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New greenhouse ribbon-cutting today in West Alton, Missouri

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

WEST ALTON, Mo. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Rivers Project Office are hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony.It's for a new greenhouse at the 'Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary' in West Alton, Missouri. The new facility will grow thousands of native plants annually to support prairie and pollinator habitats. How time-of-use pricing plan is impacting electric bills It'll also offer educational programs on landscaping and conservation. The ribbon cutting is at 11:00 a.m.The public can tour the greenhouse afterwards.

Harris-Stowe's teacher training program at risk of losing accreditation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Harris-Stowe University is at risk of losing its accreditation with the state education department.For decades, the historically black college and university produced most of the teachers in St. Louis. The school received a letter of non-compliance from the Missouri Department of Education for not submitting the number of education majors who enrolled and completed the program for its annual performance review. U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City Works ‘indefinitely’ According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Missouri State Board of Education will consider Harris Stowe's accreditation status at its February meeting. The university says they are creating a plan to prevent a similar problem from happening in the future.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s car stolen, recovered

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

DENVER — Auto theft is a problem not even Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is immune to.Johnston’s office confirmed to Denver7 the mayor’s car was stolen about a month ago. It has since been recovered, according to a spokesperson.Related ArticlesColorado News | Denver Mayor Johnston “re-evaluating” how cold it must be for city to open cold weather shelters Colorado News | In Colorado, President Joe Biden nods to power of abortion in 2024 and will tout investments — while needling Boebert Colorado News | Denver’s renovation of largest city office building aims to keep workers downtown — with some new costs Colorado News | Denver isn’t complying with full settlement terms in police lawsuits, citizen oversight board says Colorado News | Southeast Denver hotel is proposed as homeless shelter serving families under Mayor Mike Johnston’s initiative The mayor̵...

On Colorado Gives Day, here are 7 arts organizations that get it right

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

Colorado Gives Day is an opportunity for both the state’s nonprofits and the good citizens who want to support them.The annual fundraising campaign brings in big money — more than $70 million in 2022 — for some of the hardest-working organizations across the state that provide everything from education, medical research and animal care to employment training, homeless services and arts and culture (the area I write about all year long and watch closely).Union Hall, the small nonprofit art gallery in downtown Denver, is finding its voice. This photo is from an exhibition by artist Juntae TeeJay Hwang. Photo by Ray Mark Rinaldi, Special to The Denver PostFor donors, the day — this year it is Dec. 5 — serves as a reminder to give, and provides a safe mechanism for sending money. The Colorado Gives Day website has an easy-to-use guide that explains what nonprofits are out there and how they deploy their resources in the community.Still, it is hard to decide just where your m...

Snooze opening its 13th Colorado location next month

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

Arvada has a new brunch spot to set its alarm clock for.Snooze, an A.M. Eatery is opening its 13th Colorado location at 7240 W. 56th Ave. in Arvada on Dec. 6. The newest 4,000-square-foot location, within walking distance to Olde Town Arvada and the RTD station, has enough room for 137 diners inside and an additional 46 seats on the patio, where guests can enjoy Snooze’s signature pineapple upside down and blueberry Danish pancakes or a parmesan-panko-encrusted crab cake eggs Benedict.No brunch is complete without a little booze, especially to soften the long wait times. The bar will be stocked with spiked coffee beverages, strawberry martini mimosas and spicy bloody marys, along with a list of mocktails and pressed juices.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Beloved 45-year-old Mexican restaurant will close at the end of the year Restaurants, Food and Drink | New Jersey native opening bagel shop in former Denver Bread Co. space Restaurants, ...

Denver Mayor Johnston “re-evaluating” how cold it must be for city to open cold weather shelters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

Denver’s trigger point for activating extreme weather shelters during winter lags behind other frigid cities with large populations of homeless residents — 20 degrees Fahrenheit, up from a 10-degree threshold last year.But a medical expert and advocates are pressing Mayor Mike Johnston to open shelters at 32 degrees and cancel sweeps of street camps when temperatures dip below freezing. New York, Seattle, Minneapolis and other cities have set thresholds at 32 degrees while also, like Denver, factoring in wind chill and snowfall.Johnston wasn’t available to discuss the matter Tuesday but his administration issued a statement saying the mayor’s office is open to “re-evaluation.”Hundreds of homeless metro Denver residents end up in hospitals for emergency treatment of hypothermia and frostbite, according to Dr. Joshua Barocas, an internal medicine and infectious disease physician at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus who sees homeless pat...

