COS Town Tidings #26-215
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🤣 Daily Chuckle
Wellness: 🚶♀️ 2 Moves for Easier Stairs
📰 Another Local Business Closing 😢
📰 The View Nobody Wanted 🤦♀️
📅 Local Events + Concerts, Farmers Markets & Special Events
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🍩 Pikes Peak Makes History
Colorado's 150th birthday came with a sweet new achievement! We did it!! On Sat, 285 people gathered at the summit of Pikes Peak to simultaneously dunk doughnuts into coffee, officially earning a Guinness World Records title.
The event celebrated one of the mountain's best-known traditions: the famous high-altitude Summit House doughnuts. With the record now in the books, Pikes Peak adds another memorable chapter to its long history, combining breathtaking views with a little hometown fun.
Thanks to everyone who took part, Colorado now has one more record to celebrate along with its sesquicentennial birthday.
😢 Another Local Business Closing
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Many of you may remember Julie and Songbird Orchids from when we first featured her business and later shared the story of her move to the Ore Mill Rd location. Like so many local business owners, she's poured her heart into building something special for our community.
After years of serving Colorado Springs from a retail storefront, Songbird Orchids is transitioning to a home-based business as rising operating costs make maintaining a physical shop increasingly difficult. While in-store shopping will end in mid-Aug and repotting services conclude Aug 8, customers will still be able to order orchids and specialty houseplants online, by phone, or at local markets and pop-up events. Corporate orchid services, local delivery, and the Orchid Exchange Program will continue, and Julie plans to expand her online offerings while working toward building a greenhouse and permanent home for the business.
We've had the privilege of sharing Julie’s story and this tough decision is a reminder that supporting local businesses isn't just about buying products, it's about the passion that each owner pours into not only the business but also our community.
If you've ever thought about stopping in, now would be a wonderful time to show a little local love before the storefront closes at 2755 Ore Mill Rd, Unit 10, COS
🤦♀️ The View Nobody Wanted
The music at Weidner Field may have been a hit, but not every seat got rave reviews. After recent Jelly Roll concert, some attendees said they arrived to find porta potties blocking their view of the stage.
Several fans said they didn't realize their seats had an obstructed view when purchasing tickets and were disappointed after paying premium prices. Weidner Field responded, saying affected seats were identified as obstructed on their website and that staff worked to relocate guests whenever possible.
If you're buying tickets for future concerts at Weidner Field, it may be worth taking an extra moment to double-check the seating map on multiple sites (sigh) and look for any potential view obstructions before you purchase. Full Story
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🍔 Food Truck Tuesdays Thru Aug 25 🥘 Food 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · 📍 Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 215 S. Tejon Street, 80903 Food Truck Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This popular weekly offering will feature twelve rotating food trucks serv… |
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Concrete Couch Music Jam - FREE 🎶 Music 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · 📍 Concrete Coyote Community Park, 1100 S. Royer St COS Join us for the Concrete Couch Music Jam! Every Tuesday evening from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Concrete Coyote Community Pa… |
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🎶 OCC Summer Concert Series FREE 🎶 Music 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 📍 2408 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs The summer concert series is totally FREE in the heart of Old Colorado City in Colorado Springs at Bancroft Park all sum… |
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👩🌾 Briargate Farmers Market - every Wed thru Sept 30 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 7610 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80920 With an average of about 35 vendors, you can look forward to seeing many booths set up including (but not limited to) Ab… |
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👩🌾 Colorado Farm and Art Market - Every Wed Jun 17-Oct 21 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM · 📍 Meanwhile Block 119 W Costilla St, Colorado Springs Summer 2026 Wednesday Market season of [**Colorado Farm and Art Market**](https://www.facebook.com/farmandartmarket?__cf… |
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👩🌾 Banning Lewis Ranch Community Market - Every Thurs thru Aug 17 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · 📍 8833 Vista del Pico Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80927, United States Every Thursday from 4 PM to 7 PM, through Aug 27, come explore a vibrant array of local vendors featuring delicious food… |
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🎶 Downtown Acacia Park FREE Summer Concert Series 🎶 Music 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 📍 Acacia Park, Downtown Colorado Springs The Downtown Acacia Park Summer Concert Series takes place every Thursday night. The event is free, local, and right in… |
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Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours - $25 Activity 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM · 📍 502 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs Embark on a spine-tingling journey through the haunted history of Manitou Springs, Colorado, on our ghost tour. Traverse… |
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First Friday Art Walk at Gallery 113 🎭 Arts/Theater 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 📍 125 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs Irving Middlemist and Carey Pelto are two of Gallery 113’s premier painters whose memories drive their artistic endeavor… |
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First Friday at Cultivate Studios 🥘 Food🎶 Music 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 📍 Cultivate Studios 2 S. 25th St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80904 Join us every First Friday at Cultivate Studios for a pop-up gallery experience in partnership with Food Trucks Against… |
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Aug 6, 10-11am: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
Aug 8, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
🎵 Concerts / Music
Aug 22, 8-10pm: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton @Ford Amphitheater
Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA
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