Parkway Food Hall plans to open in Longmont this May

Parkway Food Hall, a 16,000-square-foot facility featuring eight restaurant spots, a full bar and several other amenities, is planned to open in the former Alfalfa’s grocery store spot at 700 Ken Pratt Blvd. in Longmont in May. “There’s nothing like this in Longmont,” Chris Nehls, Blackfox Parkway Associates vice president, said in a release. “Though … Read more

Barron Trump reaches out to sad-looking Trump at grandmother’s funeral

By many accounts, Donald Trump was never a doting, hands-on father to his five children when they were growing up. And his relationship with his youngest child, 17-year-old Barron, has been the source of much speculation. But Trump and his teenage son gave a brief glimpse of tenderness between them when the boy gestured towards … Read more

Big Fork eatery coming to downtown Loveland

A concept that started as a Fort Collins food cart in 2019 is now staking a claim in downtown Loveland. Jake Gargano and Megan Gunter, the duo behind the Fork Yeah! food truck and Big Fork grill, are turning the former Ball Joint on North Garfield Avenue into the next outpost of their burgeoning food … Read more

Classic French chicken dish embraces garlic — 40 cloves of it – The Denver Post

Meredith Deeds | Star Tribune (TNS) It’s easy to see why a recipe that starts with 40 cloves of garlic might appear suspect. Most recipes that include garlic call for somewhere between two and six cloves, so 40 would seem like an insane amount. Trust me, it’s not. Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic is … Read more

CU Boulder study creates tool to read college essays

A new AI tool can read college essays — and it has the potential to change the way admissions is run at colleges and universities nationwide. University of Colorado Boulder researchers developed AI tools that can read college admissions essays and identify the presence of certain character traits without showing bias toward applicants from certain … Read more

American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead. – The Denver Post

Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting president tried to overturn an election and his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the winner from taking power. Supporters of that attack launched a campaign against local election offices, chasing out veteran administrators and … Read more

Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president? – The Denver Post

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) DENVER — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s Democratic secretary of state ruled the same for her state. Who’s next? Both decisions are historic. The Colorado court was the first court to apply … Read more

Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era ‘blood’ rhetoric against immigrants – The Denver Post

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Time slipping, White House and Senate negotiators struggled Sunday to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth of military aid for Ukraine and other national security needs before senators leave town for the … Read more

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election. The new charges filed Thursday — three felonies and six misdemeanors — are in addition … Read more

GOP rivals take on Haley in effort to blunt her rise at Republican debate

By STEVE PEOPLES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate. As usual, former President Donald Trump, who is dominating the GOP primary, didn’t appear. Instead, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki … Read more