Author: Eric Gorski
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Latino community coalition calls for delay in Denver schools superintendent vote
A group of Latino community leaders called Tuesday for the Denver school board to delay its vote to confirm Alex Marrero as the next leader of Denver Public Schools after he was named in a lawsuit filed against his previous district. The board’s sole Latino representative, however, told Chalkbeat the board is confident in its…
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Coronavirus upends school board meetings, puts transparency to the test
It was business as usual in school board chambers across the U.S. just a few weeks ago. Board members would take their seats. Parents, students, teachers, and curious citizens would file in, sitting or standing shoulder-to-shoulder if the evening’s agenda was meaty. During time for public comment, speakers would line up and take turns at…
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Great American Beer Festival growing for 2015: tickets for sale soon
When organizers of theGreat American Beer Festival let slip last year that they had secured more space at the Colorado Convention Center, the obvious questions arose. What to do with it? More breweries pouring? More tickets available? The confirmation came Tuesday from the Boulder-based Brewers Association, which stages the hugely popular event: yes and yes.…
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Gazette archives: 4 fugitives caught/ Two Texas escapees still on the loose; one kills self
NOTE: The original article was published Jan. 23, 2001 in The Gazette. Donald Newbury on Wednesday evening would be the third member of the “Texas 7” to be executed since they were hunted down in Colorado. Read more about the planned execution here. – WOODLAND PARK – Seven Texas prison escapees – a gang of murderers,…
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Gazette archives: ‘City above clouds’ has day like no other
NOTE: The original article was published Jan. 23, 2001 in The Gazette. Donald Newbury on Wednesday evening would be the third member of the “Texas 7” to be executed since they were hunted down in Colorado. Read more about the planned execution here. – WOODLAND PARK – The morning began like any other in what…
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Trinity Brewing returns medal after shipping, judging errors
It’s not every day that winning a medal at a prestigious beer competition is unwelcome news. Jason Yester of Trinity Brewing in Colorado Springs just experienced that very feeling after a series of unfortunate events including a shipping screwup and a judging panel that should have known better. Yester announced Tuesday he is returning the silver medal…
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Marijuana tourism seeks acceptance in Colorado as first retail shops open
The dawn of pot tourism in Colorado will bring shuttle buses to the state’s first recreational marijuana shops, guides sharing their stashes with out-of-staters and watchful eyes at ski resorts and Denver’s airport. After months of speculation, the opening of the nation’s first recreational pot shops Wednesday will provide early signs of whether marijuana tourism…
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Fed raids on Colorado marijuana businesses seek ties to Colombian drug cartels
Marijuana businesses raided by federal agents in the Denver metro-area on Thursday are being investigated for possible links to Colombian drug cartels, sources told The Denver Post on Friday. The two sources, who have knowledge of the investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity. A search warrant obtained by The Denver Post included 10 “target subjects”…
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More Colorado pot is flowing to neighboring states
Marijuana is flowing into the black market and out of Colorado in greater quantities than ever before, law enforcement officials say. It’s going by car and by bus. It’s being packed up and shipped through the mail. It’s being found, in small amounts and large bundles, as far away as Illinois, New York and Florida.…
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Wynkoop Brewing Co. in Denver pushing boundaries
Among experienced local beer drinkers, Wynkoop Brewing Co. is known for Hickenlooper, history and middle-of-the-road craft beer. The brewpub opened in 1988 in a then-barren warehouse district in lower downtown Denver, founded by a group of entrepreneurs that included a recently laid-off geologist named John Hickenlooper. The Wynkoop’s biggest seller, Rail Yard Ale, is an…