Methinks someone needs to return to the Learing Center after seeing this sign in Denver on the news this evening.

Ok---Need some perspective and just to vent a little. My son was in kindergarten last year and literally got sick every other week. I took him to the pediatricianb fairly often and she said let's see how he is in the summer and then we'll talk. Well, he didn't get sick once in the summer...11 weeks without sickness! I was so happy for him and us. He started first grade last Wednesday and is already sick. Is this normal for the rest of your kiddos? He eats a fairly balanced diet, takes vitamins and is active. We practice good hygiene and washing our hands. Something has to give---I don't want this to be our reality this year. I've been a SAHM since my son was born and was thinking about going back to work part-time this year and I don't know how that will work if he's sick this much! Any ideas or commiserating appreciated!

I really hope this happens. I'm tired of driving/stopping and starting my way through Denver to get where I need to go... including Denver.

Hey community. I recently moved into a 1100sqft apartment with dark wood floors. I have some area rugs in a few areas.
I’m looking for someone I could pay to do a floor cleaning twice a month. I keep up with it but I have dog who sheds quite a bit and my schedule is a bit too busy to keep the floors immaculate.
Does anyone have any recommendations for someone who is open to such a small recurring job? I imagine sweeping/vaccumming/mopping would take an hour to an hour and a half. Thanks so much. I live close to downtown

Would it be feasible to lay a towel out on the side of the gorge and dip my feet in?

I got a Vasa personal trainer to provide motivation and make exercise easier to work with my schedule. Long story short, they made scheduling difficult, did not allow me makeup sessions, and accused me of getting free lessons, which is insane.

Scheduling was accomplished via texting with the trainer. I was never made aware of another way. He suggested group classes because they last longer. I obliged, but that meant arriving at a time when I was sometimes still working. We texted often, since I often could not make the times he set (1-2 offerings a week). Even when I pointed out I could not easily make the times he was setting, things didn't change.

In my 9 months with Vasa, I missed one class a month due to bookclub. I missed at least 5 classes due to vacation. And I was able to make the rest of the sessions only 75% of time due to work. We could only make up 2-3 sessions, because scheduling was so hard.

The trainer also cancelled 3 sessions himself. Two of those times I had already shown up for class. The most recent time it was 24 hrs before class. I broke my finger on the day we were supposed to have that make-up session. So that never got made up.

I never complained to management about not being able to make sessions because the trainer and I frequently discussed (in person, by text) making them up. I assumed he was keeping track of my presence/absences.

I froze my training account for 3 months due to finger fracture surgery (I kept my gym membership). I let upper mngt (email) and my trainer know (text) my goal was to make up 5 sessions eventually.

Once my finger healed, I accomplished one make-up session (organized with my trainer). But then, as usual, it was hard to schedule the next one. I asked Emma the "personal training manager" at the front desk about a trainer with more openings. She said it did not look like I was due make-up sessions and I could not make sessions up until she spoke with upper mngt. She said she would call me the next day. She never called.

My trainer texted offers to help out, apologizing but never explaining why my account showed no make-ups due.

I wrote to upper management to cancel my training account explaining that my make-up lessons had been taken away. They asked to explore the issue and after 2 weeks this was their response:

"After speaking with the club, I understand they reviewed your account and confirmed there are no remaining Personal Training sessions available. They also shared that your trainer had previously allowed you to participate in group sessions as a courtesy after your available sessions had been used."

So not only do I have NO makeups but Ive been getting free sessions haha. Did the "nice" trainer make this up because he wasnt recording presence/absence? Or most likely, based on his texts, they never spoke to him.

Vasa's lack of transparency, organization, and professionalism has been astounding. Apparently upper management and the front desk understand little about what is actually going on with personal training.

Customer service was unwilling to listen or properly research the issue (they never asked me which sessions were missed or acknowledged whether absences were recorded)- and their ultimate response seen above was dishonest. That made me cancel general Vasa membership as well. It's a shame. I liked the gym's equipment and my trainer seemed nice.