Lucille Ruibal Rivera, health care leader and Chicana artist, was victim in Northglenn murder-suicide

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

Lucille Ruibal Rivera’s “dynamic personality” and experience in health management were crucial as Jim Garcia worked to open what’s now known as the Tepeyac Community Health Center, which has served northern Denver neighborhoods for nearly 30 years.She simplified a complicated industry for Garcia and, as the health center grew, she joined its board of directors, eventually serving as its chair.“That was the type of person that she was,” said the Tepeyac clinic’s CEO and founder. “She was very adept at identifying a need within the community — and then not only committing herself to it, but rallying others.”He was among community leaders who reflected on the impact of Rivera, 70, after she was killed Nov. 18. Authorities have confirmed she was the victim of a murder-suicide in Northglenn.Those who knew her remembered Rivera as an advocate for marginalized people as well as an artist with a keen eye while aiming her camera.Rud...

In Colorado, President Joe Biden nods to power of abortion in 2024 and will tout investments — while needling Boebert

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

President Joe Biden made his delayed return to Colorado on Tuesday for an evening fundraiser in Cherry Hills Village, and on Wednesday he will travel to Pueblo to tout investments from the Inflation Reduction Act.Biden will visit the CS Wind factory in Pueblo during the early afternoon to promote his signature legislation’s boon to domestic manufacturing. The Pueblo facility is the largest wind turbine tower manufacturer in the world. The legislation included tax incentives for clean energy development and helped spur the South Korean company to invest $200 million to expand the Pueblo factory’s capacity.The expansion was expected to add about 850 jobs, according to the White House.“The president is fond of saying that when he hears climate and clean energy, he thinks jobs,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton said ahead of the trip.Biden also is expected to highlight more than $1 billion in additional private-sector investments made across the ...

“Mom Juice” winery raising $2M to expand product line

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

A Denver wine company that sells bottles labeled “Mom Juice” is raising capital to expand its product line.Kristin Taylor and Macie Mincey founded KT Winery in 2020 because they were tired of traditional wine culture. The duo decided they wanted a fun wine brand for women, by women.So they branded their wines Mom Juice, a reference to their “badass” mothers.“That’s the woman we’re surrounded by and that’s the woman we want to be,” Taylor said. “It’s not about moms being drunk. It’s giving women the space to have community and a wine they can trust.”Mom Juice comes in four varieties. The cabernet sauvignon, red blend, sauvignon blanc and rose all retail for roughly $20 a bottle.Taylor said the winery produced 900 cases of wine last year and will do 9,000 this year. She said 2022 revenue was $96,000 and the company is on track to more than quadruple that this year.She said the business plans to launch a low-alcohol wine in February and a single-serve product in the spring. To do so, i...

Beloved 45-year-old Mexican restaurant will close at the end of the year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:00 GMT

Another longtime Denver-area restaurant, this one in Englewood, is closing.The beloved Mexican food spot, El Tepehuan, plans to shutter on Dec. 31 as its owner, Graciela Corral, retires, according to an announcement shared by her son, Miguel Corral.The restaurant, endearingly called El Tep by locals, dates back to 1978 when immigrant Jose David Corral of Sinaloa, Mexico, used his hard-earned money to “achieve his dream to open his own business,” according to the restaurant’s website. He named it El Tepehuan as an homage to his mother’s indigenous tribe.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Snooze opening its 13th Colorado location next month Restaurants, Food and Drink | New Jersey native opening bagel shop in former Denver Bread Co. space Restaurants, Food and Drink | Tom’s Starlight has closed; the historic Colfax location is still for lease Restaurants, Food and Drink | Annette’s award-winn...