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Bills allowing easier use of preferred names, end of the education funding gap and more from the Colorado legislature this week – The Denver Post

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Bills allowing easier use of preferred names, end of the education funding gap and more from the Colorado legislature this week – The Denver Post

Colorado House advances two name-change bills after contentious debate and anti-transgender rhetoric Two bills allowing transgender and nonbinary Coloradans to more easily use their preferred names cleared the House on Friday after anti-transgender rhetoric from Republican lawmakers spread debate and votes over multiple days. The two Democrat-backed measures — HB24-1071 and HB24-1039 — have led … Read more

Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s U.S. elections

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Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s U.S. elections

CHICAGO — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples seeking to have families through fertility treatments. It also has turned the spotlight on the importance of institutions that are poised to play a central in this year’s elections: … Read more

Stranahan’s Aspen Whiskey Lodge opens March 9

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Stranahan’s Aspen Whiskey Lodge opens March 9

Denver-based Stranahan’s distillery marks its 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, the whiskey maker is tracing its roots back to Aspen with a new tasting room and restaurant opening in March in the mountain town. The Aspen Whiskey Lodge, at 307 S. Mill St., serves alpine-inspired dishes alongside drams and cocktails featuring the distillery’s … Read more

Fascinating footage of an abandoned McDonald’s in a remote Alaskan ghost town reveals just how much fast food chain has raised its prices since 1993

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Fascinating footage of an abandoned McDonald’s in a remote Alaskan ghost town reveals just how much fast food chain has raised its prices since 1993

Located on a far-flung island in Alaska sits a McDonald’s seemingly frozen in time, with the original drive-thru menu still on display and the interiors untouched from the day it closed in 1993.  Canadian videographer and photographer Chris Luckhardt recently paid a visit to the abandoned fast food restaurant on Adak and he documented what … Read more

U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo unveils migrant bills that would help Denver

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U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo unveils migrant bills that would help Denver

U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo of Colorado unveiled a package of migrant-related bills in the House Thursday that aim to break a partisan logjam on immigration reform and would assist cities like Denver that have shouldered unforeseen costs. The congresswoman, who represents Colorado’s most heavily Latino congressional district, said her aim is to help interior cities … Read more

TRVE Brewing will close production facility, move operation to New Image

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TRVE Brewing will close production facility, move operation to New Image

TRVE Brewing, which opened in Denver in 2012 with a tiny three-barrel brewing system and a big personality, said Wednesday that it will stop making beer at the large off-site production facility it added in 2015 — a non-public-facing building known as the Acid Temple — and shift all of its Colorado production to New … Read more

3 hearty vegetarian stews that don’t take hours on the stove – The Denver Post

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3 hearty vegetarian stews that don’t take hours on the stove – The Denver Post

By Melissa Clark, The New York Times A slowly bubbling pot of stew on a cold winter evening, steam rising and scents wafting, is the epitome of cozy contentment. There’s a fine line between a stew, a braise and a soup, and it’s quite subjective: Sometimes only a few spoons of broth make the difference. … Read more

Melrose Inspirational Garden pays tribute to a legendary Colorado storyteller

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Melrose Inspirational Garden pays tribute to a legendary Colorado storyteller

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). When writer’s block hangs over my head like a thunderous cloud, I inevitably … Read more

Wendy’s says it has no plans to raise prices during the busiest times

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Wendy’s says it has no plans to raise prices during the busiest times

Wendy’s says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after media picked up on comments by CEO Kirk Tanner that the company would test features like dynamic pricing at restaurants. Companies like Uber have used … Read more

Weld County Commissioner Scott James drops out of congressional race

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Weld County Commissioner Scott James drops out of congressional race

Weld County Commissioner Scott James has suspended his campaign in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, narrowing the field to take on U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo. In a statement posted Tuesday night to X, formerly known as Twitter, James wrote that, after having conversations with supporters in recent days, he “decided I could … Read more