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COS Town Tidings #26-312 | 11/8/26
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ποΈ Best Of Shops & Boutiques: Voting Now! π
π Local Spotlight: π³ She Wasn't Supposed To Be The One
π Holiday Giving: Serve a Meal, Adopt a Family & More
π° News from this week in Colorado Springs!
π€ Wellness Tips
π₯ Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives
π Local Events + Holiday Markets & Activities
βοΈ COS Weather - Sunny and mild, low 60s
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On Fair Game from Vanity Fair, join Mark Guiducci for in-depth and far-reaching conversations with the most interesting characters from the worlds of Hollywood, Politics, Style, Silicon Valley, and beyond.Β
From acclaimed actors and political figures to tech leaders and style visionaries, Fair Game goes beyond the headlines to uncover the people, personalities, and ideas driving the cultural conversation.
A man buying a car looked at it and asked, βCargo space?β
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ποΈ Best Of Colorado Springs:
Shops & Boutiques 2026
Voting Is OPEN!
Thank you for helping us celebrate our Food & Drink winners! Now it's time to give some love to the local shops that make Colorado Springs feel like home.
Your go-to boutique, the gift shop that always has the perfect find, the thrift store where you score treasures... vote for your favorite locally owned shops, just in time for holiday shopping!
π³οΈ Voting is open now through Nov 29, and the winners will be revealed in our Holiday Shopping Guide on Dec 1.
π Share the ballot with friends and your favorite shop owners so they can rally their customers too!
π Personalized Gift With Meaning πΎ
Hand-painted pet portraits by a local Colorado Springs artist, orders need to be received by Thanksgiving. Our readers get 10% off with code COSTOWN10.
π³ She Wasn't Supposed To Be The One π
ποΈ Some turns you don't see until you're in them
You know that feeling. Gas prices climb, grocery bills sting, and the car you've driven for a decade is starting to whisper that she's done. You used to have someone for this. A husband, a father, a brother who knew cars, knew people, knew how to keep you from getting taken. And now that chair at the kitchen table sits a little emptier, and the thought of walking onto a dealership lot alone makes your stomach turn.
Kristen Schlueter understands that feeling because she lived it. Life had already handed her more than her share of hard chapters, including raising a son whose needs won't age out with him. Then she lost her dad, the protector who had always been her car guy, her sounding board, the one she called first.
She walked into RH Auto Brokers on North Academy with her mother, there to help Mom find a car so Kristen could hold on to her father's truck. Life, true to form, had other ideas. Mom's plan hit a few hiccups, and by the time the broker finished working the numbers, both women had a smarter plan than either had walked in with. She expected pressure. She got a cup of coffee. She expected a sales pitch. She got honest conversation. Kristen walked out with a plug-in hybrid Mazda she never would have picked for herself, and before she reached the door, she had asked for a job.
Today, Kristen is the one pouring the coffee. No car lot. No losing your Saturday. One hour with her, and she goes to work tapping into a network of over 300,000 vehicles, pre-arranging financing through Air Academy Credit Union, and watching the auctions for your diamond in the rough. When it arrives, there's a red bow on the hood and about forty-five minutes of paperwork between you and the keys.
Through November, every car she sells comes with a free safety kit. The kits are for sale any time and all kit profits go to Sarah's Home, a residential program for young survivors of trafficking, in memory of Blake, the late son of RH's COO.
Before you go searching for your next vehicle, have coffee with Kristen first. (714) 385-7152. [email protected]. RHAutoBrokers.com.
π 5145 N Academy Blvd, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
π₯ Want to hear the whole conversation? Watch Kristen's full interview
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π Give Back This Holiday Season
Looking for a way to make the holidays mean a little more? We rounded up local spots with real sign-up links: serve a Thanksgiving or Christmas Day meal, adopt a local family (adopt by Dec 4), be a Christmas Unlimited toy store elf, drop off toys and coats, and more.
π° News from this week in Colorado Springs!
Here are some of the stories we shared this week. Check out any issues you missed.
