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'Summer Vet Fest' and 'Pact Act' events happening today

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS - August will mark one year since the 'Pact Act' was signed into law. The bill expands VA healthcare and benefits for millions of veterans and their survivors.However, according to VA Secretary Dennis McDonough, there are some veterans who still haven't received the new benefits. So the Veterans Benefits Administration and St. Louis Healthcare System are hosting the 'Summer Vet Fest' Wednesday. Crime reduction event taking place today in East St. Louis after metro east shootings The goal is to let veterans and their families know what benefits they can get, including toxic exposure screenings, women veteran programs, and homeless veteran programs.It's Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the VBA offices on Page Avenue. They also want to remind veterans to file their 'Pact Act' claim before August 9.

Creve Coeur McDonald's hosting 'Coffee with a cop' event today

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. - You can share a coffee with a cop Wednesday at the McDonald's in Creve Coeur. Stay of execution granted for Johnny Johnson Officers will be there from 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. They want to break down barriers between police and citizens by getting to know them, answering questions, and giving residents a chance to voice their concerns.

Ube is catching the eyes and palates of foodies; here are 7 places to try it around Denver

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is popping up left and right at local bakeries, cafes and ice cream shops.The Southeast Asian veggie (pronounced ooh-bay) has grown popular in the last year among foodies, thanks to its eye-catching hue, velvety texture and subtly sweet vanilla flavor.Thoa Nguyen has been serving ube products at her bakery, Bánh & Butter in Aurora, since she opened in April last year. For those who have never tried it, she likens the flavor to “a sweet potato casserole topped with marshmallows,” like the one your mom might make for Thanksgiving.“I love the idea of utilizing other cultures in my baked goods,” Nguyen said. “My background is Vietnamese, but I try to incorporate other Asian flavors as much as I can. Ube is such a trendy flavor, and it’s really created this recognition for the Filipino community, so I wanted it to be a part of my Asian fusion selections.”To get your ube fix (or your first bite) check out these seven spots in and around Den...

The business of strip clubs: Colorado dancers make their way through economic uncertainties

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

In her Lakewood home, 24-year-old Elyssa Hanley prepared for the day shift ahead at strip club Shotgun Willie’s in Glendale on the morning of Thursday, July 20.Her blonde hair pulled up in a clip, she sat in front of a mirror adorned with photo booth pictures in her bedroom, a pile of bikinis and sky-high heels to her left. As she applied her make-up – contour, brows, eyeliner, lashes and, soon, her signature red lipstick – Hanley debated whether she’d don her go-to school girl outfit later.For the time being, she wore a black sweatshirt featuring a stripper’s silhouette, emblazoned with the phrase: “Support the performing arts.”A dancer at the club at 490 S. Colorado Blvd. since the summer of 2021, her typical morning starts around 10 a.m. She’ll stretch, then work from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hanley makes anywhere between $200 to $2,000 daily.Since the age of 18, “I’ve always had an interest in sex work,” said Hanley, who uses she/th...

Colorado’s drought is back after only a short reprieve

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

Colorado’s reprieve from drought lasted two weeks as warm temperatures and little precipitation have put the southwest corner of the state back to dry conditions.The U.S. Drought Monitor last week reported that 20% of the state is back in drought, just two weeks after its July 6 finding that the state was drought-free for the first time since 2019.A broad swath of southwest Colorado — including Grand Junction, Gunnison, Durango and Montrose — has returned to abnormally dry conditions. The Western Slope received unusual amounts of rain through June, said Norv Larson, a meteorologist with The National Weather Service in Grand Junction.U.S. Drought MonitorTwenty percent of Colorado is abnormally dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.“It just kind of precipitously ended here at the end of June,” he said.Despite a heavy snowpack and a wet spring in Colorado this year, climatologists say droughts will be more common and more severe. One good year cannot ...

