Space as a hook: Educators using space to empower students, future workforce

PLUS | Former Return to Nature owner John Hallford accused of lying about stepchildren, 'sexting' stepdaughter; Theatreworks in Colorado Springs announces new 2024-2025 season and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Sunday, April 14, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Space as a hook: Educators using space to empower students, future workforce]( As a longtime educator, Jami Seabolt knows it’s not always easy to get her students excited about math, science or reading. Giving them any reason to talk about space, on the other hand, is much easier. [Read More]( ['Little Women' musical coming to Colorado Springs]( You know what’s even cooler than having the best player in the NBA (Jokic) and the NHL (MacKinnon) living, working and dominating hoops and hockey in the 303? The Mile High bromance from afar between Nate and Nikola. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Colorado Pioneers the Future of Laundry with Tide's Latest Innovation]( Say "hello" to a new era in laundry care with new, easy-to-use, eco-friendly detergent tiles. They're a game-changer that can transform your laundry day. [Read More]( [State legislature debating single-family zoning | Bob Loevy]( People on the Front Range who live in homes with single-family zoning should be paying close attention to two bills currently under consideration in the Colorado state legislature at the state Capitol in Denver. One of those bills would, in effect, turn all single-family zones on the Front Range into two-family zones. [Read More]( [Former Return to Nature owner John Hallford accused of lying about stepchildren, 'sexting' stepdaughter]( The former owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon Michael Hallford, is facing allegations that he lied to the court about his relationship to his stepchildren — and their whereabouts — in order to lower his bond from $2 million to $100,000 as he awaits trial on multiple felony charges related to the nearly 200 decomposing bodies found at his business. [Read More]( [Settlement agreement expected to significantly improve intensive behavioral health services for Colorado youth receiving Medicaid]( A class-action lawsuit by Disability Law Colorado and three Colorado families has resulted in a settlement agreement that requires the state to set up a large-scale system guaranteeing Medicaid-insured youth up to age 21 will receive needed intensive behavioral health services. [Read More]( [Police investigating 2 shooting incidents in east Colorado Springs]( Colorado Springs police are investigating two shooting incidents on the east side of the city on Saturday, officials said. Investigators determined that dozens of rounds were fired, but no injuries were reported in either incident. [Read More]( [Theatreworks in Colorado Springs announces new 2024-2025 season]( Theatreworks will pay homage to classic authors in its upcoming season. The long-running professional, regional theater company at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, founded in 1975, will perform adaptations of works by William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Henry James, along with the Colorado premiere of “The Heart Sellers,” a new play by Lloyd Suh, “Flyin’ West” by modern American playwright Pearl Cleage and others during its recently announced 2024-2025 season. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903