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Five takeaways from Colorado’s election as voters reject Prop HH, oust DPS board members and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Voters across Colorado delivered decisive results Tuesday night on key ballot questions and in hard-fought municipal and school board races, at least most of the time.With vote-counting still underway in some places, turnout appeared roughly in line with past odd-year elections — which is to say much lower than in years with races for president or state offices on the ballot. Exact turnout wasn’t yet available.Here are five takeaways from the emerging results:Voters defended TABOR — againColorado may have a Democratic trifecta in state government, but state leaders’ Proposition HH went down in flames — and it wasn’t even close. Perhaps the complexity of the measure doomed it, with Democrats throwing in a significant increase in education funding alongside the measure’s headline goal of delivering property tax relief, all of it paid for by diverting portions of future tax refunds.Or perhaps the rejection was the latest message from voters tha...

New outdoor festival coming to Denver this spring to help fill void left by Outdoor Retailer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Plans for a new outdoor industry gathering in Denver, which organizers hope will have a national impact in the future, have progressed to the point where the concept will debut with a “soft opening” this coming spring at Civic Center Park.The Outside Festival, which could help fill the void left when the Outdoor Retailer left Colorado for Utah, will be a joint effort involving Boulder-based Outside Interactive Inc., a prominent outdoor media company that includes Outside magazine, along with the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, which is part of the state’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade. It will be held in conjunction with The Big Gear Show, which will give outdoors vendors a setting to showcase their brands. The event will be held May 31-June 2.“We have made tremendous progress,” said Conor Hall, director of the Outdoor Recreation Industry Office. “We’ve got the perfect lead partner with Outside and their massive med...

Mexican restaurant to fill cheese-sized hole left by Truffle Table

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

After 10 years of cheesy goodness, The Truffle Table has closed its doors.The Truffle Table, a fromage-focused bar, closed in LoHi after 10 years. (Provided by The Truffle Table)The fromage-focused bar, known for its seasonal meat- and cheese-loaded charcuterie boards, baked brie, grilled cheese sandwiches and fondue, said goodbye last month.Owners Rob and Karin Lawler opened The Truffle Table, at 2556 15th St., in 2013 as a sister outpost to the city’s longest-running cheese shop, Truffle Cheese Shop, which they opened in Cherry Creek in 2007 and later sold to an employee.A new big cheese plans to fill their shoes, though. Chef Johnny Curiel — in partnership with his wife and industry veteran Kasie Curiel — is getting ready to open his first solo restaurant, dubbed Alma Fonda Fina, in the former Truffle Table space next month.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Fourth-generation pie maker opening store in Washington Park Restaurants, Food...

Longmont beer maker moving in with fellow brewery in Wheat Ridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Primitive Beer, which has been making and selling specialty sour and wild ales from its elegant Longmont taproom since 2017, said this week that it will close that space and move its barrels and beer-making equipment inside a facility owned by New Image Brewing in Wheat Ridge.Once that happens, in December, Primitive will begin hosting bottle releases and open-koelschip nights beginning in January from “a newly constructed event space nestled within New Image’s production brewery and secondary taproom at 9505 W. 44th Ave., in Wheat Ridge. It will also host its signature Hot Bierfest pop-up nights at New Image in January, February and March.The change will allow co-owners Brandon and Lisa Boldt to spend their time and energy on brewing, blending, and packaging beer rather than on the retail side of the business.“Given that our entire family-run operation is just two people strong, we’ve reached the conclusion that our current professional juggling act … isn’t sustai...

Denver homeless advocates raise alarm on Catholic Charities shelter after women forced to leave

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

A Denver nonprofit that advocates for people experiencing homelessness is raising concerns about clients at a Catholic Charities of Denver shelter being asked to leave for minor infractions.Housekeys Action Network Denver reported that a group of women were asked to leave the Samaritan House 48th shelter at 4330 48th Ave. in late September, many of whom were more than 60 years old.The women were written up for infractions such as their beds being two inches past taped lines or not downsizing their items quickly enough, according to a news release from HAND.Women at the shelter were again given warnings in October for having jackets and towels draped over the side of their beds. When residents spoke about the treatment at a meeting with Denver city staff, shelter leaders voided recent write-ups, according to HAND.“This one intervention does not stop the underlying, ongoing causes of this abuse of authority and inhumanity at the shelter,” HAND organizers wrote. “These issues and compl...

