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Tippling in Tuscany? If only!
By Cathie Beck—The Wine WenchI have a friend - the wife of a couple with whom my beau and I dine and drink - who’s amazing at finding travel deals. Check this: Tuscany for $399 and that includes air fare. Could I make this up? (I could, but that’s beside the point).
The point…
03.12.2010All-star jam a slice of blues heaven
By Mike CoteHoney Sepeda christened Wednesday’s night unscheduled show at the Boulder Outlook “The Blues Goddess Jam.“ She had the right to give it that moniker, delivering a show that dazzled the capacity crowd at the hotel’s “Blues & Greens” bar with national touring acts Tommy Castro, Jason Ricci & New Blood…
03.12.2010Best bets: body and heart, 12-step dance, Celtic bluegrass and buckets of oysters
By Lisa RyckmanHere’s what’s up this weekend:
For Fado Irish Pub, St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just a day - it’s almost a week. The party starts today from noon to 6 p.m. with the annual St. Baldrick’s charity event, then picks up again at noon on Saturday with 10 hours of…
03.11.2010Jobs: two steps forward, one step back
By Jeff ThredgoldThe February U.S. employment data was subject to wide interpretation in regard to how the labor market is performing, with nasty East Coast weather during much of February greatly impacting the data. Economists refer to such data influence as “noise.“
Still, the overall gist of the data was positive, with…
03.11.2010Shorter winters, hotter summers
By Allen BestColorado’s Western Slope at mid-century will become hotter. Crops such as corn and alfalfa will need more water. Winters will likely become shorter, runoff will occur earlier in the year, and the hot, generally drier months of summer will last longer.
But the Colorado River Water Availability Study foresees less…
03.11.2010Has Colorado put out the “closed for business” sign?
By Diane SchwenkeBusinesses across the state have recently been taken by surprise and alarmed by a package of bills proposed by the Governor and passed by the Legislature in record time, which took effect March 1. The bills were aimed at helping to fill the state’s current budget gap by eliminating or reducing…
03.10.2010The day Amazon cut me off
By Dave TaylorHere in Colorado, we’ve been battling a greedy bill from the state legislation that sought to tax all affiliate transactions by establishing a “nexus” for tax with any company that had any affiliate that sold more than $100 from that state. Effectively it would mean that all but the most…
