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How does a bird break into a bird feeder?
👉 With a crowbar 😂
🚧 The Road Work Rundown
Several busy Colorado Springs roads have construction, lane changes or closures happening now. Here’s what we know and where you could run into delays:
🚧 8th St near Walmart/Fountain Creek: Traffic patterns have shifted again because of water-main and bridge work. Starting today, one temporary southbound lane on the Fountain Creek bridge will close for about two months while additional bridge repairs are completed.
⛔ Wooten Rd. south of Galley: Closing today for several months while crews replace and improve the culvert beneath the intersection (phase 2). Drivers will be detoured via Geiger Blvd and Babcock Rd. Business access remains open from the south. Wooten north of Galley is expected to reopen today, completing the phase 1 of construction.
Image courtesy of City of Colorado Springs
🚗 Academy Blvd, Austin Bluffs to N Carefree: Recent paving is temporary maintenance, meant to hold the deteriorating roadway together until a full repaving through the City’s 2C program.
🛣️ Fountain Blvd, Academy to Powers: CDOT recently completed maintenance paving on portions of the eastbound lanes. A larger repaving project covering Fountain Blvd/Expressway between I-25 and Powers is planned for 2028.
⚠️ US 24, Powers to Peterson Rd: Drivers are seeing another round of maintenance paving this year as crews continue working on the roadway.
The biggest immediate heads-up is 8th St, where the new lane closure begins today. Give yourself extra time and expect traffic patterns around the construction zone to keep changing. Full Story
🐦 Your Feeder Is Worth 20%
If your bird feeder has survived a few Colorado winters, determined squirrels and countless hungry visitors, this might be the perfect excuse for an upgrade.
Through Sat, Aug 22, Wild Birds Unlimited is offering 20% off a new bird feeder when you bring in your clean, used feeder. It can be in any condition, so even that well-loved one that has seen better days qualifies.
It’s an easy way to freshen up your backyard birdwatching setup before the seasons change.
📍 Wild Birds Unlimited
2450 Montebello Square Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
📞 719-596-1819
🏥 First in Colorado, Right Here in COS
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central and Memorial Hospital North are now the first hospitals in Colorado using a new blood test that can help determine whether an adult with a possible mild brain injury may actually need a CT scan.
The bedside test uses just a few drops of blood and looks for proteins that can be released after a brain injury. Results come back in about 15 minutes. If those proteins are not detected, doctors may be able to safely rule out the need for a CT scan. If the test is positive, additional imaging may still be needed.
UCHealth says the test has already been used more than 175 times and helped avoid CT scans in about 80% of those cases.
The test is currently for adults 18 and older and must be used within 24 hours of the injury.
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😳 I Have 6 of These. Do You?
Vitamin D deficiency can be easy to overlook because some possible symptoms are surprisingly common. If several sound familiar, consider asking your healthcare provider whether testing makes sense.
This one caught my attention because I can check off at least 6 of the 11 and might be worth asking about rather than guessing.
Watch the video below and count how many sound familiar to you. 👇
*Information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult a health care professional, nothing above should be construed as medical advice.
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Every Wed-Sun, 11am-2:45pm: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
Aug 28-Sept 7: Colorado State Fair @ Pueblo, CO $9-$162 on sale now!
Sept 5-7, Labor Day Lift Off Tickets on sale now!
Sept 19-20: Pikes Peak Regional Airshow @ COS Airport $50-$204
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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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Our Solar System - “Sector 001 of the Alpha Quadrant” 😊 Social👵 Seniors+1 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM · 📍 Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 847 1710 Briargate Blvd. Colorado Springs “Sector 001 of the Alpha Quadrant” is how Star Trek describes our home solar system. In this class, we’ll look at our ex… |
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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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Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Electrified the World 💗 Community😊 Social+1 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 1710 Briargate Blvd, Colorado Springs Step into the world of Nikola Tesla, the brilliant inventor whose ideas shaped modern electricity, radio, and more. This… |
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The Urban Blues and Rhythm and Blues 😊 Social💗 Community+1 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM · 📍 1710 Briargate Blvd, Colorado Springs The Urban Blues arose when Mamie Smith recorded “Crazy Blues” in 1920. It was a big hit and attracted other black woman… |
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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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Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 847 😊 Social💗 Community+1 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 847, 1710 Briargate Blvd., Colorado Springs Do you need better Mah Jongg game play? Come to this class and learn new strategies to play and to win. Sandy Halby: BS… |
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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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Aug 15, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Sept 5, 10-11am: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
🎵 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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Still a work in progress but they are now open for business at:
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*Official Grand Opening will be Aug 15, 10am-2pm
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