π Community Corner Nonprofit Feature: π They Have 5,000 Reasons to Work for Free (Issue #26-311)
π TRIVIA: Colorado Beat the Nation by 27 Years (Issue #26-307)
π₯ Help With Your Heating Bill (Issue #26-309)
π Holiday Craft Fairs Are Back This Month! (Issue #26-306)
π¦ Restaurant Inspections: What's Going On at This Crab Spot? (Issue #26-310)
π₯ What's Changing at Penrose & St. Francis (Issue #26-308)
π£ Local Business Owners, Let's Get You Noticed!
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π³ Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!
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Every Wed-Sun: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
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π¨ Chipita Park Arts & Crafts Fair π Communityπ©βπΎ Markets/Fairs 10:00 AM β 3:00 PM Β· π 9105 Chipita Park Rd, Cascade The 22nd annual Chipita Park Arts & Crafts Fair at historic Marcroft Hall up Ute Pass. About 24 local makers sell handmaβ¦ |
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𧡠Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild Annual Fall Show π Communityπ€Ά Holiday Market+1 10:00 AM β 2:00 PM Β· π 12530 Black Forest Rd, Colorado Springs The Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild's annual Fall Show at the Black Forest Community Center (corner of Shoup and Blackβ¦ |
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NOV 8 |
π Veterans Day 5K at Goat Patch Brewing Activityπ Community 10:00 AM β 1:00 PM Β· π Goat Patch Brewing, 2727 N Cascade Ave #123, Colorado Springs Part of the Colorado Brewery Running Series: a Veterans Day 5K starting and finishing at Goat Patch Brewing in the Lincoβ¦ |
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NOV 8 |
π¨ Commonwheel Artists Co-op Holiday Market - FREE π Arts/Theaterπ€Ά Holiday Market+1 10:00 AM β 6:00 PM Β· π Commonwheel Artists Co-op, 102 Canon Ave, Manitou Springs Commonwheel Artists Co-op in Manitou Springs turns into a holiday market of handmade art and gifts from local artists, oβ¦ |
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NOV 8 |
π Colorado Springs Women's Expo 2026 π Communityπ©βπΎ Markets/Fairs 11:00 AM β 4:00 PM Β· π Norris Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs The 21st annual Colorado Springs Women's Expo fills the Norris Penrose Indoor Event Center with 175 exhibits: fashion, bβ¦ |
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NOV 8 |
719 Swing 'n Jam - every Sunday $5-$20 πΆ Musicπ Social 5:30 PM β 9:30 PM Β· π 2103 N Weber St, Colorado Springs If youβre looking for a new activity we would love to see you on Sundays!! Join these lovely dancers at 719 Swing N Jamβ¦ |
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NOV 9 |
π¨ Commonwheel Artists Co-op Holiday Market - FREE π Arts/Theaterπ€Ά Holiday Market+1 10:00 AM β 6:00 PM Β· π Commonwheel Artists Co-op, 102 Canon Ave, Manitou Springs Commonwheel Artists Co-op in Manitou Springs turns into a holiday market of handmade art and gifts from local artists, oβ¦ |
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NOV 9 |
πΈ Todd Rundgren: Damned If I Do Tour at the Pikes Peak Center πΆ Music 7:30 PM β 10:00 PM Β· π Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs Multi-instrumentalist and legendary songwriter Todd Rundgren performs live in concert. |
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NOV 10 |
π¨ Commonwheel Artists Co-op Holiday Market - FREE π Arts/Theaterπ€Ά Holiday Market+1 10:00 AM β 6:00 PM Β· π Commonwheel Artists Co-op, 102 Canon Ave, Manitou Springs Commonwheel Artists Co-op in Manitou Springs turns into a holiday market of handmade art and gifts from local artists, oβ¦ |
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NOV 10 |
Building Better Balance π Communityπ΅ Seniors+1 12:30 PM β 2:30 PM Β· π Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Briargate Blvd suite 847, Colorado Springs Discover how balance works and what you can do to improve it at any age. Erin Eleuterio: BS in Kinesiology, Californiβ¦ |
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Nov 21, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Nov 22, 2:30 & 7:30pm: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve @The Broadmoor World Arena $99-$160
Nov 27-Dec 26 (select nights): Christmas at Forest Bend Farm, Black Forest $15-$22 (reserve ahead)
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