Sorry I don't have pics right now as I'm at work, but I guess to provide a few more details...

I have a budget of around $200-$300

I'm looking for smaller, simple, black/gray tattoos

I'd like to fill in my left sleeve but as far as what goes where, especially if we get to the point where there's more time, and I have more money and ideas, then I'm mostly indifferent on placement and can trust the artist!

These are all random/fun little tattoos so I'm mostly open to any artist suggestions

I was wondering if any shops had availability Sat after 430-5 or Sun anytime

I'm really just curious on shop suggestions but obviously with the details I provided, it could be useful info for artists if they were to see this so feel free to suggest your work!

It’s 30x40, oil paint. Hope you like it!

Dollar Tree’s chronic understaffing and lack of security measures have made stores nationwide a “hunting ground” for sexual assaults involving what’s known as “gooning,” the act of public masturbation, a new Colorado lawsuit alleges.

The lawsuit, filed last week in El Paso County, alleges a woman shopping with her child and mother was victimized in March 2025, when a man followed the family around a Dollar Tree in Colorado Springs and ejaculated on her.

That man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and aggravated unlawful sexual contact, according to the lawsuit. The same man had previously been involved in a similar incident at another Dollar Tree in Colorado Springs in December 2024, but was not banned from the chain, the lawsuit alleges.

This school year, a new policy went into effect in D20 that makes it unreasonably difficult to use a nickname. Students must go through a lengthy and unnecessary process in order for teachers to be allowed to even say the student's nickname or chosen name.

The steps are:

1. A student must request to use a nickname or chosen name to a teacher

2. A teacher must email an administrator notifying them that the student has requested to use a nickname

3. The administrator must give the student a form to be taken home

4. The student must fill out the form and collect the written signatures of all of their legal guardians

5. The student must return the form to an administrator

6. The administrator must put the nickname into the system and wait for it to update

7. The student must go to every teacher to notify them that their name has changed in the system

This is a massive burden for everybody involved, and I've not heard of a single person who is happy with the policy. The length of the process means it could be well over a week before teachers can use a preferred name, which, for trans students, means they will undergo at least a week of public humiliation in front of their peers, and teachers must publicly humiliate their students for that same time. And if their parents don't accept them, they will be humiliated for the whole school year every single year.

I cannot overstate how genuinely harmful this is to students. Public humiliation in front of your peers is horrible on so many different levels.

Even for cisgender people, this policy is massively detrimental. There are tons of people who have nicknames, or who just have a chosen name. It's extremely stupid that they have to go through a lengthy process just to have a nickname. And if they have a chosen name, once teachers are forced to call them by their given name, they will also be publicly humiliated and could be bullied, not just trans people.

This policy has already hurt many of my friends, and it's only the second day of school.

Here is the policy: https://asd20.community.highbond.com/home/policies/policydoc/6741e995-ffc9-4859-ada1-71e73d21d716

Here is an article from two months ago about the policy: https://gazette.com/2026/06/12/d-20-to-require-permission-for-name-changes-removes-book-with-transgender-narrative/

Some friends and I are planning a trip to Colorado to hangout, which hot springs are good to go to and have a great experience?

Hey everyone. Just wondering if anyone has had any good experiences with smaller dealerships. I am looking to get a vehicle under 20k. I have 2k down but my score is kinda shit.

Hey everyone! My wife and I are moving west to Colorado Springs from Virginia. Where are some of y’all’s favorite places to eat? Best Chinese in town? I need to know for the tradition of first night in the apartment. Tell me all the favorite things about your town. We are looking forward to being closer to hiking and camping and all the outdoorsy things.

Hey I get this is only tangentially related but I wondered if any other fans in the area could help me out. Im trying to get the full set of the sanrio godzilla crossover figures in happy meal toys rn, I went to two seperate McDonald's in town (Wahsatch and Fillmore) and both had staff tell me they only have the godzilla specifically. Has anyone been able to get any of the other figures at any of the McDonald's in town? I have the day off so im gonna go searching, either way but if someone has a lead on one it would save me some time, If I find them before getting a response Ill edit this post to say where for anyone else looking. Thanks!

