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PLUS | Rookie legislator reprimanded for supporting Palestine in wake of attacks; Crocs announces it's making cowboy boots — no, seriously and more [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Dave & Buster's firms up opening date in Colorado Springs]( Dave & Buster's, which specializes in food, sports watching and arcade games, will open Nov. 20 in northern Colorado Springs and is looking to hire 160 employees to staff the location. [Read More]( [Israel and Palestinian war: What you need to know right now]( The Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade on the Gaza Strip, in a sign it may be planning a ground assault in response to the devastating weekend attack by Hamas gunmen. [Read More]( [2023 holiday craft fairs in the Colorado Springs area]( Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Oct. 14-15: Sugar Plum Food & Holiday Gift Mart — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 15, Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd., $8, free for ages 16 and younger; sugarplumgiftmart.com. [Read More]( [Rookie legislator reprimanded for supporting Palestine in wake of attacks]( Hours after the terrorist organization Hamas launched a surprise holiday attack on Israel, Colorado Representative Tim Hernández joined around three dozen participants at a rally at the state capitol and waved a Palestinian flag. [Read More]( [Last chances upcoming for guided hikes at colorful park near Colorado Springs]( Want a deeper understanding of one of the Colorado Springs area's most curious nature preserves? Take one of the last guided tours scheduled for the year. El Paso County's last days on the calendar for interpreter-led hikes at Paint Mines Interpretive Park are set for the Saturdays of Oct. 14 and Oct. 28. [Read More]( [Jets' Nathaniel Hackett a winner in his return as Broncos once again falter in the second half]( Nathaniel Hackett has now been on the winning side in more games in Denver this season than Sean Payton. In July, Payton, the Broncos’ first-year coach, blasted Hackett, the New York Jets’ offensive coordinator and Denver’s coach last year, in a USA Today interview, saying he did “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL.” And heading into Hackett’s return Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High, Jets players had talked about wanting to get revenge for their coach. [Read More]( [Crocs announces it's making cowboy boots — no, seriously]( Crocs cowboy boots are actually happening. You read that right. The Colorado-based footwear company has revealed what it called “one of the most widely requested Crocs shoe designs in brand history” — its first-ever cowboy boot. [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