Colorado tow companies can’t make you take out a loan to get your car back, AG says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

Towing operators are not allowed to compel vehicle owners to take out loans in order to retrieve their cars after being towed, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office wrote this month.In a July 17 letter to the Public Utilities Commission, Deputy Attorney General Nathan Blake said last year’s Towing Bill of Rights law is clear: “Neither the plain language nor legislative intent of HB22-1314 permits such a practice.”“The intent of this statute was to allow consumers to retrieve their vehicles quickly and avoid (as much as possible) the devastating collateral consequences that can accompany a non-consensual tow,” Blake wrote. “The practice of withholding the reduced release unless a consumer signs a loan agreement violates the letter and purpose of the statute.”The letter comes in response to accusations from lawmakers and consumer advocates that Wyatts Towing, the state’s largest tow company, has been asking vehicle owners to apply...

Broe pays $225M for Seasons apartment complex in Cherry Creek

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

After one of the largest real estate transactions in Cherry Creek history, it’s a new season at The Seasons.The 587-unit The Seasons of Cherry Creek apartment complex at 3498 E. Ellsworth Ave. was purchased Monday by Denver-based Broe Real Estate Group, according to the firm.It’s the first time the 530,575-square-foot complex, whose units are spread across three buildings on 5.2 acres, has changed hands in nearly two decades.The purchase price was $225 million, according to public records. That works out to $383,000 a unit.The acquisition gives Broe another prominent local multifamily holding. The firm, an affiliate of Pat Broe’s Broe Group, also owns the 12-story Skyline 1801 building downtown and developed the twin 32-story Country Club Towers in West Wash Park.The deal also adds to Broe’s holdings specifically in Cherry Creek, where the company and its real estate arm have their headquarters.Broe is halfway through an office development project along Clayton Street. The firm also...

Agile Space Industries in Durango expanding, shooting for the moon

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

Far from the aerospace hotbed of Colorado’s Front Range, Agile Space Industries is scaling up its work in Durango on rocket thrusters that will be used to land on the moon.The company, started in 2009, designs, tests and manufactures propulsion systems for spacecraft. One of its products, the A110 thruster, has passed performance tests and met customers’ requirements and Agile expects a second product to do the same later this year.In June, Lockheed Martin Ventures participated in Agile’s $13 million seed-funding round and expects to hold a Series-A investment round later this year to help expand production.The company said it has raised more than $18 million.Agile’s customers include companies that plan to use the systems in spacecraft headed to the moon. Agile CEO Chris Pearson said one of the customers is ispace, a Japanese company whose U.S. office is in Denver.According to its website, ispace will build its Series 2 lunar lander in the U.S. Agile’s...

On the bubble: Five Broncos facing interesting position fights in training camp

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

Denver’s veteran players reported to training camp Tuesday, and the first of 12 open practices is Friday.The roster will be sliced and diced and analyzed in all sorts of ways between now and the cutdown from 90 players to 53 on Aug. 29.Today, a look at five Broncos who could find themselves on the roster bubble over the next month.WR Brandon JohnsonDenver’s got a well-established numbers crunch at wide receiver. Four spots are all but secure (Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick and Marvin Mims Jr.) barring a trade and there are several players vying for maybe two other spots. Johnson showed as a rookie that he’s got a skill set that aligns with what coach Sean Payton likes. He’s smart and tough and can do a little bit of everything. He could play in the slot or on the perimeter. Payton talks often about finding the “right” 53 players. Johnson will be in the mix, though earning a spot at receiver won’t be easy.DL Jonathan HarrisThe veteran defensive lineman moved up a rung Mon...

Avs Mailbag: Will Avalanche name new captain while Gabriel Landeskog misses another season?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:11 GMT

Denver Post sports writer Bennett Durando opens up the Avs Mailbag periodically throughout the season. Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag.With Gabe Landeskog out next season, are the Avalanche going to name a new captain for next season? It seems like a no-brainer to elevate Nathan MacKinnon and give Cale Makar that “A” on his sweater.— Mark, ArvadaI don’t think they’re planning on it. When Landeskog and the team decided in early April that he would miss the 2023 playoffs, general manager Chris MacFarland was steadfast in saying nobody else would assume the title during Landeskog’s absence. The way the Avs see it, keeping the “C” exclusive to Landeskog isn’t a knock on anybody else’s ability to lead; it’s their way of expressing belief in his ability to return to the role eventually. A knee cartilage transplant is a rare surgery for a pro athlete with a grueling rehab process, as I reported...