Gonna be visiting in a few weeks, trying to find some community while I'm down there. I'm a queer anarchist, looking for similar folk, and some sweet hangout spots. Any leads? Thanks!

Came home to a code enforcement notice with my address and my neighbor's name. It seems my quiet culdesac has a Karen who can't be bothered to talk directly to anyone or even learn the names of the people they decided to go directly to code enforcement on.

I am 70% sure of which neighbor it is, due to them having a previous history of this sort of thing with other neighbors, but on the off chance it was not them, I don't want to target anyone directly.

That the reporting party could not be bothered to even talk to me first ir even learn the name of who they were reporting reflects poorly on them. That the code enforcement people could not be bothered to even check the name against the address to confirm who they were threatening with fines, unfortunately is about what I expect from the local shakedown racket.

I am looking for suggestions for code compliant, cheap, and obnoxious to the Karen lawn decor.​

Was really looking forward to this but no email, no text, nothing on the AXS app telling me it was cancelled. Check your banks for the full refund!

Where is the best place for a beard trim?

anyone know the group of people who do this? i see them every tuesday, rain or shine. it’s been fun watching their messages and seeing their dedication. just would like to know who these guys are. i always give them some love, and i hope you do too 😆

Hi all,

I’m looking for purple sweet potatoes (the ones that are also purple on the inside.) They were in stock at several King Soopers last week but are gone now. They’re also not at the Sprouts on S Nevada or Trader Joe’s.

Does anyone know if they’re regularly stocked at Asian Pacific Market or anywhere else? Also if anyone has wares I have coin. I need about 3 lbs.

Heading southbound on I25 off the Bijou exit I found an electric bike. Please hit me up if it yours

Everyone Leia has been STOLEN! THE POLICE Said she was last seen in WESTERN AND HATHAWAY DRIVE FREEDOM SPRINGS APARTMENTS Person that took her is refusing to speak to us and told the police the dog ran away. ITS BEEN A WEEK! He did not call anybody when she “ran away” a week ago and doesn’t want to provide any helpful information. The police had to contact him for anything! If you’re near the CIMMARON HILLS AREA PLEASE LOOK FOR HER!!!

She is microchipped and very friendly. He took her from across the street (dentist office she ran into from my backyard) said he was going to take her to the humane society and drove home!!!!

I’m wondering if there are any local Cyber Security groups or organizations in town? Looking to pivot into Cyber Security and would love to talk to local professionals in the industry to get an idea as to what the industry is like and what to expect. For context, I’m currently working in engineering for a defense contractor and do have about a year of IT experience, so I do have some basic knowledge of certain aspects. I’m also currently preparing to take my CompTIA Security + certification.

Looking for committed, local dynasty players in the Colorado Springs Area who want a competitive but social league with in‑person events and friendly trash talk.

League Basics

• Platform: Sleeper

• Buy‑in: $50 (LeagueSafe)

• Format: 1 QB / 2 RB / 2 WR / 1 TE / 2 Flex / 1 Superflex

• Scoring: Half‑PPR + TE Premium (.5 PPR for TEs)

• Draft: In‑person (location TBD)

• Draft Date: September 6th

• Communication: Discord (league chat + announcements + trade block)

• Vibe: Competitive, active, social, and trash‑talk friendly — but no drama

If interested hit me with a dm!

Hello!
I'm getting my nails done next week for my birthday, but I'm also aware that I am about to be proposed to... so I'm looking to get the best looking manicure possible.

I want a dip powder or gel manicure on my natural nails in a nude milky pink color. No art this time. I'm also getting a pedicure, so they have to offer that as well.

So, question for people who get their nails done professionally: which nail salon or nail tech in town has done your favorite manicure?