Tag: States Of The United States
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Joyce Meskis, longtime owner of the Tattered Cover and ‘literary lioness,’ dies
Joyce Meskis is a name every Denverite knows — or should know. The longtime CEO of the Tattered Cover Bookstore, well known for her First Amendment advocacy, died late Thursday at her home. Online records and published reports indicated she was 80 years old but The Denver Gazette could not confirm her age. The bookstore…
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Denver closes 56th Avenue between Peoria and Pena for emergency repairs
Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) will extend the closure of 56th Avenue between Peoria Street and Pena Boulevard for emergency repairs. A stretch of Chambers from East 56th Avenue to Maxwell Place will also be closed according to DOTI. The roads will be reopened by Dec. 18. Work crews from DOTI discovered a…
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Bicyclist injured in car crash on Sheridan Boulevard
A crash at west Arizona Avenue and South Sheridan Boulevard caused Denver Police to close northbound Sheridan between Louisiana Avenue and Arizona Avenue. The crash involved a vehicle and a bicyclist. Police reported serious injuries at the scene via a twitter post. As of 11:30 a.m., roads remain closed and police advise drivers to find…
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Colorado unemployment rate rose in October
Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.6% in October, according to a report from the Department of Labor and Employment. The last time the unemployment rate increased occurred in August — from 3.3% to 3.4%. The labor force in Colorado increased by 1,900 in October, but the number of individuals who are employed declined…
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Denver International Airport begins construction of new security area
Denver International Airport will begin construction of a security checkpoint on the northeast side of Level 6 this week, resulting in multiple closures in and outside the Jeppesen Terminal until the project’s projected completion in 2026. The expansion is part of the $1.3 billion Great Hall Completion Project, which began in 2020. The first phase…
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World War II aviation museum planning second phase late this year
More than two years after opening its centerpiece display hall, the National Museum of World War II Aviation plans to begin construction on an expansion that will double the hall’s size as its celebrates its 10th birthday. Site preparation began late last year on the 40,000-square-foot addition to the museum’s Kaija Raven Shook Aeronautical Pavilion…
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Small business lending in 2021 surges to record in El Paso County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Federally backed small business lending surged to a record in El Paso County, statewide and nationwide as pandemic-relief programs expired, according to data released this week by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The agency guaranteed…
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Denver International Airport upgrades lost and found services
Denver International Airport is taking the steps to help travelers reunite with their lost goods at the airport. The airport announced Friday it’s upgraded its lost and found software system, which now allows airport staff to take pictures of any lost item with any text, such as a serial number and the software will recognize,…
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Redistricting lobbying laws violated, new complaint alleges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A complaint filed today with the Colorado Secretary of State accuses a group of secretly-funded political operatives of illegally lobbying the state’s redistricting commissioners. The complaint, filed by former Democratic state lawmaker Stanley Matsunaka, accuses former Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty and former Colorado House and…
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The Rockies kept Trevor Story at trade deadline, confusing their star shortstop
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SAN DIEGO — Trevor Story was in his hotel room, a 15 minute walk from Petco Park, on Friday, staring at his phone when the trade deadline came and went. For the past three days, he jumped every time he got a notification, a basket case of nerves as the uncertainty weighed over his head.…