Colorado Springs is changing—and in all the best ways. In this episode, we chat with community powerhouse, Lauren Ripko of Studio Q Events, about the people, places, and passion projects making the Springs cooler than ever. From alley dance parties to city-shaping events, she’s helping build a more connected, creative Colorado Springs—and we’re here for it.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

- Taste of Pikes Peak
- Meanwhile Block
- Kinship Landing
- Fiddles, Vittles, & Vino
- Old Colorado City Christkindlmarket
- White Pie
- Youth Documentary Academy
- Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
- Loyal Coffee
- Story Coffee
- Book: Your Brain On Art
- Shuga's
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
- Masala Mingle

PICKS OF THE WEEK

- Lauren's Pick: The Homestead Collective
- Carly's Pick: Goodie Bag App

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