Investors abandon ship on DISH Network after shares plunge to 25-year low

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Shares of DISH Network plunged to a 25-year low on Monday after the company announced an unanticipated loss in the third quarter and the resignation of CEO Erik Carlson effective Nov. 12.Littleton-based DISH shares fell from $5.49 at the close of trading on Friday to $3.44 at the end of the day on Monday, a decline of 37%. Shares climbed 2.3% on Tuesday to close at $3.51. Over the past year, DISH shares have lost three-quarters of their value.Analysts had expected the company to report positive results in the third quarter, but DISH instead reported a loss of $0.26 a share, down from the $0.65 a share gain reported a year earlier. Revenues also missed estimates, falling nearly 10% to $3.7 billion versus $4.10 billion a year earlier.Pay-TV subscribers decreased by about 64,000 in the third quarter, compared to a net increase of approximately 30,000 in the quarter a year ago. The company had 8.84 million pay-TV subscribers at the end of the quarter, with 6.72 million at DISH TV and 2....

South Korea meets France at popular bakery chain making its way into Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Annie Song grew up eating pastries from Paris Baguette, but she could only get them when her family visited Los Angeles or New York.That’s because the South Korean-based chain, whose popularity in that country is akin to Starbucks in the U.S., hadn’t yet expanded as far as it has today.So when Song, who is Korean-American, had a chance to open a location near Denver, she took it. “I would always go (to New York or L.A.) to get my fix, but I wanted to bring Paris Baguette to Colorado, where we don’t have that type of variety or options to choose from,” she said.An entrepreneur who owned Explicit Streetwear, which sold graphic tees and jeans in Aurora before closing during the pandemic, Song opened her first Paris Baguette store at 10601 E. Garden Drive in Aurora last July.She isn’t the first local franchisee — there’s another Paris Baguette in Parker, which opened in March — but she has plans to grow quickly, and has signed on to open three m...

BIPOC Colorado ski group aims to diversify the slopes with low-cost events and community

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Romell Ward first learned to snowboard while he was in the Army, traveling to resorts around the world with a group of friends who were as diverse as the places they visited.“Every color, every creed,” he said.After moving to Colorado in 2018, Ward continued to enjoy winter sports and often went to the slopes solo. He’d connect with other – mostly white – skiers, who were largely welcoming. But a few unsavory encounters stick with him to this day.Ward recalls how people, emboldened by a few beers, would comment about the lack of people of color who ski.“The jokes start coming in. I’d get dirty looks sometimes walking through like I’m not supposed to be there. Sometimes just outright racial slurs shouted at me as people zip by the hill,” said Ward, who is African-American. “It happens a lot to us.”Ward recognized a need for safe spaces in Colorado snow sports for people of color. So he decided to create one.In 2021, Ward founded the BIPOC Mountain Collective with a mission to introdu...

Police respond to reports of armed man on Metro bus in Hollywood 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Police have shut down the intersection of two major Los Angeles thoroughfares to investigate reports of a man armed with a gun on a Metro bus. Initial reports of the barricaded armed suspect came in to the Los Angeles Police Department around 4 a.m., law enforcement officials told KTLA.The area of Melrose and Western avenues is closed as of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, and Sky5 footage showed several LAPD squad cars behind the bus.  ‘Shockwaves of emotions’ after 4 L.A. Sheriff’s Department employees die of suicide in 24-hour span Officers could be seen with their guns drawn.Authorities were not able to confirm if the man actually has a weapon, police said.Police shut down the intersection of two major Los Angeles thoroughfares to investigate reports of a man armed with a gun on a Metro bus on Nov. 8, 2023. Police shut down the intersection of two major Los Angeles thoroughfares to investigate reports of a man armed with a gun on a Metro bus on Nov. 8, 2023. Police shut down the...

More Santa Ana winds increase wildfire risk throughout Southern California 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:54 GMT

Just days after strong Santa Ana winds fueled the Highland Fire in Riverside County, more gusty winds are expected to hit SoCal beginning Tuesday. Peak gusts of up to 50 miles per hour are forecast, according to the National Weather Service, with widespread strong winds set to batter most of the Southland. Low humidities will accompany the high winds; Wednesday’s humidity could drop to as low as 12 percent and on Thursday, humidity could drop even lower to eight percent, NWS said. “Gusty offshore flow along with low relative humidity have the potential of bringing red flag conditions Wednesday and Thursday,” the National Weather Service said.  Click here to view the most up-to-date forecast for your community A wind advisory is in effect until Thursday at 2 p.m. for most of Southern California. By Wednesday afternoon, winds in many areas will be “howling,” according to KTLA 5 meteorologist Henry DiCarlo. To brace for the strong winds, weather officials recommend securing loose ite...