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No longer just “hippie” moms-to-be: More women delivering babies at home with Colorado midwives

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Eileen Fruithandler delivered her second child at home with a midwife in 1992 – an era when she and her late husband faced pushback from loved ones about the decision.“I’m lying to everyone – I had to lie,” said the 66-year-old Denver resident, who splits time between Denver and Palm Beach, Fla. “It wasn’t in vogue when I did it.”In the three decades since Fruithandler’s secretive delivery, more pregnant mothers-to-be — of all ages, backgrounds and income levels — have followed her path of using midwives.The number of women who birthed at home from 2020-21 rose 12%, “the highest level since at least 1990” at more than 51,600 births, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And, from 2016-21, more certified midwives — who have faced misconceptions about their educations and care historically — have joined the profession to meet the boost in demand.“We’ve done home births in R...

Things to do this weekend: Harvest festival, pumpkin beers, an art fair

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Stop and ShopFriday-Sunday: More than a hundred hand-selected artisans will turn out for the Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair this weekend in Olde Town Arvada. Things kick off Friday with a preview-only event from 5 to 10 p.m.; there will also be food trucks, music and a kids Halloween parade.The main event takes place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 14-15 when you can shop to your heart’s delight. Attendees will find “trendsetting indie goods,” organizers said, including original fashion and jewelry design, paper goods, innovative home decor and housewares, art and photography. The food trucks and live music will return, along with live art and a tie-dye station. The fair runs along Olde Wadsworth and Grandview avenues and is free to attend. jackalopeartfair.com4 Noses Brewing in Broomfield makes an award-winning pumpkin beer. (Provided by 4 Noses Brewing)Pumpkin headFriday: It’s that spookiest of nights. A Friday the 13th during October. And if you’re not a fan...

This old-school Italian menu will soak your nostalgia in garlic

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

On the day that Coperta opened eight years ago in Denver, a customer approached chef Paul C. Reilly after his meal to tell him that he wouldn’t be returning. When Reilly asked what he had done wrong, the man said: “No lasagna. No garlic bread. It’s not Italian food.”Reilly understood his point. Coperta specializes in authentic Roman-style cuisine – like cacio e pepe, carbonara, bucatini all’amatriciana, cavatelli ragu and ricotta gnudi – which is just one of many regional styles of cooking in Italy. But there is no sign of the “Italian” dishes that generations of people in the United States grew up eating, like spaghetti and meatballs, fettuccine Alfredo, stuffed shells, chicken parmesan, and ricotta-slathered lasagna.Most of these Americanized dishes have their roots in Italian cooking, but the immigrants who brought them to the United States in the 1800s and 1900s had to change the recipes to suit their finances and the different kinds of ingredients they found here. Eventua...

Denver’s move to resurrect joint committee with DPS highlights tension between city, school district

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Denver leaders on Thursday will announce plans to revive a joint committee with Denver Public Schools that the city hopes will improve communication with the district, a move that already is highlighting tensions with school leaders.Board of Education President Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán expressed concerns about the ordinance that will go before the City Council’s safety committee next week, saying she does not believe the city should require DPS directors or the superintendent to meet with the committee.School board members also said that while DPS has worked with the city on revising language in the proposal, they have not seen the final draft and were unaware of the news conference with Mayor Mike Johnston scheduled for Thursday until contacted by a reporter.“The city and school district need to have a partnership that is mutually agreed upon,” said board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson, adding, “I also want to ensure that we are being cautious with what the district is agreei...

“Adventurous” Japanese restaurant opening in former Tony P’s space in Denver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Tony P’s name is no longer in lights. The iconic neon sign on the corner of 32nd Avenue and Zuni Street now reads, “Kumoya Japanese Kitchen.”Denver restaurateur Juan Padro, owner of Culinary Creative restaurant group, is opening a fourth restaurant on the same strip of 32nd Avenue, which is also home to his latest brunch spot Fox and The Hen, Highland Tap and Burger and Bar Dough.“We have a real opportunity with this block to create a more elevated dining and late-night strip,” Padro said.Co-owners and chefs Max McKissock and Corey Baker are serving daily nigiri and sashimi specials and hot izakaya-style dishes. (Photo by Connor Stehr)Kumoya Japanese Kitchen, located at 2400 W. 32nd Ave., opens Oct. 12, serving daily rotating sushi specials and izakaya-style hot dishes for dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. It was previously home to Tony P’s Bar & Pizzeria, which closed in February last year after 15 years before moving to a smaller location just two blocks south.The corner restaurant has...

