COS Town Tidings #26-085
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📰 Honoring Jay Cimino Today ❤️
📰 More Affordable Homes? New Laws Signed 🏡
📰 Be First to See the Lineup 🎭
Recipe: 🐷 Copycat Honey Baked Ham Recipe
🛍 New: Bargain Box Weekly Sales!
📆 Local Events + Concerts & Activities
🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny, breezy and again, record breaking highs (before quick cold snap tomorrow) with Red Flag Warnings
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❤️ Honoring Jay Cimino Today
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Today, Colorado Springs is pausing to remember someone whose impact reached far beyond business.
March 26 is recognized as Gerald “Jay” Cimino Day, honoring the late Phil Long Dealerships leader for the many ways he helped shape and support the community. From veterans services and wellness programs to parks, local nonprofits and community spaces, his legacy continues to show up in meaningful ways across the region.
To carry that spirit forward, Phil Long Dealerships is once again launching its “Thanks, Jay” giveback campaign. Throughout April, every new or pre-owned vehicle sold will trigger a donation to one of several local causes chosen by the customer.
It’s a thoughtful way to turn remembrance into action and a reminder that the people who invest in a community can leave a ripple effect long after they’re gone. Full Story
🏡 More Affordable Homes? New Laws Signed
Governor Polis has signed two new housing bills into law (HB26-1001 and SB26-001) in an effort to help address Colorado’s ongoing affordability challenges. The new laws are designed to make it easier to build affordable and workforce housing by opening up underused land for development and giving local governments more flexibility and tools to support housing projects. That could mean new opportunities for schools, nonprofits, housing authorities and other organizations to help create homes for teachers, nurses, first responders and working families who are struggling to keep up with rising housing costs.
While it’s not an instant fix, the legislation is being framed as a meaningful step toward expanding housing options in communities across the state, including here in Colorado Springs. What are you thoughts on this?
🛍 Bargain Box: This Week's Hot Deals!
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🎭 Be First to See the Lineup
Theatreworks is pulling back the curtain on its 2026–27 season with a FREE community event this Monday, March 30 at 7pm at the Ent Center for the Arts. The evening will feature the official reveal of five upcoming productions, along with drinks, small bites and conversation with fellow theater fans and the creative team behind the season.
It’s designed to be both a celebration and a sneak peek, giving attendees the chance to hear why these shows were chosen and what makes them worth watching. One lucky guest will also win a full season subscription, Registration is required and seating is limited.
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🐷 Copycat Honey Baked Ham Recipe
Recipe by The Chunky Chef
Save yourself some serious money during the holidays by making your own Honey Baked Ham recipe at home! Tender ham is cooked with butter and honey, then slathered with a sticky sweet and smoky glaze that’s broiled until it gets a great sugary crust!
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Every Wed-Sun, 11am-2:45pm: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
Sept 19-20: Pikes Peak Regional Airshow @ COS Airport $50-$204 (Tickets on sale now)
Mar 27, 11am-2pm: Honoring Our Veterans | Keeping the Promise: Wellbeing & Community Connection @ Meanwhile Block, 114 W Cimarron FREE
Mar 27, 5-7pm: $4 Happy Hour Drinks | Colorado Wood Sign @ 2834 N Powers Blvd $49 (8 seats left)
Mar 27, 7:30pm: The Mat!ch Game @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $16
💐 Mar 28, 9am-3pm: Spring Craft Fair @ Pikes Peak Biker’s Church, 1505 E Monument St
Mar 28, 9am-3pm: Easter Eggstravaganza @Restoration Church, 9355 Peaceful Valley Rd FREE
Mar 28, 10am-2pm: Wild Birds of Prey @Wild Birds Unlimited, 2450 Montebello Square Dr FREE
Mar 28, 11am-Noon: Marking Time: Commemorating the Past in the Pikes Peak Region @Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Mar 28, Noon-3pm: Paint Your Own Pot @ Plant Mamas Garden, 6436 S US Hwy 85/87 Suite D Fountain $10
Mar 28, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Mar 29, 10am-2pm: 'Rallies for Reading,' charity pickleball tournament @ Springs Pickleball - East, 2975 New Center Point $40 (sign up early to secure your spot!)
👩🌾 Mar 29 (every Sun thru Apr 26), 11am-3pm: Spring Market @Sourdough Boulangerie, 6449 Omaha Blvd
Mar 29, 4:30pm: Tallow Balm Making Class: Craft Your Own Custom Skincare @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $55
Mar 29, 6pm: Weekly Swing Dance @719 Swing 'n Jam, 2103 N Weber $10
Mar 31, 11am-12:30pm: Mediterranean Diet Workshop @Colorado State University Extension COS, 17 N Spruce St, Suite 226 $17.85
Mar 31, 1-3pm: History of the Garden Hike @ Garden of the Gods Park FREE
Apr 2, 10-11am: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
Apr 2, 6-7:30pm: The Sensory Tea Experience @2438 E Platte Ave $25 (Space limited, register early)
Apr 4, 11am-5pm: Pikes Peak Chocolate & Cheese Fest @ Norris Penrose Event Center $10-$59
Apr 5, 9-9:30am (First Sun every month): Positive Intention Group Meditation Gathering @ Yoga Studio Satya, 1581 York Rd FREE
Apr 9-May 3: Romeo & Juliet - Theatreworks @ Ent Center for the Arts, Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre $20-$31 (Selling out fast)
Apr 10 & 24, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo
Apr 10, 11am: Women of the Colorado Gold Rush Era @ OCC Historical Society, 1 S. 24th St $5
Apr 11, All Day: Jigsaw Puzzle Swap @ Old Colorado City Library FREE
Apr 11, 2-3pm: Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America @CSPM, 215 S Tejon $5 donation requested (RSVP recommended)
Apr 11, 5:30pm: VERY IMPORTANT CHARITY EVENT (V.I.C.E.) @ Antlers Hotel 18+ $50 (Ticket Sales end Apr 1)
💐 Apr 18, 10am-3pm: Spring Market in Black Forest @Edith Wolford Elementary, 13710 Black Forest Rd
Apr 18, 5:30-9:30: Lumpia Rolling Party @Care and Share, 2605 Preamble Pt $75
Apr 24, 5-6pm: Family & Friends Fused Glass Coasters Class @The Glass Collective, 828 E Fillmore #A $35 (Few Seats Left)
Apr 26, 11am-3pm (every 4th Sunday): Crafters Collective, Maker's Market @ 3104 North Nevada FREE to attend
🎶 Concerts / Music
Mar 29, 7:30pm: Hotel California, The Original Eagles Tribute @ Pikes Peak Center $50-$88
Mar 31, 5:30-7:30pm: Concrete Couch Music Jam @ 1100 S. Royer St FREE
Apr 10-11, 7:30pm: Wickedly Broadway @Pikes Peak Center, 190 S Cascade Ave $37-$202
Apr 11, 7:30pm: Dreamboat Annie Presents Journey to the Heart of Zeppelin @Phil Long Music Hall $14-$48
Apr 19, 3pm: David Pickering, Organ @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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