reopens.
🌡️ 60° Days Shatter Records
Colorado Springs has shattered its record for the most 60-degree days in a meteorological winter, recording 28 so far with the potential to reach 30 before Feb ends. That’s nearly one-third of the season feeling more like spring than winter, surpassing the previous record of 22 days set in 1981, a historically low snowpack year.
The city has also seen only 69 freezing nights, another record low. A persistent high-pressure ridge over the western United States has kept the jet stream and storm track north of Colorado, limiting snowfall and allowing warm, dry conditions to dominate. The unusual warmth has even prompted early budding on some trees, making this winter one that stands out in the record books. Full Story
🛍 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 through Feb 28. Watch now to see what's waiting for you!
👉 Remember, you can donate items here too!
Location: 405 S Nevada Ave, Open Tues - Sat 10am-2pm. (719) 475-1029
😲 Wait… WHAT?!
I had to double‑check the URL to make sure this wasn’t satire, but apparently someone has created a Bluetooth urn. An urn… that plays music. FOR YOUR ASHES.
Honoring someone’s memory in personal ways? Meaningful and beautiful. I respect that completely.
But a full “afterlife audio experience”? That’s when I just stared at the screen with that confused face thinking, “Who thinks of this stuff??!!”
And imagine the room is quiet… and the urn suddenly kicks on with:
“Stayin’ Alive”
“Another One Bites the Dust”
“Don’t Fear the Reaper”
“The Final Countdown”
At that point, I think everyone would need a moment to recalibrate their understanding of… well, everything. 😕
So now I’m curious:
What would your eternal playlist even be?
Choose wisely... no one wants “It’s a Small World” echoing through eternity. 😏
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🧀 High-Protein Tortilla Quiche
Recipe by eating bird food
This recipe uses a simple tortilla crust and a protein-packed egg and cottage cheese filling. It’s quick to make, easy to customize and perfect for a satisfying meal.
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*Weather permitted
Through Mar 1: Ice Castles @ Cripple Creek $16-$29
Feb 26, Noon-1:30pm: Mediterranean Diet Workshop @Colorado State University Extension COS, 17 N Spruce St, Suite 226 $17.85
Feb 26, 1-4pm: The Sewing Circle @ VIV Home & Goods, 1833 W Uintah FREE
Feb 26-Mar 1, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @ 1 Tejon St $69-$87
Feb 26, 7:30pm: Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" @ Pikes Peak Center $44-$102
Feb 26-28, Mar 6, 6pm & Mar 7 (6 & 1pm): Fountain Community Theater - Adam's Eve @YMCA Building, 326 Alabama Ave, Fountain $17.30
Feb 26-Mar 1: The Roommate @ Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale St $30-$60
Feb 27, 6-9pm: Wizarding World Murder Mystery & DIY Paint Night @ 2834 N Powers Blvd $45-$50
Feb 27-Mar 8: First Company Theatre presents, I Remember Mama @420 N Nevada $17-$20
Feb 28 (9am-5pm) & Mar 1 (10am-3pm): Model Train Show @Norris Penrose Center $10
Feb 28, 10-11am: Learn to Grow Sweet Peas @Gather Mountain Blooms, 5210 S US Hwy 85 87 $42.07
Feb 28, 11am-1:30pm: Free Mimosa Morning! | Painting With A Purpose @ 2834 N Powers Blvd $40-$49
Feb 28, 11am-Noon: Black History Guided Tour @Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum FREE Admission (Pls RSVP)Feb 28, 3-7pm: 3rd Annual Celebrate Her Fashion Show & Women's Showcase @The Antlers $17.85
Feb 28, 4-7:30pm: Catwalk for the Cats Benefit @2410 S Academy $25-$45
Feb 28 & Mar 7, 5:30-9:30: Lumpia Rolling Party @Care and Share, 2605 Preamble Pt $75
Feb 28, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Mar 1, 9-9:30am (First Sun every month): Positive Intention Group Meditation Gathering @ Yoga Studio Satya, 1581 York Rd FREE
Mar 1, 1-3:30pm: Mosaic Slate Class @The Glass Collective, 828 E Fillmore #A $68 (Always sell out fast - don't wait)
Mar 1, 6pm: Dance in the Dark @ 719 Swing 'n Jam, 2103 N Weber St FREE
Mar 3, 1:30-2:30pm: Marking Time: Commemorating the Past in the Pikes Peak Region @Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
March 4-7: Wine Festival of Colorado Springs @ Various locations (Register early, some events fill up quickly)
Mar 4, 5-7pm: 2026 Ribbon Cutting for Mentally STRONG & S.H.A.R.O.N @3720 Sinton Rd Suite 104 FREE (Pls register)
Mar 7, 10am-Noon: Jigsaw Puzzle Swap @ Penrose Library FREE
Mar 7-8: Suitcase Fairytales @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $30.50
Mar 7, 2-3pm: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
Mar 8, 4:30pm: Goat's Milk Soap Making @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $65
Mar 13, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo
Mar 22, 11am-3pm (every 4th Sunday): Crafters Collective, Maker's Market @ 3104 North Nevada FREE to attend
🎶 Concerts / Music
Feb 26, 7:30pm: Colorado Springsteen: Bruce Springsteen Tribute @Phil Long Music Hall $26-$48
Mar 6-7, 7:30pm: La Vida Loca @Pikes Peak Center, 190 S Cascade Ave $35-$121
Mar 8, 3pm: Fauré Requiem French choral music @Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon FREE
Apr 20, 6-8:30pm: Harmony in Bloom Spring Fundraiser @The Peel House at First Lutheran Church, 1515 N Cascade Ave $50
Apr 26, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: R&B @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20
🔥 Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA ON SALE NOW (will sell out)
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