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The Westside Wherewithal
Because living west of I-25 takes a little wherewithal.
Good till Oct 25 · Take one, it is free
If you need something this week
- Food, rent and utility help: Westside CARES, 2808 W Colorado Ave, 719-389-0759. Open Monday to Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They prefer you walk in. Closed when the schools close for weather. Serves everyone west of I-25.
- Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou St, 719-385-7920. Open Monday and Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
What the city is deciding
Open now Colorado Avenue lane test. Four lanes to three from Limit Street to 30th Street, for up to a year from June 2026, paid for with $375K from the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority sales tax. The city survey is open.
Oct 21, 2026 The community center's neighbor group meets Wednesday Oct 21, 4 p.m. It helps steer what the center at 1628 W Bijou becomes.
Oct 26, 2026 The city's 2027 budget. Public hearing Monday Oct 26, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 107 N Nevada Ave. Anyone can speak.
Vote Ballots are in the mail. Register or check by Oct 26 at GoVoteColorado.gov. Drop boxes till 7 p.m. Nov 3: 3141 W Colorado, Bear Creek park, Manitou City Hall. Ballot book a brick? Call.
Every week
Mon Boom Box Bingo, 7 to 11 p.m. (Mother Muff's)Tue Math tutoring, 4 to 5:30 p.m. (OCC Library)Wed Toddler Time, 10:30 a.m. (OCC Library)Wed Open mic, 6 to 9 p.m. (Jives Coffee Lounge, 16 Colbrunn Ct)Thu Trivia, 7 to 9 p.m. (OCC Brewing)Fri Storytime, 10:30 a.m. (OCC Library)Sat Paws to Read, 10:30 a.m. (OCC Library)Sun Brunch Jam Band, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Mother Muff's)The next two weeks
Sun Oct 11
all month Scarecrow Days: the storefront scarecrows, with a public vote, through Oct 31 (the avenue)
Thu Oct 15
5 p.m. Mushroom Zombie Haunted House opens, through Oct 31 (Mush Love Tee, the shirt shop, 2627 W Colorado)
Sat Oct 17
7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmers market, last Saturday of the season, 80-some vendors (Bancroft Park)
Sun Oct 18
evening Legends and Lore of Fairview Cemetery, a two-hour guided tour; tickets online, kids 12 and under free (Fairview Cemetery, 1000 S 26th)
Wed Oct 21
5:30 to 7 p.m. Howdy Neighbor prize bingo, doors at 5, all ages, no sign-up free (Westside Community Center)
Sat Oct 24
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Emma Crawford Coffin Races, the 32nd; Manitou Avenue closes at 9 (Manitou Springs)
noon to 6 p.m. Pumpkins in the Park: pumpkin patch, painting, face painters, costume and carving contests, the ZOOmobile, live music, a beer garden free (the avenue)
Sun Oct 25
1 to 4 p.m. Trunk or Treat in the parking lot, and Animals of Halloween inside, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. free (Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, 1805 N 30th)
OCC is Old Colorado City; the avenue is West Colorado Avenue.
Free, Thursday mornings, from January 2027. Sign up: westsidewherewithal.com
hello@westsidewherewithal.com · call or text 719-201-5462 · 2320 W Colorado Ave Ste 122
Printed Oct 12, 2026. If this stack is stale, call and we swap it.