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Bottling Big Reds In North Denver
Big bold reds. Big spicy reds. Big full reds. That’s what John Balistreri loves. A wine with some body that’s hot with alcohol. Sure, he makes other varieties at north Denver’s Balistreri winery, but he doesn’t hide what his favorites…
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A Long Way To School
When Jarrod Phelps, a seven-year-old Adams 12 district resident, waits for the school bus each morning, dozens of other kids his age can be seen in the background, running around the playground of another school that is just steps from…
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Separation of Church and Real Estate
However you describe LifeBridge Church’s Union project, never call it the city of Longmont versus the Lord. The battle over a giant planned unit development on the outskirts of the city is not about the Almighty. It’s about the almighty…
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Free Will Astology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): A top official at the European Robotics Research Network predicts that humans will “be having sex with robots” sooner than anyone expected — probably within four years.
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French Connection
Relieve Your Holiday Stress You know you’re starting to feel it already: that slightly irritable sensation in the back of your chest. The stress level may not be building just yet—but you know it’s going to be the holidays soon,…
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Justice Served
This is exactly how I felt after I saw “The Empire Strikes Back.” Luke stood there, flexing his newly robotic hand and watching Lando fly away in the Millennium Falcon and all I could think was, “How could this happen?…
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Delectable Destination
Sugarbeet is yet another game attempt at fostering the laudable imperative toward local, seasonal fine dining. Taking up a small corner of what appears to be a large warehouse, Chef Seth Witherspoon’s concept transcends its odd location (an unlikely Longmont…
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Authentic Spice
Having lived in Louisville for nearly two years, I can remember on several occasions passing by the flashy exterior of Spice China on McCaslin Boulevard. Its polished look and imposing size made us wary.
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Growing Pains
When Dan Pope gets up each morning, he grabs his vaporizer, packs it with high-grade marijuana and inhales a few times. His intoxicating routine is a necessary part of getting him up on the right side of the bed, so…
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