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City board delays rehab of Tower Grove South school into apartments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A city board has added another delay to a developer's plan to turn a vacant public school into a 62-apartment building.According to our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Board of Adjustment pushed a decision on the rehab of the Fanning Middle School in Tower Grove South back three months. The project already has approval from the board, the neighborhood association and the area's alderwoman. Attorney general urges Tyson Foods to sell two southern Missouri plants However, nearby property owners oppose the project due to concerns about the density of the project and parking. The board of adjustment asked for a 90-day delay due to a staff shortage.

Hazelwood School District hosting education community forum tonight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Hazelwood School District will hold its first board of education community forum Thursday night. St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal It's from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Central High School in Florissant.

Denver brewery spoofs the demise of New Belgium’s Fat Tire with its own Re-Tired Amber Ale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

You won’t see many amber ales on menus at craft beer bars these days, and very few people are clamoring for the latest amber when they head to the liquor store.But the lighter, malty style has been the backbone of the craft-beer industry – especially in Colorado – since the late ‘80s and early ‘90s when ambers were at the height of their popularity. So it was a somewhat undignified ending for one of the most famous ambers when Fort Collins-founded New Belgium Brewing revealed in January that its flagshipo Fat Tire would not longer look or taste the way it had since hitting the market in 1991 and inspiring a million knock-offs.Related: 8 Colorado-made amber ales to feed your Fat Tire cravingsAs a tribute to the Fat Tire, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver released its own hoppy amber ale on Wednesday, pointedly called Re-Tired and featuring a similar bicycle on the label, along with the same colors and design elements of the New Belgium beer.More than 30 years after New Bel...

Opinion: Universal preschool is boosting our district’s enrollment and helping Colorado students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

In the Colorado Springs School District 11, we are committed to providing our students with the best education, from preschool to post-graduation. As superintendent, I am responsible for the education system and for ensuring that all our kids are loved, challenged, and prepared.In the first year of Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program, nearly 43,000 families have applied for state-funded preschool, about 40,000 have been matched, and more than 35,000 kids have accepted their match or enrolled to access 15 free hours of preschool.This includes almost 3,800 low-income families that will receive 30 hours of preschool.It’s important to remember that Colorado voters only originally approved ten hours, and Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers were able to work together to increase that to 15 hours.In District 11, our intentional preparations last school year to expand our preschool program by 20% across our district have enabled us to partner successfully with the Colorado Department of Early...

Airbus, Canadian-based Vault 44.01 open new offices in downtown Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

In downtown Denver, where many office buildings remain only partially used because of remote and hybrid work routines, Airbus and a Canadian natural resources company have opened up shop.Airbus U.S Space and Defense recently opened an office on 17th Street between Curtis and Arapahoe streets, spokesman Jonathan Murphy said in an email.Vault 44.01, based in Calgary, Alberta, has leased an 8,000-square-foot space at 1125 17th St. in a 494,689-square-foot office tower. The company develops and operates carbon-capture and storage projects across North America to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from industrial sites.Rob Sadler, chief commercial officer at Vault 44.01, said the company is growing and needed more space to accommodate its expanding team.“Denver emerged as the optimal choice due to its favorable business climate and its wealth of talented professionals in the region,” Sadler said in a statement.Real estate firm JLL represented Vault 44.01 in the transaction and the CBR...

Vintage Theatre actors enthrall us in the Kit Kat Klub | Review

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

Vintage Theatre’s sharp production of “Cabaret” begins suitably interactive.Abby McInerney brings her big, bold, beautiful voice to Sally Bowles in “Cabaret.” RDG Photography, provided by Vintage TheatreA handful of dancers at the fictional Kit Kat Klub saunter around the actual audience. A few patrons are seated at cocktail tables; most have taken traditional seats. A dancer eyes someone from the stage and waves and winks as if she recognizes an old friend. Another enlists the help of an unsuspecting theatergoer seated in a front row in stretching her legs. The “girls” and “boys,” as the Emcee calls them (though the actors’ personal pronouns are more varied), roam, flirt, chat with audience members and banter with each other.This soft intro into the iconic musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb with a book by John Masteroff elicits the intended response. The theater is abuzz. It is noisy with amused anticipation, much the way a nightclub might have been on any given night in Weimer er...

PHOTOS: Charles Burrell, who broke color barrier as a classical musician, celebrates 103rd birthday at Aurora school named after him

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

Students at the Charles Burrell Visual & Performing Arts Campus held a birthday celebration for Charles Burrell, the school’s namesake, in Aurora on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Burrell, who turned 103 years old on Wednesday, is a bass player who broke the color barrier as a classical musician. According to the school’s website, Burrell was the first person of color to sign a contract with a symphony orchestra.

Choctoberfest, brunch runs, a brewery block party and more things to do in Denver this week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

Rock the blockSaturday. Join Woods Boss Brewing, which is a bright spot downtown, as it shuts down the 2200 block of California Street for its fourth annual Block Party. There will be outdoor games, live music, special beer releases and collaboration beers, and a marketplace with more than 50 local arts and food vendors. Several neighboring businesses will also be participating.The event “aims to bring together the incredible community in this rapidly growing and changing area of Denver and remind folks that there are some great businesses in Denver’s Ballpark District,” the brewery said. The party runs from noon to 10 p.m. at 2210 California St. It is free to attend and open to all ages. woodsbossbrewing.com.Samples from Colorado Cocoa Pod — one of dozens of local and national vendors at this year’s Choctoberfest in Aurora. (Provided by Colorado Chocolate Fests)Choctoberfest’s sweet bountySaturday. It just wouldn’t be Colorado culture witho...

Funeral for slain sheriff's deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer to be held Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

Funeral services for slain Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer will be held Thursday in downtown L.A.Clinkunbroomer, 30, was fatally shot on Sept. 16 outside the Palmdale Sheriff's Station when a gunman pulled up alongside his vehicle and opened fire, killing the eight-year veteran of the sheriff’s department.Services are scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at 555 West Temple Street. Clinkunbroomer family ‘shocked’ by decision not to seek death penalty Law enforcement and personnel from local, state, and federal agencies will be in attendance. The sheriff's department stated they “lament the loss of a beloved grandson, son, sibling, fiancé, and treasured friend.”Clinkunbroomer, affectionately known as “Clink,” came from a legacy of service. His father and grandfather both served with LASD.  The young deputy had gotten engaged within days of his ambush-style killing.  Services for Clinkunbroomer will be live-st...

Two Powerball tickets worth over $1 million sold in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

The drawing for the $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot happened Wednesday night, and while no California players won the whole thing, a couple of players won a pretty good consolation prize. A ticket worth $1,220,123 was sold at Cigarettes 4 Discount at 973 Alamo Drive in Vacaville, according to the California Lottery website. That player had all five winning numbers, but not the Powerball number. Another ticket worth the same amount was sold at the Walmart at 8465 Elk Grove Blvd. in Elk Grove. 20,000 Kaiser healthcare workers on strike in the Bay Area Fourteen players got four correct numbers and the Powerball number. Those tickets are worth $17,500.Wednesday's winning numbers were 9, 35, 54, 63, and 64. The Powerball number was 1. The $1.2 billion jackpot is the third-largest in Powerball history. The largest pot, at $2.04 billion, was won last November in California. The odds of winning this jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. There have been 33 consecutive drawings since someone hit...