Good morning, Colorado Springs.

PikeRide launched Southeast service on Oct.

23 with five state grant-funded stations connecting neighborhoods to the Family Success Center and stops near Chelton, Winnipeg and Boggs; riders 16+ sign up in the PikeRide app and pay $1 to unlock + 25¢/min or can apply for subsidized memberships.

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library found a new local group to continue the program in El Paso & Teller counties, so enrolled children will keep receiving free monthly books; organizers say enrollment and volunteer details will be announced soon.

Piglatin Cocina (2825 Dublin Blvd.) was seized by the Colorado Department of Revenue on Friday for $47,500.58 in unpaid taxes and is closed to customers.

The closure came days before the restaurant’s Food Network appearance, which aired Friday at 7 p.m.

L.L. Bean opened Friday, Oct.

30 at the Promenade Shops at Briargate with a 9,000 sqft store at 1925 Briargate Parkway (Suite 611) staffed by 60 people; hours are 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday.

KKTV and KOAA will team for America Votes 2026 to provide live, joint election coverage across southern Colorado on Election Day, with shared anchors and real-time results on broadcast + digital platforms.

As Halloween approaches, families managing food allergies should check candy ingredient labels every year, carry emergency meds like an EpiPen, and offer non-food treats (stickers, toys, pencils) to keep trick-or-treating safe and inclusive.

Phelan Gardens is hosting home-and-garden classes starting today, Oct.

31, with "Creepy Crawlies That are a Treat" at 10:30 a.m. and Nov. workshops on pinguicula, evergreen centerpieces, porch pots, swags, and wreaths at 4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway (fees $35–$40; register at phelangardens.com).

Air Force hosts UConn at Falcon Stadium today at 1 p.m., streamed on MW+ and on KVOR AM 740 and Sirius 266.

Air Force looks likely to start freshman QB Howard Fisher IV with Kemper Hodges and Josh Johnson possible, while UConn brings a 447.6-yard offense that will test the Falcons' defense.

Ty Hanson scored late in the third period to lift No. 7 Minnesota Duluth to a 1-0 win over No. 9 Colorado College on Friday, Oct.

30 at Ed Robson Arena, with Bulldogs goalie Carl Axelsson making 20 saves and Tigers’ Jackson Unger stopping 19.

The Buffaloes, 2-5 and 0-4 in the Big 12, will host Kansas State, 4-3 and 1-3, today at noon at Folsom Field on TNT + HBO Max as Coach Deion Sanders' team—favored despite a five-game skid—looks for its first conference win.