🌱 Home Prices In Colorado Springs Continue To Climb + Free Concerts

Hello again, Colorado Springs. Helen Eckhard here with your fresh copy of the Colorado Springs Daily, filled with all the community news you need to know right now. Let's do this...

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 71 Low: 49.

Here are the top three stories in Colorado Springs today:

1. Despite higher mortgage rates, home prices in Colorado Springs hit another record high last month. The median price for a single-family home hit $487,000 in May. That is a 12.7 percent increase when compared to the same time last year. (Colorado Springs Gazette)
2. The Colorado Springs Police Department warns of a new phone scam targeting Colorado Springs citizens. The scammer poses as someone from the department's Records Department and asks the citizen for personal information. Anyone contacted by the department is asked to copy down the officer's name and badge number before contacting the Colorado Springs Police Department to verify. (FOX21News.com)
3. The Colorado Springs area is hosting an abundance of free concerts this summer. Most notably, the First & Main Summer Concert Series runs through Jul. 29 and the Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series starts on Jun. 15, 2022. Click for the full list of free concerts occurring in the Colorado Springs area. (Colorado Springs Gazette)

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Today in Colorado Springs:

• Speak English Group At Library 21c (10:00 AM)
• Textiles Lab At Sewing Machine Certification (10:00 AM)
• Create And Play At Ruth Holley Branch Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Colorado Springs Lost Pet Alert is asking the community to be on the lookout for a lost cat named Catniss. She was last seen near Blackforest and Cowpoke. (Colorado Springs Lost Pet Alert via Facebook)
• Downtown Colorado Springs reminds the community that the First Friday is tonight. Participants will enjoy the 2022 Art on the Streets exhibit, a self-guided passport tour, and the Art on the Streets Scavenger Hunt. (Downtown Colorado Springs via Facebook)
• Colorado Farm Bureau announces that registration for its Summer Ag Issues Summit is currently active. Click here to register today. (Colorado Farm Bureau via Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.