“The Laramie Project,” now at the Arvada Center, continues to offer fresh lessons | Review

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Marge Murray (Anne Oberbroeckling, left) and Alison Mears (Jada Suzanne Dixon) gab about their town with Tectonic Theater Project member Greg Pierotti (Torsten Hillhouse) in “The Laramie Project.” (Amanda Tipton Photography, provided by the Arvada Center)Late in a recent matinee of “The Laramie Project,” the steady tears of a woman in a nearby row turned to sobbing. It wasn’t a distraction so much as a confirmation that the tragedy that led playwright Moisés Kaufman and a team of fellow theater makers from his company, Tectonic Theater Project, to descend upon Laramie, Wyo., with compassionate and questioning hearts remains rending. And given the uptick in violence directed at people who identify as LGBTQ+, its lessons remain timely.On Oct. 12, it will have been 25 years to the day that Matthew Shepard died at Fort Collins’ Poudre Valley Hospital, where he was taken after being robbed, severely beaten and left tied to a wood-railing fence outside Laramie. Aaron McKinney and Russell ...

SoCal's Latest billionaire a mystery after winning Powerball jackpot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Southern California’s newest billionaire remains a mystery after winning Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot.We know the $1.7 billion winning ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor located at 6032 Frazier Mountain Park Road. KTLA has reached out to the owner of the store, who will also receive $1 million for selling the ticket, but is waiting to hear back. The winning $1.7 billion Powerball ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor. The store is seen here on Oct. 12, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)An area resident was outside the store Thursday morning who spoke to the owner around 3 a.m. “He was extremely ecstatic, very happy,” said Aaron who admitted he doesn't yet know who the winner is but said he "will find out a lot more" throughout the day. "We're a small community up here," he said.The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball 10.A ticket matching five of the numbers, worth nearly $1 million was sold at Atlantic Wine & Spirit at 504 S....

Walmart will close Thanksgiving Day for 4th consecutive year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Walmart will be closed on Thanksgiving Day for the fourth year in a row, the company's U.S. president and CEO John Furner announced in a LinkedIn post on Monday. "Thanksgiving is a special day, and we want our store associates to have the chance to spend it with their families and loved ones," Furner said. "We have so much to be thankful for, and I'm especially grateful for our associates." Sam’s Club cuts membership to $15 before the holidays For decades, Walmart stores had typically remained open on Thanksgiving Day to kick off the holiday shopping season. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic happened.The retail giant parted with tradition in 2020 and made the decision to close its stores on Thanksgiving to express gratitude to its staff and give workers a break. USA TODAY reported that 2020 was the first year Walmart closed its stores for this particular holiday since the late 1980s. This year, Walmart will be open regular hours the day before and after T...

Red Alert: Vixen is Back with a Bang

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Red Alert: Ironically enough, when Vixen released its new single “Red” last week, it came out of the blue. Their last single was “You Ought to Know By Now” from 2018’s Live Fire. The last studio album was Live & Learn in 2006, though only late guitarist and founding member Jan Kuehnemund was on that record from the classic lineup. Not a single musician on Live & Learn is a member of Vixen 2023.The lineup has shifted dramatically. Iconic singer Janet Gardner left (again) in 2019, while classic lineup bassist Share Pederson went on Hiatus in March of 2022. That has left drummer Roxy Petrucci to fly the flag, and you can kinda understand the cynicism from some quarters. “Just the drummer,” they say. “That’s not Vixen.” As is always the case with these reunions, the proof is in the pudding.Petrucci has assembled a killer band to carry Vixen forward. Guitarist Britt Lightning and bassist Julia Lage are technically gifted players, both blessed with the appropriate rock ‘n’ roll sw...

Dark Harvest: Children of the Gore

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Director David Slade’s new Halloween horror movie, Dark Harvest (MGM Studios) has moments of visual verve and a cool pumpkin-headed demon ready to wreak havoc, but a confusing back story undercuts the story’s fright factor. That’s too bad because this home rental release, set in the 1960s, looks great and has a trio of gifted veteran actors in lead roles. They’re probably here less for the script than to work with the director of the underappreciated, but truly scary vampire film, 30 Days of Night, as well as Twilight: Eclipse.Based on an acclaimed 2006 short novel by Norman Partridge, adapted by screenwriter Michael Gilio (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves), Dark Harvest opens on a Midwest farm town in 1963. It’s a place where the corn crows high, the boys dress like they’re auditioning for Grease and where Kelly (a winning E’myri Crutchfield), the only African American student in the high school, doesn’t dare dream of being asked to the town dance. All decisions are made...